Understanding Works of Art, the Inexpressible, and Teaching: A Philosophical Sketch

Autor/in	Richmond, Stuart
Titel	Understanding Works of Art, the Inexpressible, and Teaching: A Philosophical Sketch
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education & the Arts, 11 (2010), (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8094
Schlagwörter	Art Education; Comprehension; Philosophy; Artists; Audiences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Verstehen; Verständnis; Philosophie; Artiste; Artist; Künstler; Künstlerin; Spectator; Zuschauer
Abstract	Understanding is an elusive and little understood concept yet it is frequently cited as an educational aim. The aim of this paper is to illuminate the nature of understanding in the art education context. This paper explores critically the conceptual background of understanding, drawing on the work of Wittgenstein, to reveal its varied and indeterminate nature and the importance of public criteria in the sharing of understanding. Focusing on art, the paper shows how understanding involves an experiential and imaginative synthesis of a work's concepts and features, inexpressible aspects and the viewer's subjective contribution. The importance of giving an artwork its due as an artist's creative achievement is supported. Notes for teaching response to art are offered in keeping with understanding's open texture. (As Provided).
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