“The Nature and Design of Aesthetics” reading focused on materials in which people use, discussing technique, properties, beauty, and many other aspects.
One point that I found interesting was that we do not have control over the properties of materials. So, sometimes we pick a material based on only one property and then others that we do not necessarily want come with it. An example that the reading used was steel and wood. Steel was described as “...a material hich is hard, tough, and stiff...also heavy, cold, opaque, and liable to rust…”. Wood was described as “...a material which is immune to rust, and is light and warm, and which is fairly hard, tough, and stiff but only if it is unstable…”. This example explained the differences in the materials and their qualities. In doing so, it showed that even if you want only one of the qualities, for example, being immune to rust, you get all the others of the wood. This discussion lead to more points about how the materials also sometimes do not go well with the technique one is trying to use on it, and other related subjects.
I thought that article gave me good information to think about when working with wood for the project. Even if I really want to make my vessel into a certain shape for it to have a certain characteristic, if it won’t work it wood, a band saw, and carving tools, it isn’t going to happen.
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