Intuit Art Gallery- Chicago, Illinois
Visiting galleries allows students to view art outside of the classroom while providing the opportunity for research and critical thinking. Viewing art outside of the classroom promotes learning in all environments. Having the ability to think critically about diverse art will deter the student from believing that the main purpose behind creating art is to only create something aesthetically pleasing.
The Intuit Art Gallery of Chicago, Illinois is a prime example of an environment where students will be given the opportunity to think critically about the artwork they see. Students who visit Intuit will explore pieces they are not regularly exposed to in classrooms that dissect mainstream artwork’s symbolism and influences, but they will use that experience of interpreting to enable them to look further. Students’ ideas of why people create artwork will be challenged as they encounter artwork that can be used to describe or explain a person’s behavior, as they will now have a more broad perspective.
To conclude, viewing art is far more than appreciating visual aesthetics. If art were not integrated into general education, students would not get past the ability to appreciate. The integration of arts furthers critical thinking needed to better understand those who find comfort in expression through the artistic process, and this not only benefits those who are expressing, but those who are viewing.
The Intuit Art Gallery of Chicago, Illinois is a prime example of an environment where students will be given the opportunity to think critically about the artwork they see. Students who visit Intuit will explore pieces they are not regularly exposed to in classrooms that dissect mainstream artwork’s symbolism and influences, but they will use that experience of interpreting to enable them to look further. Students’ ideas of why people create artwork will be challenged as they encounter artwork that can be used to describe or explain a person’s behavior, as they will now have a more broad perspective.
To conclude, viewing art is far more than appreciating visual aesthetics. If art were not integrated into general education, students would not get past the ability to appreciate. The integration of arts furthers critical thinking needed to better understand those who find comfort in expression through the artistic process, and this not only benefits those who are expressing, but those who are viewing.