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CRAFT T, R, 9:30AM-10:50AM Art Appreciation Professor Paige Prater

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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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Page 1: Art Appreciation: Intro to Craft

CRAFTT, R, 9:30AM-10:50AM

Art AppreciationProfessor Paige Prater

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Art vs. CraftAfter 1400, Renaissance: drawing, painting,

sculpture = ARTUtilitarian objects = CRAFT (Western

culture)

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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.

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Ceramics: Function & Formhttp://calebzouhary.com/gallery/#/mugs/

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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!)

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Glass: Dale Chihuly100 artists and craftsmen work with him! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJhw9_B_X4

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MetalworkBronze Age (5,000+ years ago)Iron Age (3,000+ years ago)

She-Wolf, 500BCE (Etruscan); 15-16th century, twins added ;33 ½”

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Metalwork: JewelryRoyal earrings,

India, 1st century BCE

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FiberFiber and threads:

animal, vegetable, synthetic

Rosemary DesPlas, Keep Your Fingers Crossed, 2006. Hand-sewn human hair.

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Fiber: Thread like pencil:

Dutch artist Tilleke Schwartz, Count Your Blessings, 2003

“mixture of contemporary influences, graffiti, icons, texts, and traditional images from samplers.”

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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

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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.

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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