What is the Expressionist

lens in Art Education?

The Expressionist lens is one way in which art educators look at what they teach—content and strategies.

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From an Expressionist standpoint art education is all about creativity and imagination.

Art is about creative play, mental health, and staying in touch for your emotions.

Art educators examining an artist’s work from an Expressionist lens are seeking to understand how an artist is expressing his or her emotions.

When examining an artist’s work—seek to understand the context in which he or she is creating and then look for the Big Ideas that are being expressed and how the artist is showing how he or she feels about those ideas.

Work Cited

Siegesmund, R. (1998). Why do we teach art today? Conceptions of art education and their

justification. Studies in Art Education, 39 (1), 197-214.