When observing an object, there is an uncanny feeling that is a result of the emotional response human beings obtain. This unique feeling is what makes art so special. The ability to provide escapism in a world of chaos is an asset provided from art. Art is life and vice versa. Therefor, art must be given more emphasis in curricula. Due to its absence in the modern education system, society has grown to become more adapt at looking at art for the wrong reasons. Commercialized art has become the standard, and while commercialized art has its own place within society, so do the other forms and the unique experiences they offer.
Perhaps the most well known analogy in all of art philsophy, the “Allegory Of The Cave” in Book VII of “The Republic” is one where Plato discusses the truer world of the form and ultimately an attack on …show more content…
He states: “When artistic objects are separated from both conditions of origin and operation in experience, a wall is built around them that renders almost opaque their general significance, with which esthetic theory deals” (Dewey Chapter 1). While I wholeheartedly agree with Dewey’s stance on environment in relation to an object of art, I want to challenge our thought leaders in academia of the complete opposite. I want to see students take their knowledge obtained and excel in an environment outside of the classroom. While subjects such as math, history and science are vital for the human mind, art gives an overall enhancement that equips young minds for the world outside of their educational facility. The education system certainly has thought leaders that would stand behind my philosophy of art education, but it is the majority who see it as an inferior subject that worry me. In a world that has become more and more dependent on the visual, the study of art has never been more
Perhaps the most well known analogy in all of art philsophy, the “Allegory Of The Cave” in Book VII of “The Republic” is one where Plato discusses the truer world of the form and ultimately an attack on …show more content…
He states: “When artistic objects are separated from both conditions of origin and operation in experience, a wall is built around them that renders almost opaque their general significance, with which esthetic theory deals” (Dewey Chapter 1). While I wholeheartedly agree with Dewey’s stance on environment in relation to an object of art, I want to challenge our thought leaders in academia of the complete opposite. I want to see students take their knowledge obtained and excel in an environment outside of the classroom. While subjects such as math, history and science are vital for the human mind, art gives an overall enhancement that equips young minds for the world outside of their educational facility. The education system certainly has thought leaders that would stand behind my philosophy of art education, but it is the majority who see it as an inferior subject that worry me. In a world that has become more and more dependent on the visual, the study of art has never been more