藝術教育理論在「公共藝術美學探源」課程之實踐

The artworks discussed in most general art courses are fine arts that usually disconnected from students' every life experiences. Therefore, the curriculum design of Public Art and Visual Arts Theories chose public art as the core of this course just because public artworks are usually consisted of both artistic and pubic qualities. The paradigm of discipline-based art education (DBAE), consisting four academic fields of aesthetics, art history, art criticism and art making, can perfectly explain the artistic quality of public art. By means of the systematical and discipline-based discussion, students will learn to understand the process of art making, analyze artists´ creative ideas, appreciate the value of art, and realize roles and functions of art in culture and society. On the other hand, the theory of visual culture art education (VCAE) can help students explore the public side of public art because the goal of VCAE is to assist students become democratic citizen. In order to achieve this goal, VCAE claims to help students cultivate the ability of critical observation toward visual culture, and become active and responsible learners.