"I am referring to the fact that the multimedia environment of the Web, as well as much of what we experience through our computers, requires students to think and communicate as designers and artists. The age of art has arrived, leaving behind the text-centric world that has guided us for so long. The language of art has become the next literacy-or the fourth R. We need not linger any longer over whether art should have a permanent and central place in our school curriculum. It should, and we need to move quickly to prepare students to be literate in the world that they are inheriting and rapidly shaping. In the digital age, art skills are not just good for the soul, but they provide, in the words of Elliot Eisner (1988), "access to cultural capital," and ultimately, access to employment."
- I completely agree with this article! Digital art has really taken off in the last 10-15 years. In fact, there are entire college majors based on digital design. On a more basic level, simple things like the digital story we did is artistic. Students need to think creatively and create with an aesthetically pleasing eye. Today, artistic projects are more than just a poster board and construction paper. Creating a power point, video, photo slideshow, or 3D model- it's all digital art! Ohler hit the nail right on the head when he said there there isn't a question on if we should still keep art in the curriculum. Not only should it be kept, but it should also introduce the idea of digital art.
Ohler, J. (2000, October). Art Becomes the Next R. In https://docs.google.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012
Mike Jones - Level Designer
Jones, M. (2011). Demo Reel Spring 2011. In http://mikejonesy.com/. Retrieved February 28, 201
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