Aesthetic Arts and

Crafts
Lesson 2
Aesthetic Art

• Comes from a Greek word “EISTHESIS”,

meaning perception.
• A branch of philosophy devoted to study art
and beauty used in the 18th century
• It is the principle governing nature appreciation
of beauty especially in visual arts.
• The proponent
of Aesthetic art
is, Alexander
Baumgarten, a
German
philosopher.
• He first used
aesthetic arts in
studying some
arts in the 18th
century.
Arts and Craft

• Comes from a German word “KRAFT”, meaning power

or ability.
• A branch of decorative arts or associated artistic
practice that
started n the 19th century.
• This implies the application of individual skills through the
use of hands.
• It was used as a reform and as a social movement by doing
activities related to making things that require combination
of SKILL, SPEED and PATIENCE.
• William Morris, the
one who
introduced arts
and crafts in the
19th century.
• He was known for
his pattern
designs on fabric
and wallpapers
• He stated that, “a
designer should
have the skills
and capacity in
producing designs
for the public.”
Types of Arts and
Craft
1. Textile
Crafts

• Comes from a Latin word TEXERE, meaning

“to braid” or “to construct”
• Refers to any craft that work with fabric,
yarn or surface design.
• 1.a.) Cross stitch-
embroidery in a x-shape stitches
patterns.
• 1.b.) Crochet-
creating fabric from yarn, thread using a
crochet hook.
• 1.c.) Sewing-
Fastening or attaching objects using a needle and
thread.
• 1.d.) Weaving-
– Fabric production method where yarn are
interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or
cloth.
• 1.e.) Tatting-
– Durable lace constructed by a series of knots
and loops.
• 1.f.) shoemaking-
footwear
• 1.g.) Lace- fabric patterned with
holes.
• 1.h.) Macrame-
– Needs few tools and pure basic knowledge
about knotting.
• 1.i.) Millinery-
– Designing
hats
• 1.j.) String art-
– Arrangement of colored thread strings
between points to form abstract geometric
design.
2. Wood Craft
• 2.a.) Carpentry-
– Cutting, shaping, and installation during construction
of building.
• 2.b.) Marquetry-
– Applying thin slices of wood to form decorative
designs.
• 2.c.) Woodturning-
– Wood working used to create wooden
object
• 2.d.) Wood Carving-
– Create wood figure using knife or
chisel.
• 2.e.) Cabinetry
– Used for keeping various
objects.
• 2.f.) Upholstery
– Creating cushion or
furniture.
3. Metal Craft
• 3.a.)
Jewelry
• 3.b. Metal Casting
– Metals like bronze, copper aluminum and iron is poured into
a mold then allowed to solidify.
• 3.c.) Welded Sculpture
– Using welding
techniques
4. Paper or Canvas Crafts
• 4.a.)
Bookbinding
• 4.b.) Card
Making
• 4.c.)
Collage
• 4.d.) Origami
– Practiced by the
Japanese
• 4.e.) Paper
Mache
• 4.f.)
Scrapbooking
• 4.g.) Rubber
Stamping
5. Plant Crafts
• 5.a.) Corn Dolly Making
– Relates to the making of shapes and figures (known as
“dollies”)
from straw (such as barley, oats and wheat).
• 5.b.) Floral
Design
• 5.c.) Pressed
Flower
 The beautiful is in nature, and it
is encountered in the most diverse
forms of reality. Once it is found,
it belongs to art, or rather, to the
artist who discovered it.
- Gustave
Courbet

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