Art Hierarchy
Fine Art - Popular Culture - Kitsch
Decorative Arts - Applied Arts - Crafts
Fine Art
Painting
Paintings of past history
or distinct styles.
One of a kind paintings.
Fine Art
Sculpture
Sculptures from past history
and modern styles.
One of a kind pieces.
Fine Art
Architecture
Finely crafted and designed architecture,
past and present.
Why might these
two artists be considered
commercial artists and
part of popular culture versus
fine artists seen in art museums?
Thomas Kinkade
Wyland
Look up an understanding of the
word Kitsch.
Then why might these works of art
be considered
intentional kitsch?
Diamond (Blue)
2005
7’h
sold in auction for $11.8 Mil
Jeff Koons
Balloon Dog (Magenta)
2008
Balloon Dog (Orange) sold for $54.8 million in 2013
Kitsch
Do you understand
the difference
between intentional and
unintentional kitsch?
Decorative Arts
Harvey Littleton
Blue Crown
Kogyoku Monden
1988
glass
Flower of a Wave 1977
pine needles
Rina Peleg
White Basket Structure
ceramic
Decorative Arts
René Lalique
Bats & Butterflies Pocket Watch
1900
Jewelry
Gold, cloisonné, enamel & moonstone
Boucheron of Paris
Drop earrings
1930s
Diamonds, onyx, jadeite
Alexander Calder
Necklace
1943
Hammered silver
Applied Arts
Applied arts have
utilitarian purposes.
Furniture Design
Environmental Design
Wind turbine
Applied Arts
Industrial Design or Product Design
aims to design new products and
improve or reinvent older products.
Frogdesign – Harmut Esslinger
Apple Macintosh
1984
Lunar Design
Oral B Cross-Action Toothbrush
1999
Applied Arts
Industrial or Product Design
How were these two products
revolutionary for their time?
Raymond Loewy
Coldspot Super Six Refrigerator
Sears
1934
Sony Corporation
TR 610 Transistor Radio
1957
Fashion Design, as an applied art,
has a hierarchical structure from
haute couture
(high-end dressmaking)
to ready-to-wear,
to mass-market apparel.
J Mendel
Runway – MBFW Spring 2008
Ready-to-wear design
Christian Dior
Autumn/Winter 2007-2008
haute couture design
Evening gown / prom dress
mass-market apparel
Irving Penn was a well-known
fashion photographer and set many
precedents in the fashion world.
Lisa Fonssagrives
Applied Arts
Applied Arts
Graphic Design / Advertisements
have been persuading people since the
th
late 19 Century and is still extremely strong today, is it
not?
Web Design is a new form of applied arts.
Graphic Design
Web Design
Craft
Why might these pieces be
considered craft versus
decorative art?
Yarn bombing