Design and the function of art

Abstract Western thought tends to categorically separate art from “mere” artefacts: The arts serve no function except for aesthetic contemplation, while artefacts are functional objects intended for a specific purpose. This separation has caused some confusion as to the field of design, which may so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anders Brix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Intellect 2015-09-01
Series:Artifact
Online Access:https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.14434/artifact.v3i4.12816/art.3.4.10.1_1