how do YOU define the difference between Art and Craft - Bilge

C cynfulcynner Member Ocean Beach, San Francisco Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1799	C cynfulcynner Posted posted on Fri, Jan 27, 2006 11:44 PM On 2006-01-27 18:26, Gigantalope wrote: How about the works of Jeff Koons, who certainly is considered one of the leading artist of the past 20 years, and he hires craftsmen to execute his ideas for him? (Like the chrome and steel knock-offs of crappy mylar cartoon balloons) example: It's not unusual for an artist to hire someone else to execute his/her ideas. For example, Dale Chihuly stopped making glass after he lost an eye in a 1976 auto accident; all of his work is now produced by glassblowers under his supervision. I used to be an intern at an art gallery that specialized in public art and other large-scale painting and sculpture. Many of their sculptors worked by creating 1/12 scale models, then welders or metalsmiths would build the full-sized piece based on the model.

On 2006-01-27 18:26, Gigantalope wrote:
How about the works of Jeff Koons, who certainly is considered one of the leading artist of the past 20 years, and he hires craftsmen to execute his ideas for him? (Like the chrome and steel knock-offs of crappy mylar cartoon balloons)

example:

It's not unusual for an artist to hire someone else to execute his/her ideas. For example, Dale Chihuly stopped making glass after he lost an eye in a 1976 auto accident; all of his work is now produced by glassblowers under his supervision.

I used to be an intern at an art gallery that specialized in public art and other large-scale painting and sculpture. Many of their sculptors worked by creating 1/12 scale models, then welders or metalsmiths would build the full-sized piece based on the model.

Post #210978 by cynfulcynner on Fri, Jan 27, 2006 11:44 PM