Artifact: An object produced or shaped by sentient craft
Let's stipulate that a piece of art is first and foremost an artifact. An artifact is a thing that made or used for a purpose. Any purpose.
Still, I find them highly evocative and meaningful. Submit yours, if you care to, to gsmnem@gmail.com, for consideration as time allows.
Oil Painting: Judy in the Stars Artist: Bill (William) Girard, Royal Oak, MI 1940 -2011 See also: Judy Detroit (poem), About Judy in the Stars in Musings. | Oil Painting: Fauvel Artist: Bill (William) Girard; Royal Oak, MI 1940 -2011 Oil on Wall board @ 56" x 40" |
Image: The saltcellar of King Francis I of France Artist: Florentine sculptor Benvenuto Cellini Cast Gold on Ivory base circa early 1540s.
The piece was stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria, in 2003. |
Image: One Afternoon Artist: David Chorlton; Phoenix, AZ Watercolor & Pastel @ 22" x 30"
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Print: Captain Ahab
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