My Mouth is Watering…

Aline writes: We went to the Victoria and Albert to see the International Arts and Crafts Exhibit. The whole impetus behind the arts and crafts movement speaks so much to me – the dehumanization due to the introduction of industrialization bears a frightening parallel to the dehumanization in our time due to technology.

But philosophy aside, it is not only a noble concept, but it actually made my mouth water the objects are all so beautiful! The brilliant thing was that the exhibit was divided into countries: England, America, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Japan. It had all kinds of objects, such as stained glass, religious objects, paintings, furniture, books, textiles, clothing, housewares, etc. To see how the arts and crafts manifested itself in different countries at different times was really fascinating. For example, seeing the American exhibit after the English one made me realize how much heavier and bulky the American objects are in comparison. And I didn’t realize how much work the arts and crafts artists did for the church, such as altarpieces and goblets. And how late the arts and crafts movement hit Japan (in the 1920’s).

Unfortunately, no pictures were allowed, so I can’t share the beauty. But check out the link above to see some of the beauty for yourself! Yum Yum. The game my friends and I always play of “what one object would you want to take home” was completely impossible for this exhibit! I would take it ALL home!!!