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A Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression
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ISBN10: 1469600900
ISBN13: 9781469600901
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: Feb 1 2013
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.95
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.70 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781469600901
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: Feb 1 2013
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.95
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.70 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
What is craft? How is it different from fine art or design? In A Theory of Craft, Howard Risatti examines these issues by comparing handmade ceramics, glass, metalwork, weaving, and furniture to painting, sculpture, photography, and machine-made design from Bauhaus to the Memphis Group. He describes craft as uniquely blending function with a deeper expression of human values that transcend culture, time, and space. Craft must articulate a role for itself in contemporary society, says Risatti; otherwise it will be absorbed by fine art or design, and its singular approach to understanding the world will be lost.
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