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Study of the Advantages of Using Scientific Methodology in Education for the Gifted in the Arts

Chun, Chung-im 1

1충남대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Since the nineteenth century the fields of thought comparing Science and Arts have often been diametrically opposed: Science is objective and factual while the Arts are subjective and emotional. But during the Renaissance there were many who were both scientists and artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519). Among the twentieth century artists there are many who apply scientific methods to create their own works, such as Pablo Picasso(1881-1973) in Art and Iannis Xenakis(1922-2001) in Music. Science and Art frequently interact in various aspects. Scientists derive their results through artistic methods while, conversely, artists create their work via scientific methodology. The Gifted in Arts and in Science share creativity. The characteristics of creativity are inherently similar in both fields. Therefore we could apply the methodology of education of the gifted in Science to the gifted in Arts, and vice versa. In education of the gifted in Arts, Science could help students with various aspects. First, understanding Science aids students to better understand the basic elements of the Arts which are rooted in Science, such as intervals, scales, and properties of sound in Music and such as proportion, division, and perspective in Art. Secondly, Science improves the creativity of the gifted in Arts. Through learning the thinking processes in Science, the gifted in Arts better understand scientific concepts for creative discovery, such as inference, union of concepts, insight and figuration. Their creativity, which is rooted in imaginative power and insight, develop vía this process. Thirdly, Science directly impacts the gifted in Arts by means of scientific methodology, such as technology. Contemporary artists actively use technology for creating their work. For future-oriented education of the gifted in Arts, teaching technology is clearly essential.

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