My aim is to unravel idea’s that exist within me or outside of me – but that I do not yet understand.
This month has been a voyage of discovery.
• Looking deeper in to ideas of making, the ways we make, how we make and why?
• Learning about the values of process, understanding that the process informs the design.
• Understanding that there are differences between art and design.
art 1 |ärt|
noun
1 the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power : the art of the Renaissance | great art is concerned with moral imperfections | she studied art in Paris.
design |dəˈzīn|
noun
1 a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made : he has just unveiled his design for the new museum.
• the art or action of conceiving of and producing such a plan or drawing : good design can help the reader understand complicated information | the cloister is of late twelfth century design.
• an arrangement of lines or shapes created to form a pattern or decoration : pottery with a lovely blue and white design.
2 purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action, fact, or material object : the appearance of design in the universe.
Taken from: ‘Dictionary’ Version 1.0.2 (1.0.2)
2005 Apple Computer, Inc.
The distinctions, for art:
‘ the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination…. to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power’
and for design:
‘A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made’
So art is to be revered for it’s beauty, and design admired for it’s intelligence.
Any how, I think that this is interesting. I began to think that Art & Design were one in the same, but I’m learning this is not the case. Appreciating the Albert Hall for it’s beauty is accepted, and why people photograph themselves in front of it, but to classify it as Art would be wrong.? The answer I suppose is not in the dictionary.
