artworks and encourage them to critically
review their choice of media in artmaking.
Why is it important for teachers to have the
opportunity to learn from practising artists
and/or develop our own art practise?
Top: Sketching our ideas during the
workshop.
Bottom: Presenting our work to our peers.
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Learning from the SPREAD Design Duo was
a rare and valuable opportunity for us to
create art with contemporary artists. Such
first-hand learning added value to ourselves
as art practitioners and in turn, we could also
share the insights gained with our students.
Students sometimes look at contemporary art
in galleries and question the simplicity and the
value pegged to the artwork. We could leverage
upon this experience of learning and working
with the artists to better inform and guide
our students. Hearing the thoughts directly
from the artists and listening to the comments
from other participants helped us see how
contemporary art can indeed be meaningful
despite taking on a very simplified form of
presentation.
Throughout the week,
the
critique
and
feedback received on
our work also helped
us to think about ways
to improve and to
refine our aesthetics
judgement. It was a
period of dedicated
time to be immersed in
our artmaking, to step
out of our comfort
zone to experiment
and play with a new
kind of material!
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