Abstract:

Philosophy of Art is one of the elective courses taught in the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Art Education. It is closely related to the course of introduction to art concepts, psychology of art, and art theory and art criticism. This course can be more effective when students have the opportunity to actively participate and traditional methodologies are abandoned. In this study, a phenomenological approach which is one of the qualitative research approaches was employed. The sample of the study consisted of 10 students studying in the department of Art Education, Faculty of Fine Arts at Uşak University. The study data was collected through semi-structured interviewing method. Further, a descriptive analysis method was used to analyze and interpret the data. As a result of the study, it was concluded that senior art education students had a general knowledge of the philosophy of art; they practiced the philosophy of art in their artistic creation, or attempted to consider the philosophy of art as a discipline. Consequentially, it was suggested that many-sided development of senior art education students should be ensured; they should be equipped with knowledge in the context of the course of philosophy of art. Additionally, intensive trainings in two semesters should be organized and developed including different faculty members.

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