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Every Day Art : Demonstrating A New Approach To Visual Arts For Children, Abigail Andrea Jones
Every Day Art : Demonstrating A New Approach To Visual Arts For Children, Abigail Andrea Jones
Theses
Known phenomenal techniques found in the psychology of perception are combined with the architectural design of five non-classroom art environments in which children experience and understand visual arts. The art environments are: (1) Land Marks, (2) Art Marks, (3) Color Connections, (4) Art Openings, and (5) Art Amplitude. Drawing from research conducted on cognitive learning theory and information gathered from site visit interviews, cognitive learning concepts were incorporated into the design of the art environments. Five categories of perceptual phenomenon were used as the bases for the architectural design of a visual arts center for children. The categories are: (1) …