The Students' Art Furniture Corner

What is art furniture?
“Art furniture is functional art - to be used, yet considered a piece of fine art. It is made with extreme care and something to be handed on from generation to generation.” - Liccione

Art furniture is often referred by alternate names: sculptural furniture, functional art, studio furniture - It is contemporary sculpture plus furniture to be lived in.

How do you know what to create?

"Sometimes, I will be working the fires with the iron and just twisting and using the hammer, not having anything in mind and just see how the metal evolves, what type of sculptural form it takes."- Liccione  

How can I know if I could be a sculptor?

“A talented artist, finding sculpture their nature, finds mastering technical achievement to create art, a skill that is priceless to art. Finding art is as natural as - The Rain Forest is to the earth - the artist finds a home with art if ... the artist starts looking. Not looking for art, but looking for your spirit to be naturally at home with the art, with creativity, and home with the self as artist." - Liccione

When I see this functional art, or studio furniture, how can I tell if it is good art furniture?

"Look for something that is functional with high quality workmanship is the hallmark of art furniture. The art is something that is unique, it's one of kind and very functional. It needs to be nicely designed and comfortable to sit in. There has been a big debate over art furniture being functional. I was in one art show and a painter came up to me and asked, 'is it design first or functional first?' It's both." - Liccione

The artist makes his artwork plus, Liccione is a practicing college sculpture instructor and a conservator at an art museum. James Liccione is the originator of The Creative Era Movement.

 The Students' Art Furniture Corner

Can you guess the art furniture sculpture? Here is the clue - A art furniture nature table that reminds us of The Rain Forest and nature. We may feel mother earth present in this natural environmental art furniture.

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