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CLAY: “Ceramics” Plasticity: moldable + cohesive Oldest craft, practiced everywhere there is MUD!

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CLAY: “Ceramics” Plasticity: moldable + cohesive Oldest craft, practiced everywhere there is MUD!

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  1. Chapter 12 ReviewARTS OF RITUAL AND EVERYDAY LIFE (CRAFT)Craft = expert work done by hand“Well crafted” = something finely madeCraft + Art used to have the same meaning -Renaissance: painting, sculpture and architecture came to be seen as different activitiesNon-Western artistic traditions – challenge these categories: -basketry, pottery, etc considered arts

  2. MYTH: Craft = functional, Art = not-In other cultures, a sculpture may have specific spiritual or ritual purposesMost craft artists concentrate on one material -realize its potential for many kinds of expressionMaterials-capabilities, limitations lend themselves to certain forms, structures and decorative possibilities.1. Clay2. Glass3. Metal4. Wood5. Fiber6. Jade, Ivory and Lacquer

  3. CLAY: “Ceramics” Plasticity: moldable + cohesiveOldest craft, practiced everywhere there is MUD!

  4. -fired in a kiln to become permanent (like stone) -Perfect for hollow forms (containers) 1. Coiling 2. Slab construction 3. Wheel thrown (pottery wheel)

  5. Peter Voulkos – basic forms = potterymade them impractical with violent alterationsart and craft are intermingled

  6. GLASS: Molten silicaDale Chihuly – blown glass (bubbles)Stained glass – colored glass pieces joined with lead (leaded)

  7. METAL: Most indestructibleCan be molded (cast), forged, cold-formed (thin sheets - embossed)

  8. WOOD: Popular; easy to work – simple tools, no heatNot as durable as metal, clay, glass, etc.

  9. FIBER: Strands of animal or vegetable matterWeaving – textiles, tapestry (“painting” in fiber)Quilting (USA), Rugs + Carpets (Islamic cultures)

  10. JADE: Translucent stone, carvedIVORY: Teeth and Tusks, carvedLAQUER: Varnish made from sap; to coat and adorn wood

  11. Art-design-craft

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