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Artist-teacher : a philosophy for creating and teaching / G. James Daichendt.

By: Daichendt, G. James [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Bristol, UK : Intellect, 2010Description: 154 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1841503134; 9781841504087; 9781841503134; 1841504084.Subject(s): Arts -- Study and teaching | Artists as teachersDDC classification: 700.7
Contents:
The evolution of teaching art -- The artist-teacher: from the classical era to the 21st century -- The artist-teacher: just another title or a distinctive notion? -- The original artist-teacher -- A systematic grammar -- Bauhaus to Black Mountain -- The classroom as studio -- Preparing artists -- Redefining the artist-teacher.
Summary: Is an artist-teacher a mere professional who balances a career--or does the duality of making and teaching art merit a more profound investigation? Rejecting a conventional understanding of the artist-teacher, this book sets out to present a robust history from the classical era to the twenty-first century. Particular pedagogical portraits--featuring George Wallis, Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Victor Pashmore, Richard Hamilton, Arthur Wesley Dow, and Hans Hoffmann--illustrate the artist-teacher in various contexts. From Bauhaus to Black Mountain, this book offers a revelation of the complex thinking processes artists utilize when teaching, and a reconciliation of the artistic and educational enterprises as complimentary partners.- Back cover.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Is an artist-teacher a mere professional who balances a career--or does the duality of making and teaching art merit a more profound investigation? Rejecting a conventional understanding of the artist-teacher, this book sets out to present a robust history from the classical era to the twenty-first century. Particular pedagogical portraits--featuring George Wallis, Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Victor Pashmore, Richard Hamilton, Arthur Wesley Dow, and Hans Hofmann--illustrate the artist-teacher in various contexts. This book offers a revelation of the complex thinking processes artists utilize when teaching, and a reconciliation of the artistic and educational enterprises as complimentary partners.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evolution of teaching art -- The artist-teacher: from the classical era to the 21st century -- The artist-teacher: just another title or a distinctive notion? -- The original artist-teacher -- A systematic grammar -- Bauhaus to Black Mountain -- The classroom as studio -- Preparing artists -- Redefining the artist-teacher.

Is an artist-teacher a mere professional who balances a career--or does the duality of making and teaching art merit a more profound investigation? Rejecting a conventional understanding of the artist-teacher, this book sets out to present a robust history from the classical era to the twenty-first century. Particular pedagogical portraits--featuring George Wallis, Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Victor Pashmore, Richard Hamilton, Arthur Wesley Dow, and Hans Hoffmann--illustrate the artist-teacher in various contexts. From Bauhaus to Black Mountain, this book offers a revelation of the complex thinking processes artists utilize when teaching, and a reconciliation of the artistic and educational enterprises as complimentary partners.- Back cover.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 Teaching Artist or Artist-Teacher?
  • Chapter 1 The Evolution of Teaching Art
  • Chapter 2 The Artist-Teacher: From the Classical Era to the 21st Century
  • Chapter 3 The Artist-Teacher: Just Another Title or a Distinctive Notion?
  • Part 2 Artist-Teachers
  • Chapter 4 The Original Artist-Teacher
  • Chapter 5 A Systematic Grammar
  • Chapter 6 Bauhaus to Black Mountain
  • Chapter 7 The Classroom as Studio
  • Chapter 8 Preparing Artists
  • Chapter 9 Redefining the Artist-Teacher
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

G. James Daichendt is associate professor and exhibitions director in the Department of Art at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California.

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