tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61448482011-04-21T19:34:09.803-07:00With over 55 years of teaching (from graduate school to kindergarden) and creating art I would like to share what I have learned throught these experiences. Marvin Grossman D.Ed <p> Check-out my websites:<p> <a href="http://www.kidzart.org">KidzArt.org</a><br> <a href="http://www.Calmport.com">Calmport.com</a> Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05927581239746575287noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144848.post-1070227370624278302003-11-30T13:19:00.000-08:002003-12-02T10:57:48.200-08:00"Here Peace cat!, Here Peace cat!" 3rd Grade student <br /><img src="http://www.kidzart.org/assets/cat_design01.jpg" alt="cat design"><br> <br />Art as a connection <br />Art is a means of expression and also a way in which we connect to humanity. The pure act of creating a work of art is a process of communication. It is a way to connect with others; reaching outside of ourselves. It is the creator communicating with the observer. <br />"Here Peace cat!, Here Peace cat!"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6144848-107022737062427830?l=arteducationphilosophy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05927581239746575287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144848.post-1070121504605639352003-11-29T07:51:00.000-08:002003-11-29T08:21:07.390-08:00Magic moments that change lives <br />Our job as art teachers is to provide the minutes of magic that point our <br />students on the road to artistic creative expression. <br /> <br />Many years ago as a teenager I spent a few hours at the Phila. Art Museum, <br />baby siting a four-year-old cousin. I remember us walking through the <br />various galleries finding things in paintings, each new work of art became <br />an adventure. Years later she told me how much our visit to the museum <br />meant to her and her present day passion for the arts. It wasn't just the <br />visit to the museum; it was the intensity of the experience that made the <br />difference. To be meaningful, an art experience must engage passion, <br />depth, and commitment. <br /> <br />Once experienced The Creative Experience becomes a connection to something <br />greater than ourselves. Ask an artist why they make art and most often <br />they describe an experience that sounds mystical: „ words seemed to pour <br />from my consciousness; time stands still; I looked up from my work and the <br />sun was coming up; I felt part of my painting, my minds' eye became <br />electrified with images. No matter what happens in life, the artist <br />always comes back to the act of creating art, the need to make art is an addiction. <br />we must strive to bring to the art experience Passion, depth, and commitment: In depth arts experiences can give birth to a defining moment that brings into being the need to create and to engage in creative adventures. <br /> <br />We as arts teachers can become the cosmic traffic cop that shift students' <br />lives in the direction of creativity and expression. <br /> <br />to view how I have tried to put my philosophy into action visit <br /> http://www.kidzart.org<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6144848-107012150460563935?l=arteducationphilosophy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05927581239746575287noreply@blogger.com