Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ520814
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Toward a Cross-Cultural Approach to Art Criticism.
Anderson, Tom
Studies in Art Education, v36 n4 p198-209 Sum 1995
Argues that Western civilization's use of formalism in art criticism is hierarchical and eurocentric. Suggests a more anthropological approach in which production of art is considered in the context of its native culture. Recommends emphasizing the human meaning in art over consideration of form or design. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Anthropology, Art Criticism, Art Education, Cultural Context, Cultural Interrelationships, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Global Approach, Holistic Approach, Humanistic Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Postmodernism, Social Values, Western Civilization
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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