Prospects for the Development of Art Pedagogical Education: The Case of the New Profile “Art of the Book”

Abstract

The article analyzes the current problems of artistic-pedagogical education caused by the shift of emphasis towards general studies, causing damage in to the detriment of special subjects. The necessity of the extending and specifying a provisioning profile “Fine Arts and Further Education” is established, one of the areas of which should become active implementation of art books in art pedagogy. To this aim, the author gives suggestions for improving the program of educational discipline “Academic Drawing”, which consists in the use of drawing from memory, vision and imagination, as well as serious revision of some sections. This is followed by proposals for the development of the curriculum, the main subjects of which should be “The Art of the Book Font“,”The Art of Artistic Bookbinding“,”The Composition of the Book Illustration“,”Computer Technology in Book Design“,”Stages and Technologies of the Printing Process”. The study has resulted from considerable experience of working in the Drawing Department of the Art and Graphic Faculty (AGF) in Moscow State Pedagogical University, as well as personal creative activity. The study may be of interest to teachers and students of pedagogical and art universities.