ARTSHP@AOL.COM on thu 21 sep 00
Here, here! Giotto ran a commercial art business - pretty fine stuff too!
Susan in Seattle
Llewellyn Kouba on thu 21 sep 00
I have been commissioned to execute a rather complex commission work. The
ceramic installation would include a large Baptismal Font Piece and possibly
an eight foot circle of tile which would surround the Font piece. Although
I highly respect the architects and artists involved in the project, I have
not been asked to be involved that much in the 'process'- design, color
plans etc. My question is: If I execute the architects overall plan and
design. . . is it my work or his? and or does it matter? It can still be
art. And of course I am very honored that they would consider me in the
first place. Any input would be appreciated.
Also on a like note. There is a very excellent article on image, religion,
and art as another means to the same end. 'A Conversation with Sister Wendy
Beckett: An interview, in the current Journal of the Arts & Religion IMAGE
issue number 27.
Many continued blessings to you all on God's creative works
Llewellyn Kouba
ABBEY POTTERY
http://www.assumptionabbey.com/Pottery
Paul Lewing on thu 21 sep 00
Llewellyn Kouba wrote: Although
> I highly respect the architects and artists involved in the project, I have
> not been asked to be involved that much in the 'process'- design, color
> plans etc. My question is: If I execute the architects overall plan and
> design. . . is it my work or his? and or does it matter? It can still be
> art.
Of course it can still be art! Only in the late 20th century did we get
this idea that if anyone else gave you any input whatsoever about your
design, it couldn't be art. What nonsense! With the exception of some
Flemish genre painting, almost all art before that was commissioned by
some person or entity. If it can't be art if someone tells you what to
paint, then all religios art, all architecture, all portraiture, is not
art. Remember, the pope told Michaelangelo he wanted a creation scene
on that ceiling and a Last Judgement behind the altar. And someone told
Leonardo they wanted a Last Supper on that wall.
That having been said, you need to be involved in the design process.
What if they specify colors you can't achieve? What if they want
something you know won't work or won't last? You're the one who knows
what your materials and abilities can do and what they can't. You
should be the designer here, but of course, they get to approve or
disapprove of your designs. It's their church, after all. Take as much
control as you can get. But if you end up exactly duplicating a design
someone else gives you, fine! Take the money and sign it prominently
and proudly. You're part of a tradition that's thousands of years old.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
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