The Invisible Line: When Craft Becomes Art

by Larry Robinson

What distinguishes art from craft? Since the traditional answer skews utilitarian and hinges on an object's 'use value ' musical instruments are typically grouped into the latter category. This is a grave oversight. In The Invisible Line: When Craft Becomes Art, seven West Coast artisans discuss their work and make the case for curatorial inclusion of instruments (and other primitives) alongside the finest sculptures, etchings, paintings, and pastels...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617136530
• ISBN13: 9781617136535
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.1"