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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 1173556, member: 5066"]Yes i agree,</p><p>In the furniture world primitive = country made pieces by someone who is not trained in cabinet making</p><p>In Fine Art= someone who has no professional training, primitive = Folk Art</p><p>In USA primitive =basically amateurs making objects for which they have had no formal training. Sometimes it comes off in a spectacular, wonderful fashion, more often it comes off as "what the heck is that?!"[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 1173556, member: 5066"]Yes i agree, In the furniture world primitive = country made pieces by someone who is not trained in cabinet making In Fine Art= someone who has no professional training, primitive = Folk Art In USA primitive =basically amateurs making objects for which they have had no formal training. Sometimes it comes off in a spectacular, wonderful fashion, more often it comes off as "what the heck is that?!"[/QUOTE]
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