Review article
The Bauhaus Pedagogy: New Paradigm of Art Education
Lucija Vrljičak
; Srednja strukovna škola Fojnica u Kiseljaku, Kiseljak, BiH
Abstract
Bauhaus was one of the most popular European avant-garde art schools in the 20th century, which cultivated and developed a new, special type of pedagogy at the time. Its founder Walter Gropius designed a new and innovative curriculum, which promoted the education and shaping of artists of high creative skills by combining fine arts with crafts. The secret to this recognized school’s success lies in the integration of art theory and craft practice, i.e. in the planning, organizing and implementing the teaching process by combining theoretical and practical classes. The curriculum was designed as a tripartite educational process focused on creating an integral and comprehensive artist/craftsman. One of the most innovative features of the Bauhaus pedagogy was the so-called Preparatory Course, a preliminary educational degree preceding the regular studies, which had never existed in that form in any art school. In addition to the curriculum and the Preparatory Course, a great pedagogic novelty introduced by the school was the dual educational principle applied in teaching, as well as the inductive method of working with students. Set amidst the social, political, economic and cultural changes that affected Europe around the beginning of the 20th century, Bauhaus was not merely a place of developing a new paradigm of art pedagogy, but also a place where the greatest artists, art educators and teachers of the time met and collaborated in a special working environment.
Keywords
Bauhaus pedagogy; Bauhaus curriculum; Preparatory Course; dual educational principle; inductive working method
Hrčak ID:
177003
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Publication date:
15.12.2016.
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