{"product_id":"a-theory-of-craft-function-and-aesthetic-expression-9781469600901","title":"A Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Howard Risatti | Kenneth R. Trapp\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is craft? How is it different from fine art or design? In \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Craft\u003c\/i\u003e, Howard Risatti examines these issues by comparing handmade ceramics, glass, metalwork, weaving, and furniture to painting, sculpture, photography, and machine-made design from Bauhaus to the Memphis Group. He describes craft as uniquely blending function with a deeper expression of human values that transcend culture, time, and space. Craft must articulate a role for itself in contemporary society, says Risatti; otherwise it will be absorbed by fine art or design, and its singular approach to understanding the world will be lost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46494599839895,"sku":"9781469600901","price":4185.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-theory-of-craft-function-and-aesthetic-expression-9781469600901","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}