How can art history be incorporated into the art classroom?

Answer 1

You can always show things that you like and ask that the students use that style (ie. cubism) or we were asked to reproduce paintings in a different way- switch them up... I always loved that.

Answer 2

Art History used to be a requirement to graduate. I have about 27 hours of Art History in university. It should be taught in both the Art department, even if it is a class for artists, and in the history department as a part of a demonstration of how the humanities show the Zeitgeist of the periods.

You should be able to listen to music and if not being able to name the composer, at least name the period. The same should be true of art.

My history major is centered around the development of the humanities. I can't tell you, for instance, who the military leaders were in the 100 years war were, but I can tell you about the artists and composers of the period.

Going to an art museum is really nothing for a person who knows nothing about art history. However, here in Atlanta, we have a visiting of many artistic pieces from the Louvre here right now. Most will see it, not knowing what they are looking at.

I have visited the Uffizzi in Florence several times and seeing the pieces that I studied in Art history was amazing.

Answer 3

With no real offense meant, I'm confused that one would even ask this Q.

The HISTORY of ART, is the basis, not only for what exists today, in studies related to artists of the past, their styles, their materials, successes and failures, but also a window into how they lived within the context of that very defined passion.

Art History also gives us exploratory enlightenment in that "Change Happens", and is "recorded", offering current students not only insight into how art is flexible, but also analogies into LIFE and it's constant evolutionary process.

Steven Wolf