One of the characteristics of any nationality is its everyday culture or the history of everyday life. It is in everyday life that a person develops and his tendency to any activity, the disclosure of talents, preferences, tastes. Objects that are made by craftsmen reveal the peculiarities of the mentality and culture of the people. Such items are called handicrafts.
Reflection of culture and life
From century to century, people through creativity have reflected their views on modernity. If once decorative applied art was expressed mainly in embroidery, wood and metal work, fine and ceramic art, then modern folk crafts have become more intricate and diverse.
What is it for?
Decorative applied art includes works that meet aesthetic requirements, are designed for the final result, that is, the effect produced. They serve not only for aesthetics, but also for interior decoration and human life. What is decorative applied art in the long run? These are items of clothing, fabrics (for clothing and decor), carpets, furniture, glassware, porcelain, earthenware, jewelry and more.
The modern development of arts and crafts is carried out on the basis of the ideological, political, social, cultural and economic characteristics of the people, as well as the achievements of science. It manifests itself both in a wide range, and in single objects or ensembles that come into conjunction with other
types of art. Decorative
applied art includes ancient peasant art, folk and classical art. The main types:
- Batik - hand-painted fabric.
- Tapestry - a carpet without pile on the wall, which is woven by the hands in a cross way of weaving threads.
- Wood carving is a type of woodwork processing.
- Ceramics - a method of manufacturing products from non-metallic and inorganic materials at high temperature; After the thermal process, cooling follows.
- Embroidery - needlework, when fabrics and materials with different bases are decorated with different patterns.
- Knitting - the process can be either manual or mechanical. It is based on the manufacture of products by continuously bending the threads into loops and connecting them together.
- Macrame - artistic weaving with knots of rope, twine, fishing line, thread, braid.
- Jewelery - the art of making jewelry from precious metals and stones, jewelry.
- Leather processing - production of household goods and jewelry from genuine leather.
- Mosaic - forming a pattern using a set and layout, followed by fixing on the plane of stones, tiles and other materials.
The most famous folk arts and crafts are Khokhloma, Gorodets and Zhostovo murals, Gzhel ceramics, Palekh, Mster and Kholuy miniatures.