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angst-ridden emotions (was More on art contests / competitions)

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From: Mark Alexander (markcalexander_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Tue Jan 06 2004 - 08:43:02 PST

As a middle school teacher, I think that there is a huge amount of confusion, anger, sadness and considerably higher levels of angst-ridden emotions running through people at this age. That helps explain the music they often listen to just as it helps explain the art they often make. Of course positive imagery should also be encouraged, but not at the exclusion of the less-positive stuff. I have some very troubled students (I'm thinking of three 8th grade girls) who have every reason to be angry at the world, but they insist on making cute flowers and happy happy stuff. I would rather they dig a little and put some of themselves out there, and perhaps by the time they leave here they will. If so, that would help them, I think.
Mark

Betty Bowen <bbowen@cushingms.k12.ok.us> wrote:
Excellent advice Woody, thanks.

>>Portraits do well especially if they show emotion or feeling, but that is
what an artist strives for"

Exactly, and as you show in your own work, that emotion and feeling is just
as valid if it is about joy. I don't teach high school, so I am wondering if
art about happy things get as much positive feedback on the classroom or
competitive level as the angst-ridden. Do I make sense? Do we tend to teach
high school artists to get in touch with their negative emotions more than
we teach them to recognize their positive emotions? 

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