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Ornament and Crime
In the 1908/10 essay, ‘Ornament and Crime’, author Adolf Loos talks about his realisation that everyday items that have been ornamented, items adorned with decoration, quickly go out of style and become obsolete. Loos believed this was a waste of effort, all the extra work that the craftsman had put in would go to waste. This I believe makes a good point but he also said that “The evolution of culture is synonymous with the removal of ornament from objects of daily use.” This I don’t fully agree with. As an example Loos refers the ornamented through tattoos, ‘Papuan’. He describes as not being civilised or evolved morally like that his peers. At one end of the spectre you have the tattooed ‘Papuan’ and in Loos view the other is an unadorned modern man. A modern man tattooed would either be considered a criminal or a degenerate.
I do not agree with this side of his beliefs on ornamentation. I think ornamentation is completely necessary, In modern society they are a way of distinguishing ourselves from everyone else. Ornamentation allows us to personalise, take these Laptop skins for example, something as simple as an ornamented laptop cover can make everyday items a lot more personal. Rather than having something exactly the same as everyone else, ornamentation can identify something as your own, something you can take pride in. This doesn’t just go for laptops, this goes for almost anything, clothing, handbags, jewellery, cell phones and much more. With no disrespect no Loos, I see ornamentation as a big part of modern society and in the future to come.
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