Arts and Crafts Movement

Arts and Craft Movement

John Henry Dearle, Artichoke, 1897. (contributors, 2016).

This movement was a British and American aesthetic movement that occurred in the late 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. In the United States, the terms Arts and Crafts movement, were often used to represent the style of interior design, architecture and also decorative arts that was overcome between the dominant eras of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. It originally began in the search for authentic and meaningful styles, as a reaction to the eclectic revival of historic styles of the Victorian era (contributors, 2016). This artwork was done by John Henry Dearle, it was a wallpaper that was used for William Morris & Co. It expresses true craftsmanship and also has an authentic and meaningful look to it. 

Anonymous, Newcomb Pottery Plate, 2008. (Anika, 2017)

This modern artwork is an unknown work but it is called a Newcomb Pottery Plate. The patterns and designs are industrially made. The elements of the interior and crafts are cheap and simplified and can be recognized as a cheap version of an artisanal craft. It looks aesthetically commercial (Anika, 2017).  The style looks like it was derived from the Victorian era and can be well recognized as Arts and Crafts. 

Sources Consulted

contributors, N.W.E., 2016. Arts and Crafts Movement. [Online]

Available at: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Arts_and_Crafts_Movement

[Accessed 03 September 2017].

Anika, D., 2017. Widewalls. [Online]

Available at: http://www.widewalls.ch/arts-and-crafts-movement-women-artists/

[Accessed 03 September 2017].