Binding: Paperback
Description: John Dewey is known as a pragmatic philosopher and progressive architect of American educational reform but some of his most important contributions came in his thinking about art. Dewey argued that there is strong social value to be found in art and it is artists who often most challenge our preconceived notions. Dewey for Artists shows us how Dewey advocated for an art of democracy. Identifying the audience as co - creator of a work of art by virtue of their experience he made space for public participation. Moreover he believed that societies only become and remain truly democratic if its citizens embrace democracy itself as a creative act and in this he advocated for the social participation of artists. Throughout the book Mary Jane Jacob draws on the experiences of contemporary artists who have modeled Dewey's principles within their practices. We see how their work springs from deeply held values. We see too how carefully considered curatorial practice can address the manifold ways in which aesthetic experience happens and thus enable viewers to find greater meaning and purpose. And it is this potential of art for self and social realization Jacob helps us understand that further ensures Dewey's legacy and the culture we live in.
Title: Dewey For Artists
Author(s): Jacob Mary Jane
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226580449
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 12/10/2018
Category: Educational: Art & Design