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Old 02-15-2008, 04:49 PM   #16
kerosene
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This speaks to me of the subtleties and differences between artists and artisans.
And which would value craftsman skills and which, design quality? Surely an artist, who knows what it takes to derive a great design would value design more than craftsman skills, however if a professional woodworker like that which created the cage from a 2 X 4 saw an exquisitely designed metal cage, he may indeed say "how did they do that?" I look at that cage and try to wrap my brain around the concept of it. "How did he *do* that" is my first thought. Less about visual aesthetics and more about the process of creation.
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