Fine Art, or Craft?

We were asked to provide definitions and examples of both Fine Art and Craft and to identify the differences between the two. 
Fine Art
Noun:      Creative art, esp. visual art, whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely    
                 for their imaginative, aesthetic or intellectual content.

Craft
Noun:      An activity involving skill, making things by hand.

I think the difference between these two images is that the first has been taken purely to be looked at rather than for any other purpose, i.e an advertisement and that the second image is of two felt broaches which have been made for a purpose, to be worn. To me this makes them craft rather than fine art.

Sean Scully- Colour

Colour work isn't something that I usually find attractive but one of the tasks in theory was to find an artist who works with it, so I kind of had no choice but to go trawling the internet in search of something I liked. I came across Sean Scully and his work and I have to admit that I do actually quite enjoy it. I think what I find attractive about these pieces is how the colours harmonize and the fact that they are all different tones and shades of eachother. The way the colour blocks have been arranged is another thing that i find attractive, they seem structured and you can tell each one has been intentionally placed to compliment those around it. I prefer this approach to some of the pieces of work I've seen where the colours don't look as though they belong together, as though someone has just plonked random colours on a page and called it art. I have been told that the positioning and placement of the colours is very important and well thought out in these pieces and that apparently it's harder to do than you think, I'm yet to be convinced.

Protection Project - Photographs

Some of the photos I have taken as part of the protection project, to draw from and also to use as sources of inspiration.

Leeds Armouries

As a starting point for our most recent project, titled Protection, we were taken to the Royal Armouries at Leeds for research purposes and for inspiration. 

Christmas Craft Fair

Recently, I've heard so many people saying how once they've seen the Coca-Cola advert on television they know Christmas is on its way, but for me it's something slightly different that gets me feeling all christmasy. The craft fair in Birmingham. I've visited every year with my two aunties since I was nine, it's become something of a tradition now. This is my favorite picture I took that day as I think it's quite nice to see a decoration that isn't the traditional green and red, I love the warm earthy tones and how the garland was made entirely from natural materials. I'm definitely going to give this idea a go!

Wearing the 2D piece

Part of the fashion and textiles project was to use found materials (i.e. cardboard boxes and papers) to create a 2D piece which could then be worn. The colour scheme we decided to use was influenced by 'Are Mine' by Joan Synder with the addition of a third colour- green. Using our initial sketches of drawings done out on location meant that we had a starting point and could use the shapes, patterns, and textures in this bigger 2D form. We had to wear the piece in several different ways, I really do think it's worked well, infact much better than I expected! The only thing I would perhaps change if I was to do this project again would be to try and concentrate on creating a flat structure first rather than constantly trying to visualize what it would look like on the body as this made the task more complicated than it needed to be!

Colour/Material Samples

Final colour and material samples for project.