Essays on Art Education

Introduction

It is not a secret that school curriculum is literally the issue of wide all-national discussion. No wonder, the effectiveness of students’ education is the main prerequisite of human future. However, very frequently one allegedly insignificant detail is not taken into account: in particular, the spectrum of skills, on which the main emphasis is made. No doubt, there would be many people, who would fervently defense the opposite position, insisting on the fact that children do obtain all necessary skills. Nevertheless, this paper is aimed at the proving of simple statement that any curriculum, which considers art education as ...

ARTE 480

Midterm Essay In November 18, 1928, Mickey Mouse was presented to the world by Walt Disney, which eventually ruled the popular culture among the younger sector of the global society. In succeeding decades after its conception, the Walt Disney Company did not only create hundreds of cartoon characters, but also brought to the world a seemingly magical kingdom. The animations, characters, resorts, theme parks, and the merchandise owned by Disney have all became part of the popular culture and had become precious memories of every person’s childhood years. In this respect, this paper will discuss Disney as a ...

Introduction to Art and Aestheticism

Art is defined as the expression or application of creative skill and imagination, especially through visual medium like painting, sculpture, illustration or any kind of performing art as well. Art is non evaluative term. It means that no one could say whether it is good or bad. Instead the focus of the critics should be on interpretation and assessment. The term aesthetics is related to the beauty of art. Berleant (1992) calls art as a product of human relationship. The contextual phenomena of aesthetics changed in course of time and according to the contemporary situations. The modern aesthetic was ...

Art Education

The inclusion of Art Education in school curriculum has come under the scanner after recent moves were made to eliminate several art courses as part of cuts school budget costs across the United States of America. Generally, four forms of arts have been taught to students at public school from the elementary level. These forms are: a) Music – Psychomotor learning or the development of skills in vocals as well as instruments, cognitive learning or attaining knowledge on the subject and affective learning or learning how to appreciate and be sensitive towards music, b) Dance – Teaching not only traditional dance styles such ...