Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Mint Museum in Charlotte NC
If you have the opportunity to get to the Mint Museum in Charlotte NC before the end of the month, take it. There is an excellent permanent display exploring craft and design, however there is alsoan exhibition exploring wood in craft, art and design that ends at the end of the month and should not be missed. The idea was to have artists toe the lines between art, design and craft; three fields which constantly interact and are incredibly difficult to define.
The Mint
I'm challenging my studio students (two seniors, the rest sophomores) to explore this notion in their designs this semester. What is the difference between art and design? Is it simply functionality? When is a chair all three? How about a wall? Where does the computer come into play here? If the creator uses a computer, is it then design and not art? Or is the computer simply a tool, just like a paintbrush?
I'm interested in what you and my students have to say about this as well as fleshing out my own notions of art vs craft vs design.
Check out this link to Scott Carter's exhibition (currently on display in London at the Beers.Lambert Gallery)
What do you think? Is Carter's work Art, Craft, or Design?
And thank you to The Colossal blog for an inspiring collection of artists, designers, and craftsmen.
The Mint
I'm challenging my studio students (two seniors, the rest sophomores) to explore this notion in their designs this semester. What is the difference between art and design? Is it simply functionality? When is a chair all three? How about a wall? Where does the computer come into play here? If the creator uses a computer, is it then design and not art? Or is the computer simply a tool, just like a paintbrush?
I'm interested in what you and my students have to say about this as well as fleshing out my own notions of art vs craft vs design.
Check out this link to Scott Carter's exhibition (currently on display in London at the Beers.Lambert Gallery)
What do you think? Is Carter's work Art, Craft, or Design?
And thank you to The Colossal blog for an inspiring collection of artists, designers, and craftsmen.
Home office to guest room in 72 hours flat
We just completed a three day renovation of a home office to a guest room. Paint, built-ins, and a murphy bed! Here are a few in process pix and the after photos. The space has three primary functions and a slew of secondary ones. We needed to keep the space as a semi-functional home office as well as adding storage for a ton of art supplies and getting a decent sleeping space for guests. We've created an art studio and study space with tons of natural light. All needs were met and installed in record time!
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On a side note (and I'll write a longer post about this later): You needn't fear dark colors in a small room! This room is 9 x10 and I chose a dark rich brown for three walls and a grey/blue for the space by the bed. The notion that dark colors make a room small causes too many people to fear deeper tones in their spaces. In many many cases, there's no real need for a room to look spacious. Our goal was comfort and intimacy here. Spaciousness does not lend itself well to that.
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On a side note (and I'll write a longer post about this later): You needn't fear dark colors in a small room! This room is 9 x10 and I chose a dark rich brown for three walls and a grey/blue for the space by the bed. The notion that dark colors make a room small causes too many people to fear deeper tones in their spaces. In many many cases, there's no real need for a room to look spacious. Our goal was comfort and intimacy here. Spaciousness does not lend itself well to that.
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