Craft as Art. Josiah Wedgwood. Apotheosis of Homer Vase height 18 in.

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1 Craft as Art Josiah Wedgwood. Apotheosis of Homer Vase height 18 in.

2 Wedgwood Queen s Ware. c

3 What is Craft? If a work is primarily made to be used, it is considered craft, but if it is primarily made to be seen, it is considered art.

4 There are five primary craft media: - Clay (ceramics) - Wood - Metal (metalsmithing, jewelry) - Glass - Fiber (paper-making, felting, tapestry, weaving, sewing/stitching, crochet, knitting, quilt-making, embroidery, etc.)

5 Ceramics Hon ami Koetsu. Tea Bowl Named Amagumo. Momoyama or early Edo period, early seventeenth century. 3 1/2 x 4 9/10 in.

6 Euthymides. Revelers. c BCE. Height approximately 24 in.

7 María Montoya Martinez. Jar. c /8 x 13 in.

8 Pottery wheel-throwing, from Craft and Art of Clay.

9 Peter Voulkos is considered to be the father of contemporary ceramic art. It was through his creative work that ceramics became a respected and valid art medium. Peter Voulkos. X-Neck height 34 1/2 in. x diameter 21 in.

10 Karen Swyler

11 Plate, Ming Dynasty. late sixteenth early seventeenth century. diameter 14 1/4 in.

12 Betty Woodman. Floral Vase and Shadow

13 Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party x 48 x 48 ft. installed.

14 Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party (Artemisia Gentileschi place setting)

15 Sergie Isupov

16 Glass Mosaic glass bowl. Roman, 25 BCE 50 CE. Height 4 1/2 in.

17 Three ways of working with glass: - Hot glass - Warm glass - Cold glass Glass blowing Kiln worked, casting, slumping, fusing, lampwork, and bead-making Mosaic, stained-glass, and grinding

18 Moses window. Abbey Church of Saint-Denis Stained glass work-- example of cold-worked glass

19 Dale Chihuly. Rotunda Chandelier (Victoria and Albert Chandelier) x 12 x 12 ft. Hand-blown glass forms-- example of hot glass work

20 Fred Wilson. Drip Drop Plop approximately 99 x 72 x 62 in. Cast glass-- example of warm glass (or kiln-formed) work

21 Pablo Soto Hand-blown glass forms (hot glass work), then sandblasted texture and design on the surface (cold glass work)

22 Peter Masters Porcelain (ceramic) forms with kilnslumped glass (warm glass work)

23 Fiber The Hunt of the Unicorn, VII: The Unicorn in Captivity. c ft. 1 in. x 8 ft. 3 in. Embroidered tapestry

24 Embroidered rumal. Late eighteenth century.

25 Anni Albers. Wall Hanging x 48 in. Weaving on a loom- tapestry

26 Jessie T. Pettway. Bars and String-Pieced Columns. 1950s. 95 x 76 in. Hand-sewn quilt tapestry

27 Faith Ringgold. Tar Beach (Part I from the Woman on a Bridge series) /8 x 68 1/2 in. Sewn quilt tapestry

28 Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie, from the triptych Uncle Clarence s Three Wives x 4 1/2 ft. Made using buttons

29 Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie (detail), from the triptych Uncle Clarence s Three Wives x 4 1/2 ft.

30 Mike Kelley. More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid and The Wages of Sin x 119 1/4 x 5 in. Found object fiber painting

31 Basketry

32 Magdalena Abakanowicz. Backs in Landscape over life-size. Fiber sculpture: burlap sacks cast in a mold

33 Barbara Kile Felt basket

34 Lisa Qualls Made using paper pages from a book, then holes were burned into the pages using cigarettes

35 Metal Tutankhamun Hunting Ostriches from His Chariot. c BCE. 4 x 7 1/4 in.

36 Griffin bracelet, from the Oxus treasure. c BCE. diameter 5 in.

37 Benvenuto Cellini. Saliera (saltcellar), Neptune (sea) and Tellus (earth) height 10 1/4 in.

38 Metalsmithing is using soft metal (usually a precious or semi-precious metal) to create detail works with high craftsmanship Blacksmithing is using hard metals (traditionally iron or steel) to create works that are typically bulky and manipulated by pounding, heating, and aggressive force Susan Ewing. Inner Circle Teapot /4 x 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.

39 Nathan Dube. S.P.I.T. (Saliva and Paper Instigating Trauma) dimensions of case 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. Metalsmithed Silver

40 Matthew Smith, Cufflinks Metalsmithed silver with inlayed resin and wood

41 Marilyn da Silva

42 Wood Heiltsuk. Bent-Corner Chest (Kook). c /4 x 35 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.

43 Antoni Gaudí. Oak Armchair for the Casa Calvet

44 Martin Puryear. Ladder for Booker T. Washington x 22 3/4 (narrowing to 1 1/4 at top) x 3 in.

45 Louise Hibbert

46 Matthew Danser

47 Ceramics Metal Wood Fiber Glass

48 For next class: Friday, March 23rd 3D Project: Wearable art Please bring: -An assortment (5-10) of items to press into clay (leaves, sea shells, rocks with interesting textures, stamps, textiles, broken electronic parts, any object with a raised (relief) image or pattern, etc.) - A dull pencil - Paper towels or napkins 2D Collage project is due March 23rd!