Folk Art

Marci MN · #1 03-20-2006, 07:24 PM

Folk art, tramp art, primative..

Does anyone know the discriptions of these?

I looked up folk art..and from what I gather..any one of us that creates something with our hands with out the use of schooling are creating folk art. Is this right?

What is the discription of each title, and what do I call the creations I make from wood? Did I just carve a primative Santa? Or a tramp art Santa? Or is does it come under Folk Art?

Some collectors are really fussy on what they collect. It seems like its one or the other...

I was asked on the phone if I make primative or folk art Santa's. I was stumped there... I said "old world" and they complained that they were only looking for Folk Art. ????

Any ideas on this?

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #2 03-20-2006, 07:30 PM

Anything made by "folk" is folkart ain't it Vern? LOL

squbrigg · #3 03-20-2006, 08:06 PM

You might have luck getting a description or explanation from an art college or university. They usually can come up with answers for questions like that. An art museum would also be a good source, like the Smithsonian or Metropolitain Museum of Art. Art dealers and galleries would probably all have different opinions. Go to the experts.

Bob

Tom H · #4 03-20-2006, 09:20 PM

Marci, Don't know if there is much real difference between Folkart and primitive. However, Tramp art, at least I always thought, is characterised by objects made from wood. Wood that was "found" or"recycled". The original Tramp art was made by tramps during the depression, and bartered for food, etc. A lot of the Tramp art was heavily chip carved. There were a lot of small boxes ("what not" boxes), and small picture frames made. Some research is needed on difference betw. Folk art and primitive. TOM H

love2carve2 · #5 03-20-2006, 10:31 PM

Primitive is new stuff made to look old or vintage. Folk art is more like country type like the sheep, crows, etc.
Hope this helps.

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #6 03-21-2006, 08:22 AM

In my opinion and thats what all this terminology is...."in ones opinion" lol, primitive is like what you see a young child do, kindergarten, 1st grade and so forth....folk art came or was originally recognized I think from the south and works made by people with no training and doing just basic "down home" art in about any form. again , this is my opinion

Lynn O. Doughty · #7 03-21-2006, 08:23 AM

Folk art is any type of art created by an artist without any formal training but which can still generate an enormous profit for a gallery.

Tramp art is any art that most of us would throw on the floor and "tramp" on but is sold by some gallery for an enomous profit.

Primative art is Folk or Tramp art that has already been sold and can no longer realize a profit to the galleries!

AlArchie · #8 03-21-2006, 08:50 AM

I would think that a lot of the terms are pretty subjective. Years back I brought a carved brook trout to a Northern Wisconsin gallery and the owner (quite an accomplished wildlife artist in his own right) mentioned that it was quite a nice piece of "primitive" carving, but he didn't think he could use it. About four years later, he contacted me and asked me to bring in some of my work for display. I brought the same carving back in, and he stated that I had sure improved over the similar trout I had brought in earlier, and that this one was one of the premier carvings he had seen. Well, I still have the carving and still don't know if it's primitive, or or "premier". Go figger!

Al

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #9 03-21-2006, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynn O. Doughty

Folk art is any type of art created by an artist without any formal training but which can still generate an enormous profit for a gallery.

Tramp art is any art that most of us would throw on the floor and "tramp" on but is sold by some gallery for an enomous profit.

Primative art is Folk or Tramp art that has already been sold and can no longer realize a profit to the galleries!

LOL that works ha ha