"Beyond a literacy that facilitates learning and communication across a wide spectrum of activities, art skills also translate into real world jobs. Each of the thousands of CD's and DVD's, the millions of incipient Web sites-and the other new media not yet on imagination's horizon-will require musicians, choregraphers, videographers, graphic designers, creative consultants, and many other "artistic" professionals. Artists are finally having their day." (Ohler, 2000)
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There is so much opportunity for the artisitc professional in real-world jobs. Because of technology more people have a chance to show their artisitic side and aquire these jobs. I have always considered myself very creative or artistic if you will. I can picture how I want something to look but am unable to create it with pencil and paper. It never seems to come out the way I imagined it. Sometimes my point of view or idea I am trying to present will be lost because of my amateur drawing, painting, or artisitic skills. With technology I can make my creative ideas come to life with the click of a mouse. Technology gives me some many avenues to be creative and artistic. Ideas and points of view are easy to portray and even more creative when using technology because the ease of creating something allows more time to be creative.
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artroomvideos. (2009). Top ten reasons why art is good for kids [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4-UehaNxzU&feature=related
Ohler, J. (2000, October). Art becomes the next r. Educational Leadership Magazine, 58(2), 16-19. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vCKbHYY-gzXtLXnLak8i_hoV7TPAOfxNIamNrkWW3Pc/edit?pli=1#
You make a good point. Given technology, we may create pieces that satisfy ourselves which may not have been possible with a pencil and paper.
ReplyDeleteI've had the same experience as Jennifer. Digital technology has allowed me to make things more like I envision them in my head. The ease with which I can make changes to my word helps me have the confidence I need to make art! The video does as excellent job of explaining why art is good for kids!
ReplyDeleteI'm not very artistic but three of my brothers are and it has always been amazing to me how they can express themselves with just a pencil and paper, I can only imagine what they could do if they had access to the technology that kids to today.
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