Concluision

During this project about the language of art and textiles, I have learnt that  artists such as Louise Bourgeouis and Tracey Emin are prime exampes of what this combination of 'terms' means to me. I think that there are no boundaries between art and design and  we should be able to express our art work in what ever medium we want. For me this means through  print, stitch and a range of different fabrics, therefore I think my work. The work of others such as Shelly Goldsmith and Joanna Chapman don't just  explore the boundaries between fine art and art textiles but explode them.

Is my shoe Art?

On the subject of boundaries, some artists believe that conceptual art is not art. For examples the 

Stuckists believe that only painting can be art and not , for example installation: ' The Stuckists, consists of 20 points starting with "Stuckism is a quest for authenticity". Re modernism, the other well-known manifesto of the movement is a criticism of postmodernism and aims to get back to the true spirit of modernism, to produce art with spiritual value regardless of style, subject matter or medium. In another manifesto they also define themselves as anti-anti-art which is against anti -art and for art.'  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuckism

This is a definition of stuckism. Stuckists are basically saying that they are against anti- art and therefore they only want paintings and 'original' art to be art not installation or sculpture or anything else. 

'you can bomb an arts building for the sake of demonstrative art protesting "art": 'oh, just look at my beautiful work of art of collapsed building and debris all over'. Your action will not go unpunished, and rightly so' - http://forums.philosophyforums.com/threads/does-art-have-boundaries-and-limitations-36163.html

I agree partly with this statement  with the fact that if you break the law to create art you should not go unpunished, however if that particular activity or that act of violence is art to them then it is in its own right,not everyone has to agree with them. 

'Is My Shoe Art' - Charles Thompson, Oil on canvas

Art in its own right and should not be defined by the choice of material or technique. I think that the choice of  material whether that be paper and paint or fabrics and stitching should be classed as 'art', and should not restrict artists to only working with one or the other, not both together. Artists like Bourgeois, Emin, and Goldsmith are perfect example of the artists not restricted to language (labels) and both work with textiles in fine art ways. 

However, it could be argued that art has no boundaries in the first place; 'There is no limitation to art because art is interpretations of the artists feelings, and feelings have no limitations.- http://forums.philosophyforums.com/threads/does-art-have-boundaries-and-limitations-36163.html

'there is no limit to art, art is creating , creating is in my eyes an essential part of life'.- http://forums.philosophyforums.com

Iagree with this quotation i do not think that there should be limitation within art, i think that art is unique to the individual who is creating it and should be able to express themselves in what ever way they see fit.