I agree with most points in the article but there are some ideas that could be improved.
Honestly I feel that art is what the artist chooses to express in there mind. Yes, every piece of art has meaning to it. Even when a student makes a piece of art just for a grade they still self consciously have a meaning to it. The student may not even know it until questions begin to ask, "why did you make this art?" "what inspired this art?" This also makes the student think and tend to realize they expressed their emotions and or the meaning into the art without realizing it. Also if there is meaning there is emotion which can be a very tricky thing to handle for a student.
I feel that teachers should indeed work meaning into the lessons but I also think she shouldn't push it. Hidden emotions can be hard for students to express. Yes, they tend to express it in art openly. Some students from the gecko they have a statement and or a meaning to express to the public eyes. They are not afraid to share what they have created. Then there are the students who would like to keep those feelings to themselves. I speak from experience that the student wants to put meaning in to but doesn't want to answer the deeper questions. It's a hard thing to handle because they could be scared. So when a teacher goes up to a student asking about the meaning behind it they should be careful to approach it.
If a teacher ends up helping a student to the point that it's decoration that shows the student isn't into the art. This is when the teacher needs to find a different project or a different idea for that student if they don't want the student making decorations. In the end art is art, it's a way to express emotions that are hidden. Even if the art is a cartoon to hang on someone's wall. Art is also a cool object for people to observe and get what they want out of it. I agree with the article when it says that teachers should teach shading and detail in warms-ups. Then if a student wants help to improve there artwork then off to the side the teacher could give pointers and tips. That is another thing about meaning, some students may want to put meaning and have this idea but isn't that artistically talented yet to do so.
Honestly I feel that art is what the artist chooses to express in there mind. Yes, every piece of art has meaning to it. Even when a student makes a piece of art just for a grade they still self consciously have a meaning to it. The student may not even know it until questions begin to ask, "why did you make this art?" "what inspired this art?" This also makes the student think and tend to realize they expressed their emotions and or the meaning into the art without realizing it. Also if there is meaning there is emotion which can be a very tricky thing to handle for a student.
I feel that teachers should indeed work meaning into the lessons but I also think she shouldn't push it. Hidden emotions can be hard for students to express. Yes, they tend to express it in art openly. Some students from the gecko they have a statement and or a meaning to express to the public eyes. They are not afraid to share what they have created. Then there are the students who would like to keep those feelings to themselves. I speak from experience that the student wants to put meaning in to but doesn't want to answer the deeper questions. It's a hard thing to handle because they could be scared. So when a teacher goes up to a student asking about the meaning behind it they should be careful to approach it.
If a teacher ends up helping a student to the point that it's decoration that shows the student isn't into the art. This is when the teacher needs to find a different project or a different idea for that student if they don't want the student making decorations. In the end art is art, it's a way to express emotions that are hidden. Even if the art is a cartoon to hang on someone's wall. Art is also a cool object for people to observe and get what they want out of it. I agree with the article when it says that teachers should teach shading and detail in warms-ups. Then if a student wants help to improve there artwork then off to the side the teacher could give pointers and tips. That is another thing about meaning, some students may want to put meaning and have this idea but isn't that artistically talented yet to do so.
This painting of this girl by Sal Jones, for example. It has depth of meaning in it. But to others it could just be a girl. Also it's not wall decoration it's from the artist and there mind. This is also why I noticed from the article it talked about how teachers are telling the students what to do to the point it's considered decoration. But what if the student has an image in there mind with meaning but again they don't have the talent like the painting above. So in the end I think the teachers should enforce meaning but help the students when they have an idea.