Saturday, January 11, 2025

What Should Art Schools Teach?

R. Ives Gammell, one of the keepers of the academic flames, makes an interesting point about art teaching:

“A painter’s training does not consist primarily in instruction as to the handling of his materials. Such knowledge is extremely important, of course, but it is not the main thing. The essential purpose of a painter’s training should be to equip him with the means of solving any problem suggested to him by his creative impulse.”
 

Do you agree? What should art schools teach, and what should they not teach? Let me know in the comments.

On Substack; Gammell on Art Teaching