As possibilidades e implicações na utilização da arte como facilitadora nos processos educativos

Abstract

From start, it is necessary to understand the concept of art that was addressed in the present work. Thus, considering its subjectivity and abstraction, as well as the difficulty in defining something of immense value and power of creativity, it is based on the thinking of the American philosopher of aesthetics, Morris Weitz. Art has a survival character, because prehistoric man established himself through rock art, dance and music. Nowadays, its functionality is not so different, as art is still widely used in religious rituals, in communication, in “settling down” as a human species, in transmitting traditions and values, as well as in promoting debates, dialogues and discussions. Furthermore, art in the educational context has been seen as a facilitator by authors such as the British poet Herbet Read and the Greek philosopher Plato. At the same time, the utility of this phenomenon in educational processes in higher education institutions is questioned. In addition, the general objective of the present work was to investigate how art facilitates the educational processes in higher education institutions; and its specific objectives are: to analyze the relationship between art and subjectivity in the educational context and to approach the relationship between art in educational processes in higher education institutions. In view of this, a bibliographic search of the narrative review of literature was carried out,due to the fact that the present work is developed from books, scientific articles and other forms of documentation. Important references were sought both in the artistic world and in science to support art as a facilitator in educational processes, even though there was little literary production that directly correlated art with higher education institutions. It was concluded, then, that art in education is an instrument that also involves psychological aspects, demonstrating to be a powerful research agent, in the sense of providing self-knowledge, learning, creativity and innovation, thedevelopment of greater sensitivity, in addition to instigating greater social inclusion. Thus, art contributes so much to the student's personal, academic and professional life.