ERIC Number: EJ1448567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
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Walking Art: How Can Artistic Cartography Be Used in the Training of Future Teachers?
Art Education, v77 n6 p36-42 2024
Maps offer a means of visual communication that facilitates the understanding of space, geography, and social phenomena. Meanwhile, "cartography" refers to the science of collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of defining and representing geographic measurements of territorial areas graphically at a reduced scale on maps (Wigen & Winterer, 2020). As opposed to a conventional geographical map, artistic cartography is borne from the "dérive" (drift), a psychogeographic research technique and a situationist practice based on the artist's experience while wandering through a given place or landscape. From a pedagogical point of view, the dérive reformulates the observation and exploration of an environment and uses the city as a critical learning space to obtain a visual, verbal, or sound representation of different urban aspects. Its main purpose is to provide a critical reflection and construction of knowledge while exploring the urban fabric. The educational experience described in this article has been designed to explore new paths in art education through innovative approaches, to broaden knowledge of visual culture and understanding of the city, and to promote a less linear narrative in art education. This approach combines the use of maps with drawing, photography, and other media, employing two types of artistic formats--walkscapes and soundscapes--through a combination of physical and digital techniques in a creative process.
Descriptors: Art, Cartography, Teacher Education, Art Education, Intersectionality, Multimedia Materials, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Regional Characteristics, Visual Aids, Creativity
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