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Sunday, 15 January 2012
Poss images for essay
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Programme about Lewis Carroll on radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010t6hb/Great_Lives_Series_24_Lewis_Carroll/http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b010t6hb/
Again the issue of photographs of children comes up.
Again the issue of photographs of children comes up.
Friday, 29 April 2011
Fetishied object
Alessi salt and pepper mills
‘Salt and pepper mills, in thermoplastic resin. The close contact with the National Palace Museum of Taiwan’s artistic collections offered by the "Chin Family" project has allowed Stefano Giovannoni’s imagination to run wild, pushing him to measure himself against, and apply his contemporary and very personal interpretation to, the millennia-old tradition of Chinese applied arts. The result is a family of characters, flowers and fruits, each of which interprets a domestic functional role, echoing the grace of seventeenth-century ceramic objects while at the same time openly declaring their modernness.’ (From website)
‘Salt and pepper mills, in thermoplastic resin. The close contact with the National Palace Museum of Taiwan’s artistic collections offered by the "Chin Family" project has allowed Stefano Giovannoni’s imagination to run wild, pushing him to measure himself against, and apply his contemporary and very personal interpretation to, the millennia-old tradition of Chinese applied arts. The result is a family of characters, flowers and fruits, each of which interprets a domestic functional role, echoing the grace of seventeenth-century ceramic objects while at the same time openly declaring their modernness.’ (From website)
§ What “need(s)” does it fulfil?
They work very well, look and feel nice, but all they do is grind pepper or salt.
They are part of a design collection
§ What is it’s “exchange” value? (and how is this calculated?)
This is calculated on its aesthetics, not just it’s actual practical value.
They are part of a collection, so this increases their value.
Its actual value as a utility is not much, it’s a pepper grinder!
They cost is £34 each
‘In political economy and especially Marxian economics, exchange value refers to one of four major attributes of a commodity, i.e., an item or service produced for, and sold on the market. The other three aspects are use value, value and price.
Thus, a commodity has:
- a value
- a use-value (or utility)
- an exchange value
- a price (it could be an actual selling price or an imputed ideal price)
These four concepts have a very long history in human thought, from Aristotle to David Ricardo,[1] becoming ever more clearly distinguished as the development of commercial trade progressed. This entry focuses on Marx's summation of the results of economic thought about exchange-value.’
§ What is it’s “symbolic” value?
These represent a trend and an interest in art and design
The value is because it is an Alessi design
This collection is not exclusive, but is specialised, you need to be familiar with the designer and to be able to offered them
§ What is it’s “real” value? (and how do you calculate this?)
For me the value is less than the asking price. Why do we need a pepper grinder that costs £34?
You can buy a cheap pepper grinder that does the job, but probably not brilliantly and wont last long, but you can get a very good one for less than £34
I feel the main value of these objects is their design, not how well it does the job.
· How is it’s “symbolic” value constructed? Who by? And who benefits?
It’s symbolic value is constructed by its Alessi brand.
It is a collectable that has been constructed by the designer
People who enjoy collecting, like my sister, benefit from it’s symbolic value
The designer and the manufacture benefit from it.
Because its part of a collection, people will want to buy more.
Alessi are very good at taking a simply kitchen utensil and creating a beautiful collectable piece of art that has a practical worth. Very clever, but not needed.
Friday, 4 February 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/why-this-photo-cost-hospital-a-charity-bonanza-20110104-19f54.html
This is a case from Australia, but I think it is ridiculous that this couldn't be auction off for fund raising for a hospital due to the fact that he has his top off!
This is a case from Australia, but I think it is ridiculous that this couldn't be auction off for fund raising for a hospital due to the fact that he has his top off!
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