James Swiler

"#2 (Tabula Rasa Series)"

1997, 12 x 14 x 1 1/2,Mixed Media

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Art, denotes in its broadest sense merely the ability to make something or to execute a plan. Skill implies expertness in doing something. Artifice implies skill used as a means of trickery or deception. Craft implies ingenuity in execution, sometimes even suggesting trickery or deception. In another sense, craft is distinguished from art in its application to a lesser skill involving little or no creative thought. (Webster's Dictionary) You decide.