Wood Crafts

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The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles and subsequently spread across the British Empire and to the rest of Europe and North America. Initiated in reaction against the perceived impoverishment of the decorative arts and the conditions in which they were produced, the movement flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920. Some consider that it is the root of the Modern Style, a British expression of what later came to be called the Art Nouveau movement. Others consider that it is the incarnation of Art Nouveau in England. Others consider Art and Crafts to be in opposition to Art Nouveau. Arts and Crafts indeed criticised Art Nouveau for its use of industrial materials such as iron. In Japan, it emerged in the 1920s as the Mingei movement. It stood for traditional craftsmanship, and often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. It advocated economic and social reform and was anti-industrial in its orientation. It had a strong influence on the arts in Europe until it was displaced by Modernism in the 1930s, and its influence continued among craft makers, designers, and town planners long afterwards. The term was first used by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson at a meeting of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1887, although the principles and style on which it was based had been developing in England for at least 20 years. It was inspired by the ideas of historian Thomas Carlyle, art critic John Ruskin, and designer William Morris. In Scotland, it is associated with key figures such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Viollet le Duc's books on nature and Gothique art also play an essential part in the aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Article title : Arts and Crafts movement
"Art Nouveau in England. Others consider Art and Crafts to be in opposition to Art Nouveau. Arts and Crafts indeed criticised Art Nouveau for its use of industrial..."
Article title : Outline of crafts
"dexterity and experience. Crafts as a whole can be described as all of the following: One of the arts – as an art form, crafts are an outlet of human expression..."
Article title : Bastar wooden craft
"wooden crafts are traditional Indian wooden crafts that are manufactured in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state, India. The wood-crafting work has..."
Article title : Craft
"creativity:[according to whom?] art, crafts, and science. Roughly, art relies upon intuitive sensing, vision, and expression; crafts upon sophisticated technique;..."
Article title : Heritage Crafts
"Heritage Crafts is a registered United Kingdom charity (registered as The Heritage Crafts Association) set up to support and promote traditional crafts. It..."
Article title : Khokhloma
"appeared in the second half of the 17th century. This region is known for wood crafts ranging from small household goods to carvings on gables and gates in..."
Article title : Handicraft
"Handicraft has its roots in the rural crafts—the material-goods necessities—of ancient civilizations, and many specific crafts have been practiced for centuries..."
Article title : Woodcraft
"Woodcraft or woodlore is skill and experience in living and thriving in the woods, either on a short- or long-term basis. It includes skills as hunting, fishing..."
Article title : Pakistani craft
"key crafts of the country, mostly from Sindh, Punjab. The crafts of Sindh Gemstones of Pakistan "The art of craft". www.thenews.com.pk. "Crafters Expo..."
Article title : Kondapalli toys
"Muktharishi, a sage endowed with skills in arts and crafts by Lord Shiva. The Kondapalli toys are made from soft wood known as Tella Poniki which are found in nearby..."

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