Review of 'A Theory of Craft; Function and Aesthetic Experience'

Galpin, Pippa

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Galpin, Pippa (2013) Review of 'A Theory of Craft; Function and Aesthetic Experience'. Interpreting Ceramics, 15. ISSN 1471-146X

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A Theory of Craft; Function and Aesthetic Experience
Howard Risatti The University of North Carolina Press

Howard Risatti proposes a theory of craft that is born out of a relationship between function and aesthetic experience. This position at once connects natural forms to human needs, as in a nest to the basket, or a watering hole to the bowl, with the meanings that these archetypes are able to carry.......

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book review, interpreting ceramics, theory of craft, relationship between function and aesthetic experience

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N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general

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College of Arts, Humanities and Education > School of Arts

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Institute of Arts and Humanities

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