A Theory of Craft
Howard Risatti · 2007
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What is craft? How is it different from fine art or design? 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's unique qualities as functionality combined with an ability to express human values that transcend temporal, spatial, and social boundaries. 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.
Book details
- Year
- 2007
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN
- 9780807831359
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