Abstract
This paper describes a curriculum designed to examine relationships between artistic fluency in middle school art classrooms, and a robust year-long paper curriculum. A sustained focus with one material, such as paper, combined with relevant artists and investigative skills activities was designed to increase artistic fluency during a time when students often experience a decline in identity and confidence. Concerns with the U-curve theory suggest that many factors affect the continuity of art during these crucial years of school. Educational standards of the Reggio Emilia Approach can be applied to secondary education, encouraging both students and educator to create dynamic compositions and innovative mark making.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Fine Arts and Communications; Art
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Neal, Jeannette Lina, "Studio as Laboratory: Prioritizing Artistic Fluency Through the Morphogenesis of Paper" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 10341.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/10341
Date Submitted
2024-04-15
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd13179
Keywords
artistic fluency, middle school, identity, U-curve theory, paper, curriculum, Reggio Emilia Approach
Language
english