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A Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression

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by Howard Risatti
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Availability:In StockContributor:Howard Risatti, Kenneth R. Trapp (Foreword by)Publish date:2013-02-01Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469600901ISBN-10:1469600900UPC:9781469600901Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:History, Folk & Outsider ArtSize:9.20 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCCQ4VRM52
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469600901ISBN-10:1469600900UPC:9781469600901Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:History, Folk & Outsider ArtSize:9.20 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCCQ4VRM52
Risatti, Howard: - Howard Risatti is professor emeritus of art history at Virginia Commonwealth University. His four previous books include Skilled Work: American Craft in the Renwick Gallery and Postmodern Perspectives: Issues in Contemporary Art.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

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