APPRECIATING AND VALUING DIVERSITY IN TEACHING VISUAL ARTS: GOALS AND METHODS

Abstract

The value of diversity and differences in the visual arts practice, research and education can best be experienced and appreciated by a clear understanding of what visual art means. "Visual arts" is a broad category of art which includes several artistic disciplines from various sub-categories. Visual art encompasses all aspects of fine and applied, which include activities, such as drawing, painting, and sculpture, graphics art, ceramics, fashion, and textile, glass design, with associated activities like manuscript illustration, book illustration, calligraphy, printmaking and architecture. Visual art also encompasses some decorative art disciplines and crafts: ceramics and studies in pottery, mosaic art, mobiles, tapestry, and glass art (including stained glass. The wider definition of visual art sometimes includes applied art areas such as graphics design, textile, fashion design, glass design, industrial design and interior design new types of body art. These include tattoo art, face and body painting