Modern Vision

Benjamin's statement "one can make any number of prints; to ask for the authentic print makes no sense" is something I can agree with completely. If you want the artwork for the craftsmanship then if you get a good copy of it shouldn’t matter. The wealthy are the only ones who have the originals because they are the only ones able to afford them. Governments use artwork to show how rich the country is and to show off what they are capable off. To have superior artists and designers is considered wealth. But I think that to have the original should show a moral attachment for it instead of showing off how rich the owner is.

Design and Craft

Quilting is a craft that has evolved and changed with the times. It used to be something that that was taught in a guild, and was seen as an essential in every house. However the idea of making a quilt now is seen as something of a hobby, not something that needs to be done. This is because machines have taken over what a housewife used to do. However the machine made quilt doesn’t have the human aspect to it. When a human makes the quilt, it has been thought about and time has been taken to put it together. It has a moral or memory and a meaning behind it. These rather than the machine made ones are usually originals because each quilter has different personalities and that would change what they would want to show in their quilts. Their sewing abilities would affect how much they are worth and due to the time and cost of the materials they are for people who have a lot of spare time and cash on their hands. All these things cause them to be rather expensive.