Education in Arts / Fall 2021

   Part I CONCEPTUAL ART Definition Conceptual art, sometimes simply called conceptualism, is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. In other words, it is art in  which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if there is one.  ---------------------- Part II  Today we will study conceptual art. You will be introduced to the work of Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta .   Please, see the information bellow and move the discussion forward by answering to  the given questions.                                         ANA MENDIETA Hayward Gallery Exhibition Trailer: Ana Mendieta, Traces   Question 1   What elements used Mendieta in her work? Why is her work important? Questio...

Warm Up Students write their philosophy of life in order to warm up to the articulation of their own teaching philosophy. -------------------     The Workshop Report   Tyler, Christopher W.   Final Workshop Report: Art Creativity and Learning. National Science foundation, 2008.                                                                            https://www.nsf.gov/sbe/slc/ACL_Report_Final.pd   QUESTION 1 In which way do the arts are useful in the learning process?  -----------------------------------------   Teaching Philosophy    Source: Writing a Teaching Philosophy Sta...

 ------------------------------------ Part I   EDUCATIONAL VIDEO Are Schools Killing Creativity? with Sir Kenneth Robinson (min. 11:15 on). After watching the video above, answer the following questions:   Question 1 What is Robinson's definition of intelligence?   Question 2 Why does Robinson think schools are killing creativity? Question 3 What would you, as a new teacher, do to enhance creativity in your classroom? ---------------------------- Part II Installation Art Installation art is a term generally used to describe artwork located in three-dimensional interior space as the word "install" means putting something inside of something else. In our class we adapt this concept to arrange readymades and found objects in order to create an installation that has meaning.   Concepts Addressed today: Readymades Found Objects Wabi-Sabi Watch the videos below: READY MADES The readymades of Marcel Duchamp are ordinary manufactured objects that the ar...