Gebrauchskunst

Japanese: Gebrauchskunst
Gebrauchskunst

...One reason is that from the mid-19th century, under the idea of ​​art supremacy, the concept of "art" came to be limited to "something that has pure artistic expression," and as a result, crafts were left behind. In English, fine art is called fine art or pure art, while crafts are called minor art or lesser art, useful art, applied art, and decorative art. In German, art is called schöne Kunst (fine art) and freie Kunst (free art), while crafts are called Gebrauchskunst (practical art) and unfreie Kunst (bonded art), which are terms (definitions) with a somewhat inferior connotation. Another reason is that the industrial element inherent in crafts was actively supported. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gebrauchskunst" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…一つは,19世紀中葉から芸術至上主義的な考え方のもとに,〈美術〉が〈純粋な芸術的表現をもつもの〉という限定された概念をもつようになったため,結果的に工芸の方が取り残されたことによる。英語で美術のことを,ファイン・アートfine art,ピュア・アートpure art(純粋芸術)というのに対して,工芸のことをマイナー・アートminor artまたはレッサー・アートlesser art(小芸術),ユースフル・アートuseful art(有用芸術),アプライド・アートapplied art(応用芸術),デコラティブ・アートdecorative art(装飾芸術)といい,ドイツ語でも美術をシェーネ・クンストschöne Kunst(美術),フライエ・クンストfreie Kunst(自由芸術)というのに対して,ゲブラウフスクンストGebrauchskunst(実用芸術),ウンフライエ・クンストunfreie Kunst(羈絆(きはん)芸術)と,工芸のことをやや劣等的な意味をこめた言い方(定義)をするのは,このことを示している。 もう一つは,工芸に内在する工業的要素が積極的に支持されたことによる。…

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