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