A importância da caricatura na pedagogia das Artes Visuais

Abstract

The following report addresses the importance of caricature in visual arts pedagogy, in
order to show, that it is an interesting and important educational tool. As part of our internship,
which is the focus of this report, we intend to demonstrate that the art of caricature is an
important means of communication that has its own language, which allows the acquisition of
values, stimulates aesthetic sensibility and promotes reflection within, in our students.
The idea aims to demonstrate, that from the art of caricature, students can acquire
knowledge, develop abilities, and shape the personality. We started with the awareness of being
an art lowly explored in a school environment, and not always well understood and explored. The
main reason for this attempt. Thus, in the present work we start, initially, a theoretical approach
demonstrating the different valences that the caricature entails, and then proceed to a didactic
application of our whole project.
Accordingly, this report is divided into two parts. The first concerns caricature and the
promotion of comprehensive training. In the second, we focus on the practice mobilizing learning
in order to learn and be with and by the caricature in the classroom, through a significant set of
didactic activities.
The present theoretical and practical work means an increase to the awareness from our
pedagogical contribution, but also it reports this same awareness to students, to all of us taking
responsibility for the reflection that this has in the learning and teaching-process.
We are pleased to find in this context, the gradual discovery of the role of humor, in this
whole process as essential, not only because of the maturity it gives each student, by being able
to play in a respectful and harmonious way with the other and with himself within the cheerful
environment that it generates, but also for its liberating character and promoter of creative.
In summary the conclusions of this report show that the art of caricature is central to social,
personal, emotional and intellectual development, thus allowing the whole development of the
students.

Date of Award	16 Jul 2018
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Carlos Bizarro Morais (Supervisor)