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Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist? | Cindy Foley | TEDxColumbus

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This is the way I was taught art- Art History and Artist thought process to help your own artist journey Comment from : Rose

Everyone, I heartily recommend watching TED talks by Sir Ken Robinson on education and creativity Comment from : Joanna Sangar

Wow!❤ Thank you😢 Comment from : Joshua Pitong

Amazing Comment from : Rana Dikmen

Really enjoyed this ted talk but i HATE her mouth sounds Comment from : Paige Horsley

She needed some water Comment from : codezero 101

creativity is marcel the shell i want to see more of that Comment from : the blue dot

Excellent Comment from : Kellie Snider Art

Ideas are important but execution is more important So many people can be creative and have brilliant ideas but are not disciplined enough to focus and execute into the imagined art piece I mean you must know the “rules” to break them-in this case rules are the standardized techniques or styles in artbrbrIn order to execute the great ideas with freedom, techniques are the crucial tools to play with!Like sports, it’s not fun when you can’t even execute the fundamentals Artists like any profession require vigorous amount of practice, experiment, and self-discipline to finally have the freedom to play around in a high levelbrbrThe kid who drew the horse in my opinion deserves all the praises To draw something in accurate details, it requires intensive observation and study in the details A kid who can do that doesn’t necessarily mean less creative than a kid who doodles in abstract mind This concept to me is dangerous because if education praises towards more on “ideas” and less on “skills” it will demotivate kids to invest time in practicing to become a master However I absolutely agree that it shouldn’t be all about how “well” you can draw or paint something like ai or robots - without emotion and opinion and “idea”brbrI agree with her mostly but for an artist, “ideas” are not everything - masters in techniques shouldn’t be underrated over poorly executed “creative ideas” brbrOn another note, creative kids will likely to do artistic practice on their own out of school, so teaching assessable techniques and skills are not so bad because it can become the weapons and tools since we pay and invest time to the institutions to “teach” Comment from : FlyingPoppins

I watch this video about 150 times!! Comment from : samuel rodriguez

You answered so many of my personal questions on “how to create art” And helped me see my own process on how I create programs Comment from : Sundayjean

Thank you for this! If you write a book I will read it Comment from : Sundayjean

Art is ideas manifesting Limiting art to simulation or “beauty” is such a disservice Comment from : shack

I do Art and I create my own Imaginary world in cartooning of everyday life with a touch of humor of what I see or hearbrSir Ken Robinson, I loved his speech on Creativity Comment from : Steve Thomas

That’s great but we have to face the fact that politicians and most teachers don’t want us to think or they want us to think how they want us to think Comment from : solb101

Well done! To me she is describing Steiner Education but her talk is a great bridge to where we need to go Comment from : Grace Jeffers

I'm a first year art teacher and I always come back to this ted talk The enthusiasm I see in one of my kids' eyes when I tell them to keep pursuing something, that the experimentation they are doing is good is honestly the best part of the job Seeing them get so excited about their own ideas and innovations is something I can't get enough of Comment from : Kaitlin

Artists understand these cliches and the dedicated ones, ignore them and work around them That is how they get to be good Comment from : reethkitchards

Thank you so much! Comment from : Skaliotisart - Handmade prints

Thank you for this wonderful and inspiring talk! Comment from : Gabriela Irigoyen - Arte & Livros

Every craftsman must be an apprentice in the beginning Not sure how you can effectively reach across disciplines and synthesize info when you don’t have the foundation of even one discipline In my opinion, what she is encouraging is the biggest reasons none of our young people know anything, and the biggest problem with modern education Don’t do to art what’s been done to every other subject Kids do need to learn the concepts and the rules before they can creatively break the rules Comment from : Leslie Driggers

Favorite Ted Talk by far Comment from : BEJUNIOR FALLON

How to kill creativity? By saying you're "wrong" By insisting there is only one "right" interpretation everyone must adhere to Creativity is about exploring options, perspectives, dimensions and seeing which ones stimulate growth It's a widening, not a narrowing A deepening, not a shallowing Wings of imagination, not two feet planted firmly on the ground Encourage the kids to explore! Comment from : Tor Max

This is much too ambitious, too many vague terms, making connections can't really be taught, good thing too, if it could the advertisers would have all our money Comment from : david eatwell

i like it but why she doesnt drink some water?? Comment from : Amadeo Orellana

Thank you Comment from : الخيال الجميل

BravoLet's re-ignite our children's comfort with ambiguity, idea generation and transdisciplinary research Comment from : Brenda Rudzinski

Holy smokes this is exactly what I want to create! Not for people who think they are “artists” , not just young people “who are developing”, but for the general public Push them to think different Push them to research and put together things in a new way It’s so exciting to think what we can do with nothing off the table Comment from : Amy Phelps

This mindset actually undermines what art teachers do Show me a math teacher giving a Ted talk about “teaching for linear thinking” Can you imagine math teachers advocating to stop teaching kids to solve math equations but instead just teach how mathematicians think because big corporations need people who are good problem solvers Comment from : Marisa

Over and over in art lectures I hear things like ambiguity, potential, and the infinite possibilities of interpretation being posed as good things In other words, things that mean uncertainty Is it possible the only way to upset and shock the art world today is to insist on an objective standard over mere potential? Comment from : Kevin Smith

I also feel the same pain about art education thank you Comment from : riddhima sarraf

Halfway through, Monet was brought up with the realization that they weren't teaching students to think (and see?) like Monet In order to understand Monet's work one has to have solid drawing, study of color/color theory, understanding of light, composing of space, scale, and experience that comes from working as a painter/draughtsperson from life for some time (years) Artists, Painters, are creative because they solve problems inherent to their medium and craft, inherent to the problems of painting, such as creating space, expressing light and/or color, expressing movement, putting disparate elements together within a composition, and so on The creative sense of 'play' is inherent, I think, to curious minds, but one can't solve the inherent problems found within a field of they are not aware of them And that awareness only comes from years of practice within that field, as a student and practitioner Comment from : euanuglowisdead

♡》☆☆☆☆☆《♡ Comment from : Raul Olmo / Boricuaturas

I love to teach art but schools ask for degrees I ask you; did “ Van Gogh “ graduate from an art school? brWhat about the other artists ? brI never go to a college to learn art brBut I can teach how to be creativebrMany blessings Comment from : Myra Mo

All hearts ❤️ Comment from : Kausha Pandit

This method of teaching art aligns with Teaching for Artistic Behavior or TAB I see this growing more each year and’s I finally jumped on the bandwagon after seeing a TAB Elementary art room in person and I realized it could be done I hope more art teachers see this video Comment from : Ashley McClain

I wish to be trained by Cindy Foley Comment from : anjali singh

I use a lot of art integration when teaching core subjects I find that adding art to your classroom is like adding saffron to a dish…it makes it BETTER! 🎨👍🏻 Comment from : Mr Ramjangles

Thank you so much for this perspective How can I to learn how to teach this way? Comment from : Melissa Patz

Brilliant Comment from : fine art by Kashmira Shukla

i agree with her statement so much of art appreciation in the general public is for the best technicians, but is that art? is that creativity? i suppose any creation is, once you realize it's value for the creator as for the value of art to society that's a different thing altogether Comment from : Yael Nir

Shout out sa BEED 301 Comment from : ᜃᜋᜒᜎ᜔ Alfonso

THis is such an important video for everyone to see! Comment from : Francoise Helene Poetry

Now I understand my profound discomfort with my ability to produce art from project to project It takes time, it takes lots of knowledge, curiosity and time Otherwise you are a factory Comment from : whatever_ImAGirl

I have been painting for decades and have no idea what "think like an artist means", but I hope it doesn't mean there is a "way" to think" Maybe some schools differ, but as I recall, subject matter would be conditioned in most schools Trying to light fires under people who might "become artists" is offensive People with something to say, or show, need no fire- they need time, space, respect and love Mostly love Comment from : David Wilson

My honest point of view is that most art schools try to teach a variety of skills to students so that they can get a job in a standard given art field, like illustration, design, and so on I know that it isn't the most helpful to an art student that wants to explore their creativity but the i don't blame the schools but the market, they ask what can you do? Show me how well can you draw, paint and so on Comment from : Mellyna

Brilliant talk - ideas don't come fully formed, they need to be worked on - that goes from producing a record to painting (your toe nails!) Comment from : Eli Castelli

the macaroni sound is very distracting Comment from : AURELIUS

Creativity is about generating ideas! Comment from : MillyFrankStudio

Great Talk, still very relevant! Comment from : William Wood

yes Comment from : INDIAN BEYBLADER

The abrupt good-bye minimally regret because quiet temporally press off a spiffy mitten unruly, squeamish soybean Comment from : rungitu sodurqel

master builders & master baiterslol Comment from : Ryex 76

Very very true I hope the art teaching institutions of today bear this in mind before the go ahead and wreck their students Comment from : Sven Figenschou

Had this video playing in one window while literally researching videos of disappeared new york city places for an art project in ANOTHER window Right when she said artists are voracious researchers Comment from : Brandi Yu

What is the difference between “ambiguity” and “confusion?” I was confused by your question - and I’m glad I caught on I’m glad I wasn’t the only one! And using words to communicate effectively - clearly - “less intellectually” - is what kids need It is image based I am a children’s author and once, after I had told one of my stories, a seven year old student came up to me and said, “I wrote a book!” I was totally impressed and asked what his story was about and he told me I asked him further (I also illustrate my books), “So did you draw pictures to go along with your book?” He said, “No The words make the pictures” It would do us an immense amount of good if we could learn from what he said Ambiguity often comes when our words don’t make pictures, but cause confusion Comment from : J Bates

Wow!!! 🤍 Comment from : Eeris

this is a great ted talk, i was looking up why people make art (really probably trying to get why people find it expressive) and i found so many wonderful answers here about artists minds yknow! Comment from : RainbowSprnklz

Quintessential knowledge here Have shown this Talk to many pre-service art educators! Comment from : Abby Johnson

She is nervous 😬 Comment from : Hung Le

All children are intuitively and innediately creative until they are old enough to "fail" We teach failure Comment from : antitsa

monet: technicolor scabs Comment from : aapesos

I like the horse--and the stick figure sucks, and that is just the way it is for any other sane person ok? Comment from : aapesos

change agent?--gimme a break Comment from : aapesos

Maybe they should play some Stevie Nicks like in School of Rock get it? Comment from : Gigi Silva

in summary , this educational system needs to be changed now Comment from : Christian Dominguez

Can anyone tell what is true definition of art? Comment from : Muhammad Saad

The teaching of Art should encourage questions and open minded creativity Our future generations need it, and Art curriculums are really suffering nowadays as a result of our need for answers Even scientists need and benefit from creativity Comment from : Art History On Screen

You do have to deal with our unknowns And get to the other side Comment from : Brent Miller

Contemporary, abstract artist herebrbrCuriosity and ideas are great and are the basis for the best artworks, but the prime pitfalls of modern art schools are the inherent lack of practical faculty skill required to elevate the hopeful student to a professional level, followed by the political issues within college institutions regarding art as an educational platform, under-equipping the art student due to low funding for materialsbrbrHopefully, one day, creativity will be better rewarded socially and economically, but it'll have to be a different approach than what's been provided to most art students in the recent years Comment from : Jonathan B

Don't kill the ideas! I love this!!! Comment from : Gabriel Francisco Richardson

75 of my day (sometimes more) is used for research Comment from : Josh Taylor

This is great and all but she’s got a lot of moisture in her mouth Comment from : Matt L

im learning rn Comment from : Jessica Davis

I cried Comment from : Henry Balayanan

Centres for creativity so schools where people are taught to think for themselves? Where their inspiration is valued? So that they can leave school and be enabled to contribute to solving the problems and chalenges of the world?brWhen school is really just a sorting system, where the students are measured against required standards of conformity in order to be rewarded with opportunities to be further indoctrinated, before joining firms with vested interests in the status quo is it really any wonder that the problems and challenges of the world go unsolved? The increasing devide bewtween rich and poor The degradation of the environment The disapearing skill of creativity Conservatism that conserves nothing Comment from : AB

think like an artist or bfeel/b like an artist ? :-) Comment from : Patrick Dumortier

Wonderful video and lesson, but my misophonia made it real difficult to pay attention Does a microphone exist that removes that moist mouth sound? Comment from : Miranda Haun

A great lecture I spent all of my Art teaching career arguing that Art is the most important subject on school curriculum and that creativity is the highest form of intelligence Comment from : Kevin Murphy

Creativity is the worst thing you could teach to a person Comment from : azu

math and science is the most important subjects in all schools Comment from : Kyl0_ren

art is the most useless subject in schools Comment from : Kyl0_ren

Spot on and truly inspiring! Comment from : Nicolle Speaking

This seems all fine and good when we know how to use materials; how to arrange compositions; how to see What does a lesson plan for primary aged pupils look like with these conceptual aspirations? Pupils need as much shepherding as they need freedom to explore ideas The flock needs a shepherd while it scales the mountainside Comment from : Dick Whistles

The panic that precedes creativity is was a perfect description of what I feel at certain moments while beginning any project There is no set “vision” of what I want to achieve, I find myself only desiring that it be some perfect rendition of some nebulous idea The creativity comes about when I can let go of the concept of perfect rendition, and focus on what is in my brain, moment to moment It is free association of thoughts, playing with shapes and colors, putting the unexpected or unusual into the mix somehow This is how I try to keep experimenting, to not fall into a routine, to learn something new from each piece Thank you for your words of encouragement Comment from : goldcutter22

"Masterbuilders" ,"A CLASS FULL OF MASTERBUILDERS!!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Comment from : Sanjay Tewari

sounds like Joan Cusack, its driving me nuts Good message though Comment from : nr

I saw arttoo Comment from : Erin

The elements of art are fundamental to any visual art practice You would not give a student who was learning an instrument no or limited instruction on how to play it Freedom comes when basic understanding is reached Drawing basic shapes and things are important, so are genres , still life ,landscape, abstraction, portraiture, art historical styles Postmodernism is now a style It is a mixture of traditional and popular styles in a single art work You can of course teach the use of materials , styles and methods in non-traditional ways but understanding of tradition is key to breaking away from orthodoxy Monet knew what academic art was Her husbands art is a mixture of abstraction , sometimes highly rendered cartoon eyes, comics and installation art These are all learned skills based on acquired skills and art historic examples A Steam class has room to let students experiment in the way she is talking about Art should be a mixture of the traditional skills , genres and contemporary ideas Comment from : reni

Thank you Comment from : Ali Alshukry

Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist? We need to learn art (tools) before we can think like an artist (concepts) These two are totally different concepts And we dont teach people to think like an artist, we nurture them as art is abstract in its own way with different people with their own interpretations Comment from : FacePalmGameProduction

And yet we need to give necessary exposure of use of innovation called language to children to step into creative thinking Comment from : bhuvaneshwar joshi

And creativity in teaching Comment from : bhuvaneshwar joshi

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