{"id":2099,"date":"2011-09-09T19:05:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T00:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2011-09-09T19:10:01","modified_gmt":"2011-09-10T00:10:01","slug":"power-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=2099","title":{"rendered":"THE POWER OF MAKING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An exhibit at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/content\/exhibitions\/power-of-making\/power-of-making\/\">Victoria And Albert Museum <\/a>in London. \u00a0This is a subject I have thought about almost everyday since I was quite young. So I am very pleased that someone has finally recognized it&#8217;s value. Potentially a most provocative exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>We seem to be more sensitive to the word designing rather than \u00a0craftsmanship,making or building. For some one word presumes the other, which is not necessarily the case. (presumption can be a dangerous thought in any case)<\/p>\n<p>My assumption is that almost everything we do can be improved.<br \/>\nThe Porter GalleryRoom 48Admission free<br \/>\nThe V&amp;A and Crafts Council celebrate the role of making in our lives by presenting an eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted objects, ranging from a life-size crochet bear to a ceramic eye patch, a fine metal flute to dry stone walling. Power of Making is a cabinet of curiosities showing works by both amateurs and leading makers from around the world to present a snapshot of making in our time.<br \/>\nThe exhibition showcases works made using a diverse range of skills and explores how materials can be used in imaginative and spectacular ways, whether for medical innovation, entertainment, social networking or artistic endeavour.<br \/>\nMaking is the most powerful way that we solve problems, express ideas and shape our world. What and how we make defines who we are, and communicates who we want to be.<br \/>\nFor many people, making is critical for survival. For others, it is a chosen vocation: a way of thinking, inventing and innovating. And for some it is simply a delight to be able to shape a material and say \u2018I made that\u2019. The power of making is that it fulfills each of these human needs and desires.<br \/>\nThose whose craft and ingenuity reach the very highest levels can create amazing things. But making is something everyone can do. The knowledge of how to make \u2013 both everyday objects and highly-skilled creations \u2013 is one of humanity\u2019s most precious resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An exhibit at the Victoria And Albert Museum in London. \u00a0This is a subject I have thought about almost everyday since I was quite young. So I am very pleased that someone has finally recognized it&#8217;s value. Potentially a most provocative exhibit. We seem to be more sensitive to the word designing rather than \u00a0craftsmanship,making &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=2099\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">THE POWER OF MAKING<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[728],"tags":[2529,892,893,895,894,896],"class_list":["post-2099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","tag-art","tag-craftsmanship","tag-creating","tag-designing","tag-inventing","tag-problem-solving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2101,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099\/revisions\/2101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}