Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/09

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Subject: [Leica] Artist vs Craftsman
From: Afterswift at aol.com (Afterswift@aol.com)
Date: Wed Feb 9 13:27:57 2005
 
According to RG Collingwood (Principles of Art) what
distinguishes the artist from the craftsman is that
the craftsman has a precise notion of what s/he is
constructing.

The artist, in contrast, performs his/her creations
to learn what they become.? And in learning what they
become, the artist informs him/herself about something
previously unknown to the artist.