sábado, 15 de febrero de 2014

Allegory of the cave.


I can´t remember the first time I come into contact with the art, but I do remember the first time a teacher told me to paint inside the lines. I have never thought about it, but now I ask myself: why inside the lines? , why always so much structured exercises? , is that art? , or is it the impression sometimes we get about art? I reach to the following reflection, that could be appropriate for some people, but not for others, anyway I will explain it. 

It is commonly known the “Allegory of the cave” of Plato. It is explained that there are some prisoners in a cave and they just can see the shadows of the objects of the world around them. After a time, one of the prisoners escapes and leaves the cave. He can´t believe the world he discovers outside the cave, realizing that his view of reality was wrong. 

I can say that, as the prisoner, I could have been taught the art in a way in which is not. As I think that the art may be much more than those structured exercises, I would like to discover that “real art” and learn how to deal with it with the children.

I would like to add some photos about what we made in class: 

- Belgian solutions:


 - Macro-photography:





 

1 comentario:

  1. Please arrange the settings in English (of your blog).
    I like your reflections. Please make sure to make even more links between the content we've talked about in art class and your home place.

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