Craft Arts International
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 548
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The Craft of Art
Author: Georgia Museum of Art
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780820316482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this collection of nine essays some of the preeminent art historians in the United States consider the relationship between art and craft, between the creative idea and its realization, in Renaissance and Baroque Italy. The essays, all previously unpublished, are devoted to the pictorial arts and are accompanied by nearly 150 illustrations. Examining works by such artists as Michelangelo, Titian, Volterrano, Giovanni di Paolo, and Annibale Carracci (along with aspects of the artists' creative processes, work habits, and aesthetic convictions), the essayists explore the ways in which art was conceived and produced at a time when collaboration with pupils, assistants, or independent masters was an accepted part of the artistic process. The consensus of the contributors amounts to a revision, or at least a qualification, of Bernard Berenson's interpretation of the emergent Renaissance ideal of individual "genius" as a measure of original artistic achievement: we must accord greater influence to the collaborative, appropriative conventions and practices of the craft workshop, which persisted into and beyond the Renaissance from its origins in the Middle Ages. Consequently, we must acknowledge the sometimes rather ordinary beginnings of some of the world's great works of art--an admission, say the contributors, that will open new avenues of study and enhance our understanding of the complex connections between invention and execution. With one exception, these essays were delivered as lectures in conjunction with the exhibition The Artists and Artisans of Florence: Works from the Horne Museum hosted by the Georgia Museum of Art in the fall of 1992.
Encyclopedia of Arts and Crafts
Author: Wendy Kaplan
Publisher: New Line Books
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781840138245
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe core of the book consists of subject-by-subject surveys of the key areas in which the Arts and Crafts Movement made important contributions, including interiors and jewellery. An introduction sets the scene for these detailed analyses.
Extra/Ordinary
Author: Maria Elena Buszek
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2011-03-04
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0822347628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArtists, critics, curators, and scholars develop theories of craft in relation to art, chronicle how fine art institutions understand and exhibit craft media, and offer accounts of activist crafting.
Craft
Author: Tanya Harrod
Publisher: Documents of Contemporary Art
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780854882663
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPart of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. A vital resource through which to understand the ways technologies, materials, techniques and tools are investigated through the lens of craft in contemporary art. Craft is a contested concept in art history and a vital category through which to understand contemporary art. Through 'craft', materials, techniques and tools are investigated and their histories explored in order to reflect on the politics of labour and on the extraordinary complexity of the made world around us. This anthology offers an ethnography of craft, surveying its shape-shifting identities in the context of progressive art and design through writings by artists and makers, and drawing on poetry, fiction, anthropology and sociology. Reflections on new technologies and materials, lost and found worlds of handwork and the politics of work all throw light on 'craft' as process, product and ideology. Artists surveyed include Anni Albers, El Anatsui, Phyllida Barlow, Louise Bourgeois, Annie Cattrell, Richard Deacon, Sam Durant, Antje Ehmann, Harun Farocki, Lucio Fontana, Theaster Gates, Sabrina Geschwantner, Harmony Hammond, Brian Jungen, Henry Krokatsis, Ana Lupas, Enzo Mari, Ethel Mairet, Agnes Martin, Robert Morris, Simon Periton, Martin Puryear, Jessi Reaves, Hannah Ryggen, Bridget Riley, Lu Shengzhong, Troy Town Art Pottery, Francis Uprichard, Peter Voulkos, Edmund de Waal. Writers include Glenn Adamson, W. H. Auden, Elissa Auther, Reyner Banham, Jean Baudrillard, John Berger, Walter Benjamin, Michel de Certeau, Iftikhar Dadi, Martin Heidegger, Joan Key, Igor Kopytoff, Primo Levi, Sarat Marahraj, Karl Marx, Lev Manovich, William Morris, Sadie Plant, Rainer Maria Rilke, Jenni Sorkin, Richard Sennett, Julia Bryan- Wilson.
The Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe & America
Author: Wendy Kaplan
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780875871912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCraft in America
Author: Jo Lauria
Publisher: Potter Style
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 0307346471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllustrated with 200 stunning photographs and encompassing objects from furniture and ceramics to jewelry and metal, this definitive work from Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton showcases some of the greatest pieces of American crafts of the last two centuries. Potter Craft
Arts and Crafts Architecture
Author: Maureen Meister
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 2014-11-04
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 1611686644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers the first full-scale examination of the architecture associated with the Arts and Crafts movement that spread throughout New England at the turn of the twentieth century. Although interest in the Arts and Crafts movement has grown since the 1970s, the literature on New England has focused on craft production. Meister traces the history of the movement from its origins in mid-nineteenth-century England to its arrival in the United States and describes how Boston architects including H. H. Richardson embraced its tenets in the 1870s and 1880s. She then turns to the next generation of designers, examining buildings by twelve of the region's most prominent architects, eleven men and a woman, who assumed leadership roles in the Society of Arts and Crafts, founded in Boston in 1897. Among them are Ralph Adams Cram, Lois Lilley Howe, Charles Maginnis, and H. Langford Warren. They promoted designs based on historical precedent and the region's heritage while encouraging well-executed ornament. Meister also discusses revered cultural personalities who influenced the architects, notably Ralph Waldo Emerson and art historian Charles Eliot Norton, as well as contemporaries who shared their concerns, such as Louis Brandeis. Conservative though the architects were in the styles they favored, they also were forward-looking, blending Arts and Crafts values with Progressive Era idealism. Open to new materials and building types, they made lasting contributions, with many of their designs now landmarks honored in cities and towns across New England.
International Arts and Crafts
Author: Karen Livingstone
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851774456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow in paperback, this lavishly illustrated and extensively researched book is a major contribution to a wider understanding of Arts and Crafts and an invaluable visual record of an ever-popular era of design. Leading scholars explore the varied characteristics of the regional, national and international manifestations of Arts and Crafts, looking at the work of many of the movement's leading designers. Additional material on photography, architecture and gardens, and the inclusion of painting and sculpture as integral to the movement, as well as the focus on its later emergence in Japan, all contribute to enriching our understanding and appreciation of Arts and Crafts.
Craft Capital
Author: CraftNOW Philadelphia
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764358838
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat does it take to build a creative community in the 21st century? One answer is "craft." In this richly illustrated volume, leading writers, curators and artists examine Philadelphia's success as a craft capital. Their exploration of the city--its long history and current scene--will provide inspiration for anyone interested in contemporary cultures of making.
