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An examination of program that attempted to help art students (re)establish a relationship with “material” on both a personal and a societal level.Materialisation in Art & Design (MAD), the temporary master's program at the Sandberg Instituut, investigated the conventional hierarchy in art and design education in which concept often takes precedence over material or the making of the work. In an effort to (re)establish a relationship with “material” on both a personal and a societal level, the p...

For over a decade, Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education has served as the guide to multicultural art education, connecting everyday experience, social critique, and creative expression with classroom learning. The much-anticipated Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education continues to provide an accessible and practical tool for teachers, while offering new art, essays, and content to account for transitions and changes in both the fields of art and education. A beautifully...

Second of a three-volume series of the "Journal of Consciousness Studies", which asks if it is possible to take a natural science approach to art and uncover general laws of aesthetic experience, or is that taking reductionism too far? What is art? What is beauty? How do they relate? Where does consciousness come in? What about truth? And can science help us with issues of this kind? Because such questions go to the very heart of current conflicts about Western value systems, they are unlikely...

With approximately 16,000 students beginning primary teacher education in the UK each year, and each of those being expected to teach art and design, this pioneering volume provides a renewed emphasis on ideas, issues and research in art and design education in the primary and early years phases. It gathers together work from internationally recognised authors, providing a critical framework to underpin current and developing practice in primary art and design education in the UK and worldwide.T...

First of a three-volume series of the "Journal of Consciousness Studies", which asks if it is possible to take a natural science approach to art and uncover general laws of aesthetic experience, or is that taking reductionism too far?

Wuthering Heights is the only published novel by Emily Bronte, written between October 1845 and June 1846[1] and published in July of the following year. It was not printed until December 1847, after the success of her sister Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. A posthumous second edition was edited by Charlotte. The title of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors of the story. The narrative centres on the all-encompassing, passionate, but ultimatel...

What are Drawbreakers? They're half-done pictures just dying to be done. All they need is some fabulous genius to step onto the scene and finish the job. That's where you come in. Bring pencil, pen, crayons or coloured markers. Or stick down magazine pictures with glue. Anything works. No Drawbreaker has ever been done wrong. Each of them can be finished in 4,800,102 ways. On page after glorious black-and-white page, our goofball photographers play the straight man and you provide the punch line...

Although art is taught around the world, art education policies and practices vary widely-and the opportunities for teachers to exchange information are few. International Dialogues about Visual Culture, Education, and Art brings together diverse perspectives on teaching art to forge a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing art educators in every country. This comprehensive, authoritative volume examines global views on education policy, discusses new trends in critical pedagogy, i...

Anatomy for Artists: Animals is an extensive collection of high quality, detailed photographic references and drawings, showing the anatomy of a range of animals in a variety of poses that can be used as a solid foundation for all creature and character creation. Compelling animal art, whether real-life, concept, or character art, must be based on real-world references for the ultimate believability. This thorough and detailed library of visual resources will consist of stunning photographic ref...