A Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression
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A Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression
Book Details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Decorative Arts & Design
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN-13
- 9780807831359
- ISBN-10
- 0807831352
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ISBN: 0807831352
Author: Risatti, Howard
Condition: Used
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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