Why we make art and why it is taught [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Hickman

• Autore: Hickman Richard
• Pubblicazione: Bristol, UK ; ; Portland, OR, : Intellect, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 707
• Soggetto topico: Art in education; Art - Study and teaching
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword / Antony Gormley -- ; Sect. 1. Art and art education -- ; Sect. 2. Conversations and reflections - some 'mini case-studies' -- ; Sect. 3. Issues in art and learning -- ; Sect. 4. Concluding chapter.
• Sommario/riassunto: Does art have any use or real purpose in today's society? Why do governments around the world spend millions on art education? Rejecting the vogue for social and cultural accounts of the nature of art-making, this book is largely psychological in its approach to discussing art-making and its place in education. The 'we' in the title is intentionally polemical, with the author claiming a universal, ie pan-cultural basis for 'art' making activities -- or rather activities which can be described as 'creating aesthetic significance'. Developmental issues in art education are examined, together wit
• Titolo autorizzato: Why we make art and why it is taught
• ISBN: 1-280-47705-9; 9786610477050; 1-84150-929-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450786703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II