Global pursuit of visual culture. (Editor's Comments).September 11, 2001--I would like to express, on behalf of SchoolArts and the staff and managers of Davis Publications, our deep sense of sorrow about the tragic events of September 11, 2001. We extend our sympathy to all those who have suffered the loss of loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl . We applaud and respect the bravery of our fellow Americans whose selfless self·less adj. Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish: "Volunteers need both selfish and selfless motives to sustain their interest" Natalie de Combray. acts of courage and goodwill continue to provide relief and healing. The attack on America has touched us all, perhaps changing our lives forever. We cannot turn our backs on hatred and pretend that it will go away. In the dawn of a new millennium, we find ourselves living in a mutilated mu·ti·late tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing, mu·ti·lates 1. To deprive of a limb or an essential part; cripple. 2. To disfigure by damaging irreparably: mutilate a statue. world. We need to re-educate re·ed·u·cate also re-ed·u·cate tr.v. re·ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing, re·ed·u·cates 1. To instruct again, especially in order to change someone's behavior or beliefs. 2. ourselves for a new way of life in the face of terror and hatred. Statewide assessment no longer seems as important as it once did. Perhaps we need to focus more on understanding the meaning of freedom with responsibility. Teach tolerance. Understand hatred. Look outward, beyond ourselves. Give reason a chance. Sometimes, art instruction loses touch with the intensity of the cultural reality that human accomplishments once possessed. If humanistic goals are to be realized in art education, then the study of art and visual culture must be seen as a global pursuit, a community connection, and a personal journey. We should make every effort to teach art in context so that the object of investigation is seen in relation to global conditions, community support, and the personal dimensions of aesthetic experience. The study of our visual world should connect with the study of history so that students can better understand the relationships among human accomplishments. Even a condensed con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. chronology will help. Geographic literacy enables students to understand how people, objects, and environments influence each other. Objects and environments are formed and changed within a community--a system that is interactive. Communities support the creators and use the objects, not in isolation, but as functional parts of a common existence. The study of art and visual culture is also a personal journey--a series of stories about how individuals have shaped their visual world and how they make artistic decisions. By attending to the individual dimension of the visual experience, we can call attention to the interplay of conflicting values. By encouraging reading and writing in the content area we enrich the study of art, while instilling in·still also in·stil tr.v. in·stilled, in·still·ing, in·stills also in·stils 1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality . . . a passion for independent reading. In this way, the influences on the maker and the aesthetic system in which the maker operates become comprehensible com·pre·hen·si·ble adj. Readily comprehended or understood; intelligible. [Latin compreh to the viewer and more applicable to the individual's life in a pluralistic plu·ral·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to social or philosophical pluralism. 2. Having multiple aspects or parts: "the idea that intelligence is a pluralistic quality that ... society. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion