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Fiction: An art form or entertainment? (Part II Cause for Debate – 6)

Fiction: An art form or entertainment? (Part II Cause for Debate – 6) LOGOS 104 Part II Cause for Debate – 6 Fiction: An art form or entertainment? Stephen Horvath Richard Abel (Further extracts from Horvath/Abel correspondence) Abel to Horvath It is absolutely critical to make a clear distinction between what is called “crafts” and what is called “art”. The crafts all have at their base a functional purpose. Thus the Greek red-on-black or black-on- red vases to be found and lauded as “art” in every “art” museum; in the introductory chapters of every comprehensive “art” history book; and most impor- tantly, in the consciousness of the formers and framers of the Renaissance concept of “art” are not “art” but “craft”. They were, in fact, earthenware containers thrown and fired for use as functional vessels to store and ship grain, wine, olive oil, etc. Yes, in later days they were incised and fired with a wide variety of scenes from both mythology and domestic life. But these images were purely decora- tive. The most elaborately and craftsman-like dec- orations never interfered with or compromised their functional use. Indeed, some of the finest examples have been found in the wreckage of sunken ships still containing the spoiled remains of their original contents. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Logos Brill

Fiction: An art form or entertainment? (Part II Cause for Debate – 6)

Logos , Volume 13 (2): 104 – Jan 1, 2002

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© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0957-9656
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1878-4712
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10.2959/logo.2002.13.2.104
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LOGOS 104 Part II Cause for Debate – 6 Fiction: An art form or entertainment? Stephen Horvath Richard Abel (Further extracts from Horvath/Abel correspondence) Abel to Horvath It is absolutely critical to make a clear distinction between what is called “crafts” and what is called “art”. The crafts all have at their base a functional purpose. Thus the Greek red-on-black or black-on- red vases to be found and lauded as “art” in every “art” museum; in the introductory chapters of every comprehensive “art” history book; and most impor- tantly, in the consciousness of the formers and framers of the Renaissance concept of “art” are not “art” but “craft”. They were, in fact, earthenware containers thrown and fired for use as functional vessels to store and ship grain, wine, olive oil, etc. Yes, in later days they were incised and fired with a wide variety of scenes from both mythology and domestic life. But these images were purely decora- tive. The most elaborately and craftsman-like dec- orations never interfered with or compromised their functional use. Indeed, some of the finest examples have been found in the wreckage of sunken ships still containing the spoiled remains of their original contents.

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Published: Jan 1, 2002

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