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This is great; I'm a big fan of Crawford (mainly The World Beyond Your Head) and you've re-piqued my interest in these slightly earlier authors. It's also wort
by mikemarsh 14d ago
This is great; I'm a big fan of Crawford (mainly The World Beyond Your Head) and you've re-piqued my interest in these slightly earlier authors.
It's also worth noting that all of this musing on art isn't surprising in a way; the ancient world all the up to medieval times didn't really such much distinction between the craftsman and the artist, a sharp distinction between "functional" and "aesthetic" is quite a modern sensibility. Everything old is new again!
- grantpitt 14d agoChristopher Alexander, as mention elsewhere on this page, is also a great reference here. I'm working through his Nature of Order books at the moment, and although he can be long-winded and vague at times, I'm absolutely loving them. Your comment made me think of a quote from the first book: "The view of order which I describe in this book is very different. It is even-handed with regard to ornament and function. Order is profoundly functional and profoundly ornamental."
- mikemarsh 8d agoInteresting, thanks for the recommendation!