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The Case for Artistic Literacy
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The Case for Artistic Literacy

Why understanding what we see is more important than ever

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Heather Dickinson
Oct 08, 2024
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Ever since I began teaching art in the classroom, I’ve taught my students to do something called formal analysis. Rather like how we dissect literary works in English classes in order to see the underpinnings and mechanisms by which the author weaves their words, formal analysis in art similarly examines the details and context of artworks.

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