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Chapter 12 Review
ARTS OF RITUAL AND EVERYDAY LIFE (CRAFT)
Craft = expert work done by hand“Well crafted” = something finely made
Craft + Art used to have the same meaning-Renaissance: painting, sculpture and architecture came
to be seen as different activities
Non-Western artistic traditions – challenge these categories:-basketry, pottery, etc considered arts
MYTH: Craft = functional, Art = not-In other cultures, a sculpture may have specific spiritual or ritual purposes
Most craft artists concentrate on one material-realize its potential for many kinds of expression
Materials-capabilities, limitations lend themselves to certain forms, structures and decorative possibilities.
1. Clay2. Glass3. Metal4. Wood5. Fiber6. Jade, Ivory and Lacquer
CLAY: “Ceramics” Plasticity: moldable + cohesiveOldest craft, practiced everywhere there is MUD!
-fired in a kiln to become permanent (like stone)
-Perfect for hollow forms (containers)
1. Coiling2. Slab construction3. Wheel thrown (pottery wheel)
Peter Voulkos – basic forms = potterymade them impractical with violent alterationsart and craft are intermingled
GLASS: Molten silicaDale Chihuly – blown glass (bubbles)Stained glass – colored glass pieces joined with lead (leaded)
METAL: Most indestructibleCan be molded (cast), forged, cold-formed (thin sheets - embossed)
WOOD: Popular; easy to work – simple tools, no heatNot as durable as metal, clay, glass, etc.
FIBER: Strands of animal or vegetable matterWeaving – textiles, tapestry (“painting” in fiber)Quilting (USA), Rugs + Carpets (Islamic cultures)
JADE: Translucent stone, carvedIVORY: Teeth and Tusks, carvedLAQUER: Varnish made from sap; to coat and adorn wood
Art-design-craft