The fields of art and design collide and overlap in a variety of ways—leaning on each other and stealing from one another.
Historically, design has connoted creative work in the commercial realm, whereas art has had other agendas.
Today fine artists will borrow from design (as in the work of Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, and Doug Aitken's 100 Years, below):
Historically, design has connoted creative work in the commercial realm, whereas art has had other agendas.
Today fine artists will borrow from design (as in the work of Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, and Doug Aitken's 100 Years, below):
And designers mine the fine art world for visual inspiration (as in the music video for Drake's Hotline Bling, clearly referencing James Turrell's work).