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Thierry de Duve talks about two models within the teaching of art these are the academic model and the Bauhaus model The academic model consists of an extremely regimented structure talent technique imitation which all involve learning from the past The Bauhaus model is much more open and free flowing main ideas creativity mediums and invention thinking much more into the future experimentation and all that has occurred in human history However like de Duve s states they contaminate each other both models now may have blended together become out of use or even discarded Within this text there are many postulates of the teaching in art school which Thierry de Duve talks about the first being talent or creativity Talent is a natural aptitude or skill in a particular field subject or method Whereas creativity is using one s imagination or original ideas to create something different or expand on traditional ideas producing something meaningful The created item may be intangible or a physical item Thierry de Duve mentions that we have a talent in a particular area whereas creativity can be used in a wide range of areas and subjects However these two talent and creativity go hand in hand as if you couldn't use your imagination to think of ideas in a particular field you wouldn't be able to put your talent to good use to execute the idea As Duve also says that talent is unequally distributed compared to creativity so you would be wasting a rare flair Looking at metier technique versus medium these two are interlinked if being educated through the academic model they would encourage the student to improve on their metier to get their technical skills perfect similar to historical artists Metier is the way in which you use the medium to create the piece of art However if using the Bauhaus model of teaching they would encourage the students to experiment with the medium allowing them to use it to their advantage
