Chrkeller said:
I don't think it matters. My wife is an artist, and most artist (just my experience) view "true" art as non functional. It is kind of a defining feature. But yeah, I agree, it doesn't really matter. I would rather play a videogame than go to a museum... so people should just enjoy whatever it is they enjoy. |
Be careful with everything that precedes any concept with "true": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
But yeah, a lot of artists don't want to do anything functional, in fear of it being picked up and used by companies to make a lot of money and this compromising their artistic vision. An example here is Hello Kitty. It is undoubtful an artful creation, but as a franchise also a big moneymaker. Is Yuko Shimizu - the artist behind the concept - happy with the use of her character? I don't know. But it doesn't matter for the decision that Hello Kitty is a product of art.
But you could argue, Hello Kitty itself is non-functional, even though the character is printed mostly on functional products. But a lot of architecture is functional (as architecture usually is), yet also many especially historic architecture is very well considered art. I mean, the Colloseum in Rome had clearly a function, yet it is considered historic art. I wonder if back then some roman artists considered the architect of the colloseum as a sell-out, because they designed for lots of money.
