It is my understanding that architecture is one of the fine arts and therefore the architect an artist. However, there are some pieces of art which have to be designed by one person -the artist, to my understanding- and built by many others; such is the case of large public sculptures and beautiful buildings. Cinema, also, falls into this same category, by the way... The artist is the one that designs -or directs- and all the rest are part of the artist's crew, be it builders, welders or propmen.
Michealgelo did not do the plaster for his frescoes; he only did the paintings... Was he supposed to do it? Did Rodin own the foundry?
Of course, the creative process requieres many hands and minds to complete a specific piece: In a movie there are actors, which would be the most artistic contribution, but there are also propmen, lighting and gofers. in the same way, in a large public sculpture there is one head designer, the one that gives birth to the piece, and then there are surrounding artist such as welders and craftsmen and then there are gofers and general help. I guess the idea is Team work.
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It is my understanding that architecture is one of the fine arts and therefore the architect an artist. However, there are some pieces of art which have to be designed by one person -the artist, to my understanding- and built by many others; such is the case of large public sculptures and beautiful buildings. Cinema, also, falls into this same category, by the way... The artist is the one that designs -or directs- and all the rest are part of the artist's crew, be it builders, welders or propmen.
Michealgelo did not do the plaster for his frescoes; he only did the paintings... Was he supposed to do it? Did Rodin own the foundry?
Of course, the creative process requieres many hands and minds to complete a specific piece: In a movie there are actors, which would be the most artistic contribution, but there are also propmen, lighting and gofers. in the same way, in a large public sculpture there is one head designer, the one that gives birth to the piece, and then there are surrounding artist such as welders and craftsmen and then there are gofers and general help. I guess the idea is Team work.