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The art of not making : the new artist/artisan relationship / Michael Petry.

By: Publication details: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2011.Description: 208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780500238820 (hbk)
  • 0500238820 (hbk)
Other title:
  • New artist/artisan relationship
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.5 22
LOC classification:
  • N6498.H36 P48 2011
Contents:
When art meets craft -- Glass -- Metal -- Stone -- Textiles -- Other materials -- Interviews.
Summary: Can an artist claim that an object is a work of art if it has been made for him or her by someone else? If so, who is the author of such a work? And just what is the difference between a work of art and a work of craft? In the first book of its kind, Michael Petry tackles these questions head on.

Includes list of artists' websites (p. 201).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-200) and index.

When art meets craft -- Glass -- Metal -- Stone -- Textiles -- Other materials -- Interviews.

Can an artist claim that an object is a work of art if it has been made for him or her by someone else? If so, who is the author of such a work? And just what is the difference between a work of art and a work of craft? In the first book of its kind, Michael Petry tackles these questions head on.

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