Art and design are both built off of the same basic concepts of color and competition, but there lie very distinct differences between the two. The most apparent difference is the purpose of the piece. Design is about fulfilling the consumer’s desires, whereas fine art is about the artist. Design is used to serve a purpose and to solve a problem. Art does not have to fulfill either of these requirements. We have talked a lot about how good design can merge into the category of fine art. I believe that if design does even motion, as fine art does, then it can be considered art as well. Without this, it is just design.
Can we conclusively say fine art is solely for artists' requirement? Fine art sometimes is consumed as merchandise in a market - generally artworks are displayed in galleries for exhibitions, but on the other hand, artists do sell their products (to make their lives). If design is only for fulfilling consumers' desires (I do not think the writer insisted the consumer's desires are only reasons for design) what motivation do designers have to show their artistic senses?
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that you said that art is about the artist. I hadn't really thought of it that way before. I'd say that I agree with that because art a lot of the time reflects who an artist is or what he/she thinks.
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