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December 6, 2016 by Max Distro LLC

Decorative Arts at the Montréal Fine Arts Museum

Glass Installation by Dale Chihuly at Entrance to Beaux Arts Museum Montréal

Glass Installation by Dale Chihuly at Entrance to Beaux Arts Museum Montréal

Decorative Arts are often the unsung heroes of everyday life. The decorative arts are arts or crafts concerned with the design and manufacture of beautiful objects that are also functional. It includes interior design, but not usually architecture. The decorative arts are often categorized in opposition to the “fine arts”, namely, painting, drawing, photography, and large-scale sculpture, which generally have no function other than to be seen. The distinction between works of decorative art and fine art has been blurred by pop art artists such as Andy Warhol who elevated common objects to fine art status.
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Filed Under: Canada and Alaska, Decorative Arts, Museums, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alessandro Mendini, Andrea Anastasio, Cabinet, Canada, Dale Chihuly, Decorative Arts, Gaetano Pesce, Ivan Mareš, Loyd Schwan, Luna Bookshelf, Marius Plamondon, Montreal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Museum, Pablo Picasso, Piero Fornasetti, Richard Notkin, Seating

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