Form + Theme + Context Balancing Considerations for Meaningful Art Learning

Abstract

Like French or Spanish, Art is a language that can be learned and understood. It is a form of communication that one can learn to read and speak through study and practice. Reading art means understanding a visual statement. Speaking art means creating a visual statement. When art seems strange or meaningless, it is only that this language is yet to be understood. (Goldonowicz, 1985)

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Renee Sandell

Renee Sandell is Professor and Director of Art Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. E-mail:[email protected]