A Theory of Craft

A Theory of Craft

by Howard Risatti
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 26/08/2016

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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.

ISBN:
9780807889077
9780807889077
Category:
Handicrafts
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
26-08-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press

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