10 Facts About Folk art

Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture.

The makers of folk art are typically trained within a popular tradition, rather than in the fine art tradition of the culture.

The concept of folk art is a distinctly 19th-century one.

The art form encompasses the expressive culture associated with the fields of folklore and cultural heritage.

Tangible folk art can include objects which historically are crafted and used within a traditional community.

Objects of folk art are a subset of material culture and include objects which are experienced through the senses, by seeing and touching.

The folk art has a recognizable style and method in crafting its pieces, which allows products to be recognized and attributed to a single individual or workshop.

Folk art objects are usually produced in a one-off production process.

The purpose of folk art is not purely decorative or aimed to have duplicated handicraft.

However, since the form itself was a distinct type with its function and purpose, folk art has continued to be copied over time by different individuals.