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Re:Is an Engineer an Artist? by AndrewDucker on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @11:52AM (#12788952)
That's amazing craftmanship you're admiring.

Art has no function. Craft has function.

Re:Is an Engineer an Artist? by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @11:54AM (#12788970)
The primary function of art (it may have others, but this function is what defines it as art) is to create a response in the person experiencing it; it is not without function.
Re:Is an Engineer an Artist? by panglott on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @11:54AM (#12788969)
Or rather, art's primary function is expressive or communicative, while craft has other primary functions.
Re:Is an Engineer an Artist? by ythl on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @12:14PM (#12789139)
Can't craftsmanship have artistic flair? The result of creative emotional expression while crafting?
Re:Is an Engineer an Artist? by return0 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @01:58PM (#12790045)
> Art has no function.

Can you name an art piece that has no function?

Re:Is an Engineer an Artist? by MrZongle2 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @12:24PM (#12789234)
So architecture cannot be art?