Reflections on the teaching of art as a space and reference for self-creation

Abstract

This essay investigates the connection between art and human development based on reflections stemming from research in daily school life and the art curriculum. Starting from the premise that language is humanity's first and most significant aesthetic creation, the essay aims to understand art education not only as the transmission of traditional techniques or repertoires, but also as an exercise in self-creation and self-care. Furthermore, it considers life as a territory for the aesthetic elaboration of existence as a response to its capitalization in the contemporary world, engaging with the concepts of "Apollonian" and "Dionysian" in the search for a balance of forces in the pedagogical environment. Thus, this essay aims to understand the teaching of visual arts and poetics beyond mere products, as an instance that challenges rigid social and moral norms, promoting the autonomy of the subject and Amor Fati through everyday aesthetic experience.