Such a polarity of function is mirrored in the commonly used terms artist and artisan, the latter understood as one who gives considerable consideration to the utilitarian. In cultures corresponding to those of Africa and Oceania, a definition of art that encompasses this continuum has existed for tons of of years. In the West, nevertheless, by the mid-18th century the event of academies for portray and sculpture established a way that these media were “art” and subsequently separate from more utilitarian media. This separation of art types continued amongst art institutions till the late 20th century, when such inflexible distinctions…