@tomasz@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhen, if ever, should one prioritise form over function?message-square7fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
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minus-squarePicoBlaanketlinkfedilink4•edit-21 year agoTo be fair, if form and function are the same, then this entire question is tautological. (which is a valid perspective) For example: You could make a fork that stabs food perfectly (function). You could make that fork shiny, with ornate designs (form). You could say that both are examples of function, because artistic beauty has a functional purpose (to enhance free expression, and emotional impact). And that is the frivolity of words… They are mostly redundant (and exist for the beauty of form (which is a function)).
If it is art.
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To be fair, if form and function are the same, then this entire question is tautological. (which is a valid perspective)
For example:
You could say that both are examples of function, because artistic beauty has a functional purpose (to enhance free expression, and emotional impact).
And that is the frivolity of words… They are mostly redundant (and exist for the beauty of form (which is a function)).