vince pitelka on thu 19 dec 02
It would probably be a good idea to point out that all art and craft has
conceptual content. No mater what it is, there is a concept behind it. The
term "conceptual art' of course refers to art where the concept is the whole
thing - where aesthetics and formal design are subsumed by the essential
concept. There is nothing at all wrong with that, and a lot of the
conceptual artwork done through the second half of the 20th century is
experientially powerful. It is up to the individual artist or craftsperson
to decide what they want to accomplish through their work, and if the
artist's primary goal is the direct and confrontational communication of
some sort of powerful message or ideology, then conceptual art is probably
the most effective way to go.
You get into some shifty territory when trying to define or identify
conceptual art, because there is lots of art out there that looks pretty
traditional, but is actually conceptual, because the artist chose the
technique and style purely to communicate the concept.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
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