Nature/Territory/Environment

Abstract

The "Master of Art: Idea and Production" in the University of Seville is focused on the development of personal projects related to the international trends in contemporary art and related to the specific context of the city. The city of Seville is located in the South of Europe, very near of the Maghreb and, historically, very well connected with America. On the other hand, traditional arts and crafts are very present in the city, and Drawing and Painting disciplines are still the basis of the Fine Arts Studies. Three years ago, a teaching team decided opening new contents that could refere to the relationship between Art and Nature, Territory and Environment, connecting with the artistic tendencies related to sustainability and ecology. We pretend, with this paper, expose the design of the curricula: the election of objectives, methodologies, workshops and references, and some results we have obtained during these three years. The challenge was opening new windows to the reflections about the connections between art, ecology and social context, following the ecosophy basis, and we think we are on the way...