Deviant Art (deviantart.com) is an online community where artists can share their works in a community setting. People upload pictures and other forms of media to the website in order to share, comment, and get feedback from other artists and users alike. Unlike other forum based sites, Deviant Art allows artists to choose how their works can be used by others (i.e. allowed to be freely copied and used or not) giving a safer haven for copyrighted material. In the past, Deviant Art has held real life galleries which featured user submitted content. One specific gallery was a worldwide tour of user content.
For students, using Deviant Art will be fairly easy. Instead the difficulty will rest with the instructor. When implementing a forum based tool to a classroom restrictions come into play. There will be some inappropriate content on Deviant Art through nude pictures and other questionable content. As an instructor it is very important to set up an avenue where students cannot accidentally stray into said questionable content. Students will be able to see artwork from all walks of life and all methods of art expression. Analyzing different artistic styles and techniques can be a very useful application of Deviant Art. The applications of Deviant Art, although helpful, is a bit localized to an art based classroom so for all teachers to educate themselves would be frivolous.
Hi Nick,
ReplyDeleteThis really does look like an interesting tool, but you are right that you have to be careful using this resource. Students might stumble upon some inappropriate artworks! However, with the right safeguards, this is a great resource for students in all content area classes. Students can use this resource to find different artworks from myriad genres as research or create their own works to post, allowing them to entrench themselves in digital participatory culture. Using this resource in the classroom also gives teachers the opportunity to teach children about the respectful and appropriate use of social interactive forums.
Nick,
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool tool! I think it has some great applications for the classroom as well. Not only can students get on and see and discuss all forms of art, but students can also submit their own works for comments as well. This is a great way to get a young artist started!
Hi Nick,
ReplyDeleteOften times, students find that they can express their thoughts and feelings through Art. This website can be used as an extra credit or as a choice of projects in a content area other than art also. The teacher can creatively integrate a lesson through art. Students become motivated.