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A brief introduction to the various types of artistic mediums that are usually put into the "Crafts" category, including ceramics, metalwork, glass, and wood. Based on the "Gateways to Art" textbook (Thames & Hudson: 2012).
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CRAFTT, R, 9:30AM-10:50AM
Art AppreciationProfessor Paige Prater
Art vs. CraftAfter 1400, Renaissance: drawing, painting,
sculpture = ARTUtilitarian objects = CRAFT (Western
culture)
Ceramics/PotteryStoneware, earthenware, porcelainWheel-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 methodSlab method
Peter Voulkos, Gallas Rock, 1960. Stoneware, slip, & glaze, 84 x 37 x 26 ¾ “ UCLA.
Ceramics: Function & Formhttp://calebzouhary.com/gallery/#/mugs/
Glass 3500BCE-PresentIntense heat melts
silica (sand) + leadSlow cooling is
critical!Stained GlassGlassblowing (since 1st
century CE) http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1xb48Y6EdA
2100F in the furnace
Rose window, Chartres Cathedral, 13th century (43’ diameter!)
Glass: Dale Chihuly100 artists and craftsmen work with him! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJhw9_B_X4
MetalworkBronze Age (5,000+ years ago)Iron Age (3,000+ years ago)
She-Wolf, 500BCE (Etruscan); 15-16th century, twins added ;33 ½”
Metalwork: JewelryRoyal earrings,
India, 1st century BCE
FiberFiber and threads:
animal, vegetable, synthetic
Rosemary DesPlas, Keep Your Fingers Crossed, 2006. Hand-sewn human hair.
Fiber: Thread like pencil:
Dutch artist Tilleke Schwartz, Count Your Blessings, 2003
“mixture of contemporary influences, graffiti, icons, texts, and traditional images from samplers.”
Fiber: Cayce ZavagliaYarn Portraits: http://www.caycezavaglia.com/
Welkers, Hand Embroidery: One-Ply Cotton and Silk Thread on Raw Belgian Linen, 10.5 x 26 inches
WoodDeteriorat
es 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.
WoodNative
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