The initial difference i see between Grayson Perry's work and the designers included in The V&A's Power of Making as two types of craft 'production' is that Perry as a fine artist considers the theoretical concepts behind his work much more than what i would imagine a craftsmen would, or atlas on a much deeper level.
To me a craftsmen as a designer focuses much more on the practicality, function and innovativeness of their designs.
Objects of design and objects seen as art are both displayed in similar places but i think they could be visited for slightly different reasons.
The dictionary definition of a Craftsmen states:
'A person who is skilled in a particular craft.'
'An artist.'
In the thesaurus, Craftsmen/Craftswomen is described as:
Artisan, artist, skilled worker, expert, master, archaic artificer.'
In my opinion, fine art is constituted as use of materials or imagery, something that has been developed from a concept or idea by someone.
Fine Art in the dictionary stated:
'…Whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic or intellectual content.'
When i go back to simply look up 'Craft' in the dictionary the first line says:
'An activity involving skill in making things by hand.'
Perry bridges the gap between fine art and craft because of the aesthetically handmade style that characterises his work. Fine art can take many forms which aren't technically handmade but with his previous work such as his tapestries he uses the stereotypical 'tweeness' that we all associate with handmade crafts and ironically uses this to portray where we are in society, which is something both fine art and craft design shows us historically.
The fact that the V&A held an exhibition of craftsmen and designers on The Power of Making proves that handmade deign is becoming increasingly popular, rejecting the mass-produced market we're used to in western society.
This to me strongly links to Perry's portrayals in his work which makes 21st century culture look like a new industrial revolution on an expansive global scale, the V&A's exhibition promotes the growing power of handmade, and expels the power of the brand.
