Al Hurwitz & Michael Day

ART EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY

CLASSROOMS

Group 1: Vanessa Haney, Jess Checkovage, Christa Pagnotto, and Julia Tessler

What is the role of art in general education?

THE LAST SUPPER-LEONARDO DA VINCI

A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND OF LA GRANDE JATTE

-GEORGES SEURAT

TOY STORY- PICASSO

http://www.hark.com/clips/ydhnsljgpt-picasso

Understanding of…Range of visual arts throughout history and across many cultures.

CULTURE AND VISUAL ARTS

http://drawsattention.blogspot.com/2011/08/prehistoric-art.html

Having an understanding of cultural history allows students to think about current issues and trends in art education.

Evolved from Enlightenment thinkersCentral links among Enlightenment

ideas:1) Progress2) Faith in Science

MODERNISM(1600S-1950)

ARTISTIC MODERNISM(1880-1970)

Emphasis on progress, change, and innovation

Stylistic revolution Theory of historical progress in art

1) University courses2) Textbooks3) School classrooms

Autonomy of the artwork Quest for originality

Breakdown in modern era

Political calamities and barbarisms1) Totalitarianism2) Genocide3) Possible nuclear annihilation

POSTMODERNISM

Main influences:1) Marxism and feminism2) Multiculturalism

POSTMODERNISM IN ART

Roles of art and society

Power and elitism in the art world

MARXISM AND ART EDUCATION

Redefine the discourse of art history

Goal: To obtain gender equality

Incorporate women’s contributions and viewpoints in art education

FEMINISM AND ART THEORY

Eurocentric bias

Community and Social Values

Inquiry Methods1) Semiotics2) Deconstruction

MULTICULTURALISM

Study of how images produce meaning

Careful study of language and meaning

SEMIOTICS AND DECONSTRUCTION

A postmodern condition

“an information society saturated with ever-increasing forms of representation”

Changes in art education

HYPERREALITY

Easy! Challenges students to

thinkDeals with social

issues Increases vocabulary

and communication skills

Helps students to gain independence by making own judgments

INTEGRATING ART IN THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM

“In art class, children are often

praised for the uniqueness of their work rather than its

conformity to a predetermined

standard or response.”