Art Appreciation: Intro to Craft
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The document provides an overview of various art forms, distinguishing between art and craft post-Renaissance, and highlights techniques in ceramics, glass, metalwork, fiber, and wood. It includes historical references and contemporary examples, such as Peter Voulkos' stoneware and Dale Chihuly's glass works. The discussion emphasizes the evolution of these mediums and their cultural significance in Western art history.
Art Appreciation: Intro to Craft
- 1. T, R, 9:30AM-10:50AM Art Appreciation Professor Paige Prater
- 2. Art vs. Craft After 1400, Renaissance: drawing, painting, sculpture = ART Utilitarian objects = CRAFT (Western culture)
- 3. Ceramics/Pottery Stoneware, earthenware, porcelain Wheel-throwing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9-hAJ8IrmU Wet clay dries Fired in a kiln 2,000-3,000F Glaze (slip) applied Fired in kiln; glaze fuses with clay Coil method Slab method Peter Voulkos, Gallas Rock, 1960. Stoneware, slip, & glaze, 84 x 37 x 26 ¾ “ UCLA.
- 4. Ceramics: Function & Form http://calebzouhary.com/gallery/#/mugs/
- 5. Glass 3500BCE-Present Intense heat melts silica (sand) + lead Slow cooling is critical! Stained Glass Glassblowing (since 1st century CE) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= O1xb48Y6EdA 2100F in the furnace Rose window, Chartres Cathedral, 13th century (43’ diameter!)
- 6. Glass: Dale Chihuly 100 artists and craftsmen work with him! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJhw9_B_X4
- 7. Metalwork Bronze Age (5,000+ years ago) Iron Age (3,000+ years ago) She-Wolf, 500BCE (Etruscan); 15-16th century, twins added ; 33 ½”
- 8. Metalwork: Jewelry Royal earrings, India, 1st century BCE
- 9. Fiber Fiber and threads: animal, vegetable, synthetic Rosemary DesPlas, Keep Your Fingers Crossed, 2006. Hand-sewn human hair.
- 10. Fiber: Thread like pencil: Dutch artist Tilleke Schwartz, Count Your Blessings, 2003 “mixture of contemporary influences, graffiti, icons, texts, and traditional images from samplers.”
- 11. Fiber: Cayce Zavaglia Yarn Portraits: http://www.caycezavaglia.com/ Welkers, Hand Embroidery: One-Ply Cotton and Silk Thread on Raw Belgian Linen, 10.5 x 26 inches
- 12. Wood Deteriorates over time… Cutting, carving, sanding, polishing Intarsia: wood mosaic Detail of studiolo from Ducal Palace in Gubbio, Italy. Giuliano da Maiano, after a design by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, c. 1480. Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak, and fruit woods.
- 13. Wood Native American (Heiltsuk) Captain Richard Carpenter (Du’ klwayella), Bent-corner chest, c. 1860. Yellow cedar, red cedar, and paint, 21 ¼ x 35 ¾ x 20 ½” Plank smoothed, bent, joined, carved, and painted. KERFS