Posted by: Emily Kruszynski:
today we looked at Schools of Criticism & ate cheese and crackers & while drinking "wine" to remind us that, like wine there are different kinds of schools of criticism, some good/some bad, depending on the content & context, and one must evaluate in order to decide which school or wine works best for them (which they like or esteem as "good") we discussed teaching our students to reserve judgement for later (not be so quick to judge). It made me think about how we as LDS teachers can teach good/moral/gospel principles through art this way (indirectly, of course). Teaching is a nobel calling!! I liked the following quote in the Power Point presentation... "The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize." (by art critic Robert Hughes). So don't worry so much about whether your art is good or bad, just make art..the doubt means you're just more talented ;) at least according to Robert! During the second half of class, Dan had midterm interviews with you while the rest of the class worked on making cool, pop-up boxes (great idea, I did something like that in high school where we had to present each period in art history with a description on the back in a creative way..and this would be great for that).
Posted by Dan Barney
Oh just a thought as I read Emily's description of drinking wine... I am not sure there are bad/good schools of criticism, just different ones that focus on certain qualities. For example, just because a wine may be described as fruity, earthy, and sweet does not mean it is good or bad. Its qualities just make it appropriate for certain juxtapositions or contexts. Recognizing its qualities is helpful but not a full experience for every moment and every situation. Likewise, I think that different criticism models and various aesthetic theories are helpful (but not bad or good) in pointing us toward a variety of qualities that would be difficult to notice otherwise. So, in art, these perspectives really are perspectives; they help us see what we might normally miss or ignore.
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