[Jewelry making - Article 00176] - Re: [Orchid] Smithsonian jury results

[Beth Rosengard]

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    Question: Can't jewelry sometimes be art? 
    Kevin's answer: In a word no. It's that simple. 

    Kevin, I sure don't get this statement. I've already replied to you
    once with the Calder example. I said, "Is Calder's work art when it
    hangs from a ceiling but not when it hangs from a neck?" 

    Here's another one. Let's say a sculptor creates a small scale work
    and sells it to a customer who decides to hang it on a chain and wear
    it, unbeknownst to the maker. Do you really think that this piece
    morphs into non-art the second it becomes jewelry? That makes no
    sense at all. 

    Is it because you don't believe something can be both functional and
    art at the same time? That's the only explanation I can come up with.
    But then you'd have to agree that a stunning piece of art glass
    ceases to be art the moment someone fills it with water and puts a
    flower in it. 

    Certainly you're not saying that if the creative process involves a
    craft that the result can't be art? That makes even less sense. 

    So what *are* you saying? 

Beth
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