To apply art or decorate with it.
Monday, November 19, 2012 at 9:52PM Hermann Muthesius
In "The Significance of Applied Art", Hermann Muthesius places great importance on the applied arts in terms of artistic, cultural, and economic. Applied art of the past was more for decoration, more for you to look at than think about. The artists then wanted to imitate the major works of historical artists in their time periods. Today, the artist is making things new and unique to one ‘s own artistic style. Therefore, today’s culture is much different than that of the early 20th century, in which the demand for more practical applied art is higher than ever. Now art can’t be something just to look at but has to be something you can also use. Today, our economy allows artists and designers to apply the principles of quality, truthfulness, and simplicity.
Chair that also has a bookshelf and lamp built in
Walter Gropius
This work is Gropius’ call for architects, painters, and sculptors to unite. He wants artist to be craftsmen and not simply artists. He wants them to get out of their "mere drawing and painting world" and "become a world that builds again". He wants to eliminate the wall between artists and craftsmen and have architects, sculptors, and painters “desire, conceive, and create” together.
Bauhaus is a school in Germany that combines craft with fine arts
Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier's statement "To search for the human scales, for human functions, is to define human needs" means that everything is designed for humans. From a book, to a lamp post, to a chair, to a building, to a cup everything is for the comfort and scale of humans. Le Corbusier defines decorative art as an extension of our hand, something we use to aid us in our life. However, it can also be esthetically appealing with good design. I believe Le Corbusier is completely true in that everything we use is made for us. It’s made for us to look at and/or use.
Lovesac is an oversized beanbag that forms to your body
Frank, Isabelle (editor) (2000). The theory of decorative art: An anthology of European and American writings 1750 – 1940. New York: Yale University Press.
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