Inheritance of Folk Art in College Art Design Education

Art and Design Education in the UK

This paper seeks to identify the philosophical origins of the teaching of art and design and subsequently trace its incorporation into a teaching program in the UK. It briefly discusses the nature of its classical ‘drawing’ background and the conflicts in the debate as to what ‘design’ means. It then goes on to identify the cultural and political context which shaped the institutions, such as A...

A Comparative S‌tudy on Pop, Elite and Folk Art

Pop Art is the representative of a cultural identity that has been represented as a kind of art in the mid-twentieth century. It is based on the ordinary manifes‌tations of people’s lives, and by concentrating on media and propaganda it has become pervasive in a short time as if it is a newly emerged culture that has appeared not from the inside of community but from outside and by those sociol...

Pixel Patchwork: a Digital Folk Art?

This paper is about a novel form of grassroots playful performance on the Internet. In a channel (chatroom) called “rainbow” on IRC (Internet Relay Chat), participants communicate in real time mainly via images created from letters and other computer keyboard symbols. Images are “tokens for interaction,” both “art” and “communication.” The paper reports on six years of participant observation o...

education of art public: the sociological study of the amateur art education among students of tehran art institutions in 1391

as a part of leisure time schedule education of art public has been carried out by public & private organizations and cultural institutions. not only leisure art learning will increase artistic skills and the familiarity with artistic styles but also sharing artistic experiences will increase teamwork skills, cultural collaborations and finally self-confidence. therefore, engaging in education ...

Images, Art and Education