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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.10,0:00:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What exactly is the 'decorative arts?'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.80,0:00:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it art made for decoration?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.12,0:00:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like things that decorate the walls of your\Nhouse?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.33,0:00:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, not exactly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.19,0:00:13.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because a painting can decorate the walls\Nof your house but painting are usually considered
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.35,0:00:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fine art.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.35,0:00:19.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In general, the decorative arts is defined\Nas “the design and aesthetics of functional
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.59,0:00:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and utilitarian objects, often with an emphasis\Non unique and hand-crafted forms.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.74,0:00:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Examples are furniture, pottery, basketry,\Ntextiles, metalworks, and stained glass.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.09,0:00:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As opposed to most Fine Arts objects which\Nusually have no other purpose than to be viewed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.39,0:00:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and appreciated, like paintings and sculptures.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.17,0:00:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as you can tell with my use of words like\N"in general", "mostly", and "usually" that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.36,0:00:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many fuzzy edges to this definition.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.22,0:00:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in my opinion, also sometimes many problems\Nwith this definition.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.14,0:00:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fuzzy edges often come from question like\N“well what exactly do you mean by functional
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.98,0:01:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and utilitarian?”
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.40,0:01:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are embroideries that are not meant to be\Nused in clothing or furniture, but only meant
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.75,0:01:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be appreciated for their beauty considered\Ndecorative arts or fine arts?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.46,0:01:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wood carvings and woodworking pieces are usually\Nconsidered to be decorative arts, but what
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.11,0:01:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly is the utilitarian function of a ceremonial\Nwood carving?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.91,0:01:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unless you consider religious devotion to\Nbe "utilitarian."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.27,0:01:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But by this definition, paintings used in\Nchurch altar pieces are also used for religious
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.65,0:01:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,devotion, but those paintings are usually\Nconsidered to be fine art.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.45,0:01:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the problems is that historically,\Nin Western European cultures, objects that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.76,0:01:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were considered to be "decorative art" were\Nconsidered distinctively different from the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.51,0:01:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fine arts, and in many cases also less worthy\Nof appreciation and academic study.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.72,0:01:49.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This separation of the definitions doesn’t\Napply to every cultures in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.33,0:01:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance East Asian, Islamic and Indigenous\NAmerican cultures historically did not make
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.73,0:01:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a separation between decorative and fine arts.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.47,0:02:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese lacquer works, jade carvings, and\NMing dynasty vases were considered just as
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.87,0:02:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,artistically sophisticated as ink wash paintings.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.40,0:02:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japanese origami would be considered a decorative\Nart by western standards, but most East Asian
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.42,0:02:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultures consider paper cuttings and paper\Nfolding to be a sophisticated form of fine art.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.82,0:02:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many Islamic periods were dominated by works\Nlike rug weavings, embroidery, ceramics and mosaics.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.36,0:02:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, in the context of Western European\Ncategorization, works made by entire cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.80,0:02:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were categorized as decorative arts, often\Nviewed through the lens of utilitarian objects
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.03,0:02:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than sophisticated works of fine arts,\Nwhich offers some insight into these cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.23,0:02:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but are not always the best way to view these\Nobjects.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.29,0:02:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another issue is that things like basket weaving,\Ntextile, and pottery making were historically
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.79,0:02:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,artistic realms that women actually had an\Nopportunity to excel in, as opposed to disciplines
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.54,0:02:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like painting and sculpture, which women were\Nessentially restricted from participating in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.56,0:03:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because practices like pottery, basketry\Nand textiles were not considered to be fine
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.77,0:03:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,art, and thus not considered worthy of being\Ndisplayed, sold on the art market, studied,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.08,0:03:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or appreciated.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.27,0:03:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thus, this perspective further marginalized,\Ndiminished, and even erased women's accomplishments
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.37,0:03:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout history.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.77,0:03:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nowadays, many contemporary artists no longer\Nsubscribe to this distinction between the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.47,0:03:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fine arts and the decorative arts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.44,0:03:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many artists work in a mixture of media that\Ninclude traditional practices such as painting,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.16,0:03:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drawing and sculpting, but also things like\Nwoodwork, textiles, metalwork and ceramics.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.50,0:03:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example the artist Carl Beam was known\Nfor his mixed media paintings composed of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.42,0:03:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oil, acrylic and photo transfers, but he also\Nproduced works in woodworking and ceramic pottery.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The artist Christi Belcourt also often plays\Nwith viewers' expectations by producing works
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.14,0:03:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are inspired by Indigenous American bandolier\Nbags, but are made with acrylic on canvas.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.73,0:04:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in this instance, similar to many other\Ninstances when studying history and culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.84,0:04:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,broad and generalizing terms can be helpful\Nin aiding our understanding, but it can also
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.32,0:04:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be limiting.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.32,0:04:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find it interesting to consider how artistic\Nexpressions can be interwoven through everyday
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.23,0:04:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life and every day objects, and doesn’t\Nhave to be limited to those things we make
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.00,0:04:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in art class or those displayed in galleries.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.84,0:04:27.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the comments please let me know of an artwork,\Nor type of artwork that you enjoy but would
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.79,0:04:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be considered "decorative arts” based on\Nthe aforementioned definition, and tell me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.21,0:04:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why you like it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.53,0:04:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you enjoyed this video and would like\Nto see more please hit the subscribe button
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Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.42,0:04:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[snaps fingers] Bye!