Beginning with Ben Franklin's kite and leading all the way to the current TV hit "American Idol," Hitt argues that the nation's love of self-invented obsessives has always driven the country to rediscover the true heart of the American dream
Beginning with Ben Franklin's kite and leading all the way to the current TV hit "American Idol," Hitt argues that the nation's love of self-invented obsessives has always driven the country to rediscover the true heart of the American dream.
Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; History of a definition; Method and structure; 1 Surface; Using enamel paint; The philosophy of the surface; What is needed for amateur surface intervention; Paint-by…
"Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and yarnbombers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and une…
Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and yarnbombers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unex…
"Amateur Craft presents a historical and theoretical framework for understanding amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and IKEA hackers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious an…
Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and yarnbombers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unex…
Sloppy craft: postdisciplinarity and the crafts
Section One. Explorations of Postdisciplinarity through 'Sloppy Craft'. 'Male Trouble' : Sewing, Amateurism and Gender / Joseph McBrinn -- Sloppy Craft as Temporal Drag in the Work of Josh Faught / Elissa Auther and Elyse Speaks -- An Impression of Déjà vu : Craft, the Visual Ar…
Sloppy craft', interpreted as messy or unfinished in execution and/or appearance, concerns art and craft practices which question the privileging of skill. 'Sloppy craft: Post-disciplinarity and the crafts' brings together leading international artists, historians, theorists and…
Sloppy craft: postdisciplinarity and the crafts
"Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts brings together leading international artists and critics to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of 'sloppy craft' -- craft that is messy or unfinished looking in its execution or appearance, or both. The contrib…
Sloppy craft: postdisciplinarity and the crafts
"Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts brings together leading international artists and critics to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of 'sloppy craft' -- craft that is messy or unfinished looking in its execution or appearance, or both. The contrib…
Sloppy craft: postdisciplinarity and the crafts
Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts brings together leading international artists and critics to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of 'sloppy craft' craft that is messy or unfinished looking in its execution or appearance, or both. The contributor…