Popular Folklore and Its Reflection in The Projects of Students of The Department of Art Education

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The current research included a study of popular folklore and its reflection on students' projects in the Department of Art Education. The research problem was summarized in the following questions: 1- Is popular folklore a role in student projects in the Department of Art Education? 2-What are the reflections of popular folklore in students' projects in the Department of Art Education? symbols, and unique heritage that distinguishes it from Introduction: The current research consisted of four other peoples and nations. This close connection exists chapters. In the first chapter, the researchers stated between society and its living reality, as well as the the research problem, determined its importance, and customs and traditions left behind by the ancients, stated the objective: to identify popular folklore and its which express its daily life and describe society through reflection in the projects of students in the Department its beliefs and philosophy. Folk arts represent a of Art Education. The second chapter was divided into significant portion of the heritage of peoples, lending a two sections: the first, the art of folklore (folk heritage), distinctive and authentic character due to the and the second, the subject of the visual arts project. expressive aspects, ideas, and sincere feelings they The researchers arrived at the most critical indicators contain. They are the product of the popular from the theoretical framework, which represent the environment and customs. It is clear to us, through the foundations upon which they relied to analyze the arts inherited from different civilizations and societies, research sample. The third chapter is devoted to the that they are distinguished and unique by a visual research procedures and analysis of the sample's (5) vocabulary that helps us understand the artistic models. The fourth chapter included the results, the foundations and aesthetic values of each art and most important of which was that students' works in civilization and distinguish its culture from that of other the Department of Art Education reflected the Iraqi societies. There is an urgent need to emphasize the environment's conceptual, symbolic, artistic, revival of Arab folk heritage and Folklore, given its expressive, religious, and social dimensions, as authenticity and comprehensiveness, and to preserve observed in all samples. The researchers concluded it from decline and extinction. (1) that folklore is inseparable from Iraqi society's religious, spiritual, and cultural dimensions, as it is Folk heritage and Folklore, along with their linked to social, cultural, and religious practices. philosophical connotations, can be invested in enriching contemporary visual arts. The artistic output First: The Research Problem: of art education students in the Fine Arts Project Each society has its artistic heritage, visual vocabulary, subject varies, reflecting their cultural, ideological, American Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanity Research 60 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajsshr American Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanity Research (ISSN: 2771-2141) intellectual, social, and psychological references. Some subject with a grade ranging from (85-95)." (4) students emphasize drawing from their imagination Tuwaij and Alwan defined it as: "It is everything that through their artistic output, while others tend to students produce in terms of creative formative depict social life, etc. Thus, the research problem activities in art education departments and project emerged in the following question: 1. Does popular subject classes, which can be subjected to analysis and Folklore play a role in students' art education projects? critical evaluation through the possibility of applying 2. What are the implications of popular Folklore for the four artistic trends in the theory of cognitive students' projects in the Art Education Department? orientation (DBAE)." (5) Second: The importance of the research: The researchers believe that these definitions do not 1. Emphasizing the cultural and civilizational align with the research objective. Therefore, they foundations of society. defined the project subject procedurally as: 2. Utilizing popular Folklore in all practical academic (It is everything that fourth-year students produce in subjects, such as ceramics, sculpture, murals, and terms of paintings executed with oil paints on canvas in handicrafts, may benefit art teachers, students, and art the project subject in art education departments.) education departments. Chapter Two: Theoretical Framework 3. The results of the current research may benefit art Section One: The Art of Folklore (Popular Heritage) students and art education departments by enabling The first to coin the term "folklore" was the English them to utilize popular Folklore to produce works as philosopher William John Thomas, who denoted the small projects. study of traditional customs and beliefs. On the other Third: The aim