ED1BCL – CREATIVITY THROUGH THE ARTS. WEEK 4 –
Tues 01/02/22
SLIDE 2: ART
o Expression of human skill & imagination. Visual form such as painting or sculpture.
Producing work to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power
SLIDE 3: CONCEPTUAL ART
o Conceptual art = very abstract and meaningful to you.
o Art is powerful form of expression.
SLIDE 7/8: BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
o 5 senses builds connections that guide creative brain development in babies:
SMELL = scent of mother's skin
HEARING = familiar voice
VISION = bright coloured toy
TOUCH = cuddling arms
TASTE = drinking milk
o Children communicate through their senses.
o Birth = 2,500 synapses
o 2/3yrs = 15,000 synapses
o Synaptic pruning = making sense of the sense, brains start to attune.
} GOPNIK, 2001
o Children filter out what is important to them and what isn’t.
art = visual engagement with the world.
SLIDE 11: CREATIVE SCHEMA
o Commonalities & continuities in thoughts & behaviour
o Enable child to focus on concept & explore in depth
SLIDE 13: EDUCATION THROUGH ART SITUATED IN HABITUS
} - ethical issues
- ecologies of place & space
- contemporary art = todays art, modern art. Contextualises & represents the world you are
in
- arts practices
- various forms of art, craft, media & design
- inter-disciplinarity
- cultural heritage, contexts & connections
- historical contexts
- creative perceptual & critical thinking
- critique & appreciation
- social-political issues
SLIDE 16: IDENTITY & SELF-HOOD – ART
o ADDISON, 2005; GORDON, 2006:
Through art, young ppl develop expressive means to voice feelings & come to
understand of self.
SLIDE 17: DRAWING ROOM
o Hannah Yason, 2017
o Tried to connect with underprivileged kids who attend a school in the middle of gang
violence.
Kids are constantly in danger & the school is under-funded & lacks resources.
o Drawing room = respects child & their process.
Tues 01/02/22
SLIDE 2: ART
o Expression of human skill & imagination. Visual form such as painting or sculpture.
Producing work to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power
SLIDE 3: CONCEPTUAL ART
o Conceptual art = very abstract and meaningful to you.
o Art is powerful form of expression.
SLIDE 7/8: BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
o 5 senses builds connections that guide creative brain development in babies:
SMELL = scent of mother's skin
HEARING = familiar voice
VISION = bright coloured toy
TOUCH = cuddling arms
TASTE = drinking milk
o Children communicate through their senses.
o Birth = 2,500 synapses
o 2/3yrs = 15,000 synapses
o Synaptic pruning = making sense of the sense, brains start to attune.
} GOPNIK, 2001
o Children filter out what is important to them and what isn’t.
art = visual engagement with the world.
SLIDE 11: CREATIVE SCHEMA
o Commonalities & continuities in thoughts & behaviour
o Enable child to focus on concept & explore in depth
SLIDE 13: EDUCATION THROUGH ART SITUATED IN HABITUS
} - ethical issues
- ecologies of place & space
- contemporary art = todays art, modern art. Contextualises & represents the world you are
in
- arts practices
- various forms of art, craft, media & design
- inter-disciplinarity
- cultural heritage, contexts & connections
- historical contexts
- creative perceptual & critical thinking
- critique & appreciation
- social-political issues
SLIDE 16: IDENTITY & SELF-HOOD – ART
o ADDISON, 2005; GORDON, 2006:
Through art, young ppl develop expressive means to voice feelings & come to
understand of self.
SLIDE 17: DRAWING ROOM
o Hannah Yason, 2017
o Tried to connect with underprivileged kids who attend a school in the middle of gang
violence.
Kids are constantly in danger & the school is under-funded & lacks resources.
o Drawing room = respects child & their process.
