A Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression Book

Foreword   Kenneth R. Trapp     xi
Preface     xiii
Introduction     1
Practical-Functional Arts and the Uniqueness of Craft: Questions about Terminology     13
Purpose, Use, and Function     23
Taxonomy of Craft Based on Applied Function     29
Different Applied Functions: Tools and Craft Objects     41
Comparing Machines, Tools, and Craft Objects     48
Purpose and Physiological Necessity in Craft     54
Nature and the Origin of Craft Objects     60
Craft and Fine Art     67
What Are the Fine Arts and What Do They Do?     71
Social Convention versus Physical Necessity     78
Craft, Fine Art, and Nature     87
Technical Knowledge and Technical Manual Skill     98
Hand and Body in Relation to Craft     108
Hand and Body in Relation to Fine Art     116
Physicality versus Opticality     127
Thingness of the Thing     139
Issues of Craft and Design     151
Material and Manual Skill     157
Design, Workmanship, and Craftsmanship     162
Craftsman versus Designer     171
Implications of Craft and Design     182
Hand,Machine, and Material     194
Aesthetic Objects and Aesthetic Images     207
A Historical Perspective of Craft and Aesthetic Theory     209
Aesthetics and the Function/Nonfunction Dichotomy     219
Kant and Purpose in Fine Art     232
Fine Craft, Fine Art, Fine Design     239
Intentionality, Meaning, and the Aesthetic     251
Beauty, Contemplation, and the Aesthetic Dimension     262
How Aesthetic Contemplation Operates     273
Development of the Critical Objects of Studio Craft     281
Postscript     303
Bibliography     307
Index     317