tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032302946946476598.post41415972331523218..comments2023-10-25T03:00:47.134-05:00Comments on SAIC Trash/Spectacle Lecture Series: The "Hand"Janis Jefferieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155554210090285065noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032302946946476598.post-41710543190579876832009-04-20T08:52:00.000-05:002009-04-20T08:52:00.000-05:00I think craft is often the bases of fine art. With...I think craft is often the bases of fine art. Without craft skills I'm not sure I can make.atworkprojectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171707258527232649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032302946946476598.post-32966005198017422652009-04-09T14:55:00.000-05:002009-04-09T14:55:00.000-05:00I usually think that the visibility of the hand in...I usually think that the visibility of the hand in an artwork is there to stimulate in the viewer something like a creation narrative about the object; in other words, it is present in order for us to acknowledge how/why the object came to be. I am reluctant to think that the presence of the hand is of any inherent value in and of itself; rather, it is probably valuable in the service of something else. In fact there are surely crafts who's value increases as the pressence of the hand decreases, such as surgery.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999377280518717701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032302946946476598.post-90330098735033053032009-04-07T14:07:00.000-05:002009-04-07T14:07:00.000-05:00Answer: The "hand" needs to be seen when it relate...Answer: The "hand" needs to be seen when it relates to the concept of the work (i.e. "bad" craft's potential emotional content).<BR/><BR/>-Blue KansasJanis Jefferieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155554210090285065noreply@blogger.com