Given the following:
Kenneth G. Wilson (1923?). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. objet d?art, art object, object of art Objet d?art is a borrowed French phrase, pronounced awb-ZHAI DAHR, and literally meaning ?object of art? or ?art object??that is, sculpture, painting, ceramics, metalwork, or the like made particularly for its beauty and artistic quality rather than for its utility.
Put it all in English (art object) or all in French (objet d?art), not in the misspelled mixture that sometimes crops up, object d?art.
(Don't you love it when people try to sound sophisticated - and get so close - but miss?)
And given:
That much of what "advanced" turners are making have little if any actual utility
- vases that can't hold water without being ruined,
- bowls with naturally occuring or created holes
- hollow forms which may or may not be textured burned/scorched/charred sand blasted wire brushed pierced carved / sculpted post turning "patinated" "leafed" / "foiled" inlayed : :
- turned pieces cut up/ "deconstructed" into pieces and "reconstructed" - but not in their original shape
- pieces of wood, either of one wood or several different kinds/colors of wood, glued together and then turned into something that looks like something that would hold a liquid, jell or something moist - but shouldn't.
Are turners becoming Objet D' Artistes?
Now don't get me wrong - while I really like turning nice pegs, magic wands, hair sticks, drawer pulls, weed pots, lidded boxes, especially their finials, christmas ornaments and even beads (haven't gotten to pen turning yet) - and plates, bowls, pots and some hollow forms, what I really enjoy turning is multi-axis pieces that have NO function - no purpose other than being wooden things that are fun to examine, visually and tactily. No practical value or purpose, not even the illusion of utility - no purpose other than being interesting to look at and handle - objet d' art.
I aspired to be a turniste and it turns out I may have missed the mark, taking a wrong turn and am spinning off towards d' artiste? Am I now going to have to learn French now? Develop a taste for cheeses with funny names that aren't pronounced like they're spelled and may or may not smell almost disgusting?
Where can I buy a Guillotine lapel pin?
IF I start drinking wine, should I only drink French wines?
Anyone know how to whine - in French?
Maybe I should go back to turning spoons and spatulas - out of olive wood.
charlie b