[Jewelry making - Article 00219] - Re: [Orchid] Smithsonian Jury Results

[Carla M. Fox]

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>>    Jewelry is not art

>     Huh? Is Calder's work art when it hangs from a ceiling but not
>     when it hangs from a neck? 

    Thoughts on several things in this thread: 

    This is sorta ironic that Calder is being included in this debate.
    He  never called his work "art." He called it his work. His
    reasoning was  this; people criticize art, but no one will criticize
    someone's hard  work. 

    The other irony is that somewhere in the 3 intertwined threads, of 
    Smithsonian results, conceptual art, and inspiration. Someone said 
    "craft" and "craft" shows mostly show hobby work. That is an 
    incredibly patronizing remark especially considering the quality of 
    art jewelry that is out on the art and craft show circuit.
    Admittedly  some of the jewelry out there is sorta blah, but there
    are some  really fine jewelers who work the show circuits. 

    Can jewelry be art. Of course. It can also be gawd awful dreck. Art 
    by its own evolution has become an ever expanding definition of
    "what  is art." 

    On Boris Bally. I've taken a class from him. He taught me to be 
    precise in all things. He is an incredible craftsman. His work is 
    never shoddy. He works with signs because he likes the idea of 
    recycling the colors and graphics. He's done a lot of different 
    projects with signs. Once you have seen his work in person you will 
    recognize the craftsmanship. 

    Who calls what art, what craft depends of course on the definition 
    one starts with. Some have larger definitions of both craft and art.
     I personally, find craft and art about both the concept as well as 
    the execution. The necklaces in Lark's most recent book, that I 
    really didn't like & questioned why they were included, were those 
    that looked like cheap toss off ideas, no "craft" involved... 
    Surprisingly I found the rocks to be interesting. It took time to 
    find the proper background to lay them on, the 2 gold rocks were
    well  done, and finding all the rocks that were graduated in the
    right size  and proportion was no small  feat. 

Carla
www.carlamfox.com
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