Maria Aránzazu Ruiz Nuño

Joker Jumping into the Void: New Teaching Roles for a Contemporary Art Education

Maria Aránzazu Ruiz Nuño – University of Málaga, Spain – attending virtually

Abstract:

This presentation is based on a case study conducted by the author in 2023. The study examines the approach, understanding, and analysis of the educational value embedded in a proposal for the Curricular Development of Plastic and Visual Arts course, offered to second-year Primary Education Degree students at a Faculty of Education Sciences in Andalusia, Spain. The research explores how uncertainty, chaos, and provocation, when combined with seduction and confidence, can serve as key elements in educational research rooted in artistic strategies (Irwin, 2013). These elements are positioned as central to the collective reconstruction of contemporary art education.

Drawing inspiration from Yves Klein’s Jump into the Void (1960) and Marina Abramović’s performance Rhythm 0 (1974), the teacher challenges and disrupts the traditional structures of the art classroom. This approach questions how an art education teacher should engage with students – future primary school educators – to guide them toward an updated, contemporary understanding of art education.

Irwin, R. (2013). The practice of a/r/tography. Revista Educación y Pedagogía, 25(65/66), 106–113. https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/revistaeyp/article/view/328771/20785469