I was in Fireworks, a gallery which sells practical, everyday tools with funky artistic twists. While browsing the shelf I realized that this store objectifies art in everyday life. The owner has made a purposeful choice to sell useful everyday objects, but which also will bring joy in their attractive nature.
It, for me, redefined my definition of everyday tools. Thus, when picking up the hammer off the shelf which is crafted to be both functional and serve as art, combines two previously disparate notions. Art is not practical. And the practical is not art. Something so simple was able to break this barrier for me, negating a theme which society preserves time and time again. I got the sensation to slow down and enjoy the art of using this device.
Just shopping in an everyday store, picking up everyday objects. And realizing how art can be practical and the practical can be artful. I don't know if I would have appreciated these details had I not taken this course. My journey through the store, and now through life can be mirrored in our first blog, it seems. To sit for twenty minutes. To find the realness in life. And, life's little offerings of art. Only by seeking awareness, and slowing down, is one able to grasp these flickers of real life.
The creator of Fireworks, Michele Manasse, furthers this idea in her company's "about us statement": "The medium is not as important as its ability t0 be functional and entertaining. Thus, "celebrating art in life"
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