ART APPRECIATION

ARTISTS
AND ARTISANS

*The art is one of the most significant ways in which we try to grapple with howthe present unfolds.In Robert
Henri’s The Art Spirit (1923), he stated that “Art when really understoodis the province of every human being.
It is simply a question of doing things, anything, well.In Peter Drucker’s seminal book Post-Capitalist
Society (1993), he stated that“the real controlling resource and the absolutely decisive factor of
production isneither capital not land nor labor. It is knowledge. Instead of capitalists
andproletarians, the classes of the post capitalist society are the knowledge workersand the service
workers.” Artists have treaded a long history. Their roots can likewise be traced in one of the major
milestones in human civilization.In the first episode of the video series “New Ways of Seeing”, a project by
TheNew York Times’ T Brand Studio and jewelry giant Tiffany & Co., art critic JerrySaltz (2016)
underscored the significance of not only the discovery of the cavepaintings, but also the paintings
themselves.Jerry Saltz asserted that “these first artists invented a way to get the three-
dimensional world into two dimensions and attach value to their own ideas. Andall of the history of art flows

forth from this invention.”The impulse to create is at the core of human much like the impulseto

communicate through language.

The Artisan and the Guilds

Museums are packed with numerous artifacts and interesting objects from
allo v e r t h e w o r l d t h a t h a v e s u r v i v e d c e n t u r i e s f o r u s a l l t o s e e . M a g n i f i c e n t stru
ctures that are often appreciated not only for their historical significance butmore
so for their aesthetic characteristics that render them unique, becometourist destinations for
those who wish to explore and see the remarkable facade,interior, and even the minutest of details up
close. Another contributory factor is the emergence of technology and knowledge inm a n a g i n g a n d c
o n s e r v i n g a l l o f t h e s e o b j e c t s a n d s t r u c t u r e s , e n a b l i n g t h e retention of the integrity
of the artwork and the intention of the artist in terms of the design and overall aesthetic.There are many great
museums in the world like the Gothic cathedrals and other megastructures that were built all over Europe during the Middle
Ages.The Cologne Cathedral is one of the Gothic architecture in Germany.The account was that master mason
Gerard Ryle started the project in 1248 butwas only completed roughly 600 years later, claiming the
record as one of thelongest construction projects to date
civilization,