Buildings and chairs can be artistic, obviously, but they are art second and they don’t even need to be artistic at all.
In contrast, art doesn’t even need to be functional to be art. Architecture and furniture without function aren’t actually architecture or furniture. In fact, once you take away function, art is the only thing that remains. After all, a chair no one can sit in or a building no one can enter may not be furniture or architecture, but they can still be sculptures.
Damn, certain historical artistic architects and furniture makers would strangle you with a 2×4 for that statement.
Imagine being that much if an art purist asshole.
Buildings and chairs can be artistic, obviously, but they are art second and they don’t even need to be artistic at all.
In contrast, art doesn’t even need to be functional to be art. Architecture and furniture without function aren’t actually architecture or furniture. In fact, once you take away function, art is the only thing that remains. After all, a chair no one can sit in or a building no one can enter may not be furniture or architecture, but they can still be sculptures.