Assignment #4
School is an institute for educating children and adults that wish to gain success and become
enriched. However, schools everywhere are shutting down extracurricular activities and cutting out
classes such as art, ceramics, band, choir, orchestra, and dance that give students potential to thrive in
their lives. People claim that they want their kids to be well-rounded, confident, and smart, but are
dismissing classes that are essential to building any of those. Schools should not cut the fine arts
programs because this can lead to students becoming less socially confident, experience difficulty with
motor skills and spatial intelligence, and lack creativity later in life.
Art is nearly everywhere: in homes, supplies, human souls, and even in the food people eat. It
gives people substance to their lives and a feeling of excitement. Society unknowingly pushes young
adults to get creative, but it is becoming difficult to do so now because these people are lacking skills
and talent that are essential for innovation. In the book, Strong Arts, Strong Schools, by Charles
Fowler, he says, “Although the American public tends to underrate the arts industry as minuscule and
insignificant, in reality it is one of the primary engines of the economy” (17). Fowler conveys the
significance that arts have in American society because it is thought of as a commodity in modern times.
A performance or piece of art, for example, are “sold” to observers and patrons. This art enriches the
lives of the purchasers and is often the livelihood of the producer of the art. Art is timeless. It changes or
becomes “historic”; the patrons of art preserve it in paintings, recordings, photos, and so forth. With
more exposure to the ar...
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It is art fulfilling its role in society. It is art that brings the moral issues. It is art that makes us human.
All students, and children especially, have tremendous talents, which are forgotten when their minds walk through the school door. Their forever developing talents and favorite interests are left for an uncreative school environment. I, for one, have always been taught and believed in an education, or following the guidelines of another, was essential in achieving wealth and success later in life. However, after listening to Robinson’s argumentative speech, I realize creativity and a valued education coincide with each other. To justify myself, creativity and thinking outside the box has led to many of the world’s advancements. Therefore, when teaching future leaders, and future generations of employees and employers, teaching creativity in a forever rapidly changing and unpredictable world would have benefits. At last, I believe that the educational system puts too much emphasis on a substantial, everyday American future over one’s happiness in a later life. Every human being is already born a unique artist, never made into one; constantly growing into a more talented
Many works of art can be considered artifacts that hold volumes of information regarding the culture of the people that created them and the historical context in which they lived.
People can have many different opinions depending on a topic, but what is truly difficult is getting a complete level of understanding from every opinion, or understanding the point of view of each opinion. Even accepting the points of view can be difficult for some people, who believe that their opinions are right. Luckily, people can learn about the other person’s frame of reference, and at the very least understand the topic or the person a little better. This particular topic is art, which is known for its multiple possible perceptions or its many different messages that it can send a person or group of people. In this way, people can learn more about the thought processes and feelings of others. Unfortunately, with differing opinions,
Fine arts gives students a chance to pour their hearts into something beautiful; a chance to be a part of something that is bigger than just themselves. Some schools are facing financial troubles with the current economy, and one of the first programs they consider cutting is fine arts. The removal of fine arts programs would be absolutely devastating to countless members of the community. Many students would lose their favorite class, in some cases the one class that helps them get through the day, and many teachers that truly care fir the students would lose their dream jobs. Fine arts should not be cut from schools; they build confidence, help with the application of other academic concepts, and even help to prepare students for their future work in the business world.
Discarding the effects it had on society for a moment, it was the key feature of the Renaissance. In earlier times, art had less status. However, mirroring the economic development of the time, art became the thing to spend money on, for various reasons. Money lay at the centre of art, and that is why patronage is so important.
to establish a good line of communication between themselves and their teens. Teens need to know that
Benjamin stressed the Marxist democratization of art through digital reproduction, a media which allows for de-emphasizing the original work of art. Throughout the history of arts, particularly visual arts, we have revered the individual paintings created by artists, locating them in exclusive galleries and museums which are subject to the tastes and privilege of the upper class philanthropic elite. The value of a work is based in part by which wealthy patrons have owned or commissioned it, and the history of a canvas often becomes more important than the actual formal representation on it.
Fine arts classes benefit students and schools alike. Fine arts are needed courses, not just as electives but as core classes that promote learning and creativity in the lives of students. There are three different styles of learning: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Fine art provides an avenue for all of these learning styles to be utilized during one class period; therefore, all students are able to understand and benefit from the curriculum. In a normal academic setting all types of learning may not be used, so a percentage of the classroom will not understand the lessons as well as it could have if it had arts incorporated into the class. It may seem impossible to include arts into an academic setting, but it is possible, effective, and fun. According to Barry Oreck, it has been proven that students learning molecular bonding through a dance had a more proficient understanding of the concept. He states, “We have found that if you learn something through a theater game, you can still answer a test question” (new horizons Dickerson 3). This statement proves that arts are extremely important and beneficial. With fine arts, students have a safe environment to express themselves, a motivation to stay in school, and higher test scores. The fact that fine arts are needed is evident, but will schools respond or live in denial?
Jane Alexander, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), once said, “Many children are missing out on something which gives their education context, gives their lives depth and meaning, and prepares them to be the future workforce.” This “something” that she spoke of is music and art education. Unfortunately, she is entirely correct. We are currently seeing in our country a dramatic cut in arts education curriculum in our public schools due to the limited amount of both time and funding. In many cases budget cutbacks mean arts education cutbacks. This limited amount of resources often forces administrators to place a value on the various subject areas. There is always a demand for greater concentration upon the traditional basics: English, math, science, and history. There is also a new focus on computer competency and a renewed focus on the need for foreign language education. Add to this health education, family life education, industrial arts education, AIDS education, home economics, physical education, and business education and one begins to wonder where arts education fits in.
“That which costs little is less valued,” said novelist Miguel de Cervantes (Saavedra, 1819). A phenomenon very true to the art markets, one might say. Elitism and exclusivity drive the art world. Value of art works is socially and subjectively constructed, based on one’s concocted rationales of what is significant and what is not. Giving art works the title of commodities, hence, is rather trivial, particularly due to the nature and quality of these works. One cannot, however, deny that in the case of contemporary art, capitalism and the art world seem to run hand-in-hand.
The art industry grew as more people became attracted to new forms that encouraged artists to observe creativity or face extinction. Besides, there arose competition among artists’ works about who produced the best and creative work. There are galleries in the modern times where an artist displays his or her work to the society to earn a living. Humans discovered the art of
(Büchler, P. and Harding, D, 1997). It is unfortunate that incidents like this occur, as restoring work is costly and in order to prevent destruction of the work happening again, art sometimes is shielded- which detracts from the idea of the artists original sense of freedom they had when producing their
During playback of art we find authenticity loss of the work. The authenticity of a artwork of throughout history can give it a great value. considering that this value can be both economic and cultural adding an influence in society.
valued it in terns of other things and not for it self. That art had