Chris Johnston
Omono
Hmmm, that ought to make things interesting.
I was recently listening to "Fresh Air" on NPR, and host Terry Gross, who is perhaps one of the best interviewers in the world today, was asking an artist of some sort about her craft. She may have been a musician or actor, or perhaps a media artist. The point was, she took Terry to task for asking the question, basically saying, "You couldn't possibly understand if I told you."
Terry held her own. When her interviewee, who was being less than polite, suggested she would never ask a violinist how he bows a passage, etc., Terry explained that she would and has. Her point was that by delving into the craft of the art in question could give her insight and perhaps help her hear something in the music she might otherwise miss.
The point of this thought process is this: in all of the debates of art v. craft, isn't it true that one makes the other? Isn't it true that there can be no art without craft?
I was recently listening to "Fresh Air" on NPR, and host Terry Gross, who is perhaps one of the best interviewers in the world today, was asking an artist of some sort about her craft. She may have been a musician or actor, or perhaps a media artist. The point was, she took Terry to task for asking the question, basically saying, "You couldn't possibly understand if I told you."
Terry held her own. When her interviewee, who was being less than polite, suggested she would never ask a violinist how he bows a passage, etc., Terry explained that she would and has. Her point was that by delving into the craft of the art in question could give her insight and perhaps help her hear something in the music she might otherwise miss.
The point of this thought process is this: in all of the debates of art v. craft, isn't it true that one makes the other? Isn't it true that there can be no art without craft?