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The claims of decorative art (1892)

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 61

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tifle it. The artist must keep in touch withnature and life ; he must keep his eye fresh and his heart open if On the Structure of Decorative Pattern 49 his work is to touch men and dwell in their memories. And itmatters not whether he wield the chisel, the hammer, or the brush,or work at the… … ART AND LABOUR T TOW define Art or Labour ? We might dryly attempt to sumup the artificial distinctions between them by saying that—(i) Art is the inventive use of tools and material. (2) Labouris the mechanical use of tools and material. But on examination (regarding the whole field of…

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