Studio Craft
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Studio Craft though it takes many forms, can be thought of in general as the tendency to practice craft methodology in an environment similar if not equivalent to an artists studio. Viewed in comparison to the practice of traditional craft which tends to generate craft objects out of necessity or for ceremonial use Studio Craft represents a contemporary shift from traditional craft by producing craft objects largely at the whim of the maker or intended-owner which tend to be at best only desirable for use and sometimes outright in opposition to it. Because Studio Craft dissents from objects of pure necessity it inspires significant comparisons to works of studio art which also tend to be made specifically to stimulate and becomes somewhat more viable for the kind of aesthetic critical theory which occurs in fine art theory. That said craft seems also to maintain an idiosyncratic body of unique characteristics which theoretically distinguish it from fine art.
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The Arts and Crafts movement The Arts and Crafts movement has played a significant role in the formulation of the Studio Crafts due in large part to the Arts and Crafts movement's emphasis on both the hand made object and the importance of the individual maker. This has been especially true in North America (see American craft )and the British Isles. Though the Studio Crafts have been in development for more than one-hundred years since the Arts and Crafts movement proper these two themes remain remarkably consistent.
