Huntly Art Reader- Week Two

by Rocca Gutteridge, 3 Jun 2011

The Huntly Art Reader in Action!

Week Two of the Huntly Art Reader reading…
*John Ruskin: On Art and Life *

(Email to Anna)

Hey Anna,

I bought this book whilst on a cheese making course at Grizedale Arts in Cumbria!

I’m in the process of learning more about the organisation and really warmed to their ideas of art being useful rather than for arts sake.

http://grizedale.org/blogs/blog/8248/locked-in-a-room-to-get-some-perspective

John Ruskin provides a large back bone to their thinking so I’d like us to discuss this text and relate it to the idea of art, usefulness and cram walking in there along the way.

Look forward to Thursday,
Rocca