Authors
Adams, JeffAffiliation
University of ChesterPublication Date
2015-02-15
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
This is a personal reflection on an encounter with the works of the nineteenth-century painter J. M. W. Turner in London’s Tate Britain exhibition ‘Late Turner: Painting Set Free’. The article discusses the deeply subjective nature of engaging with artworks, and touches upon theories that might account for the ineffable but moving experiences that sometimes occur in such situations, often unexpectedly, and analyses the associations that might prompt them – in this case the details of dogs in some of Turner’s works. There is a discussion of the theoretical frameworks that may provide an insight into these deeply subjective, personal and yet significant encounters, and how they can provide a means to a richer understanding of an artwork. The article considers the conditions that might be conducive to these contemplative, affective experiences, and how they might occur in educational settings with appropriate forms of pedagogy. The article concludes by contrasting slow, idiosyncratic and subjective learning through artworks, with the dominant, data-based and reductive trends that currently prevail in mainstream education.Citation
Adams, J. (2015). Touched by Turner. International Journal of Art & Design Education, 34(1), 2-8. DOI: 10.1111/jade.12075Publisher
WileyAdditional Links
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jade.12075Type
ArticleLanguage
enDescription
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Adams, J. (2015). Touched by Turner. International Journal of Art & Design Education, 34(1), 2-8. DOI: 10.1111/jade.12075, which has been published in final form at http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jade.12075. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-ArchivingISSN
1476-8062EISSN
1552-7816ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/jade.12075
Scopus Count
Collections
The following license files are associated with this item:
- Creative Commons
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as Archived with thanks to International Journal of Art & Design Education