The global search for more eco-friendly, cost-effective and alternative sculpture materials to be used in the deployment of teaching learning has been pursued by scholars lately. This driven need find local environment students, especially waste replace expensive conventional that cannot purchased majority students at Senior School level Ghana. Therefore, purpose this study was experiment with various recyclable environmental such as styrofoam food containers, teak leaves water sachets out...

The study is qualitative and it drew on the historical research method, descriptive case methods to examine link between learning, art, creative nature of children. Its aim totransmit value art in enhancing creativity through aesthetics children consequently enhance their learning. Thus, use document analysis (analyzing artworks children), what had say about works, interviews observation tools throws light how effective learning could be when taken context boostcreativity children; also...

(2008). The Evolving Art of Ashanti Kente Weaving in Ghana. Education: Vol. 61, Elastic, pp. 33-38.

This study, which was qualitative in nature, investigated what school children Ghana had to say about their drawings. Observation and in-depth interviews were used examine links between art emotion. Parents' views lessons also. The aim of this article is transmit we found out the value for enhancing these children's learning. data analysis revealed that facilitated expression emotion experience. Theory literature suggests learning most effective when it with emotional experience; thus, put...

The indigenous leather tanners in Ghana lack access to variety dyes and colourants, this limits the ability of their products meet demands market. Meanwhile, livelihood highly depends on sales artefacts. This study found it imperative find alternate dyestuffs that are easily obtainable comfortable use by local users. experiment suede dye was done three formats. In first format, salt were dissolved warm water a sheet immersed solution. second alum together after which third experiment, two...

Exploring traditional glass bead making techniques in jewellery some prominent areas Ghana is a means to exposing the area for metal and ceramic artists other related fields of discipline such as aesthetics criticism complement their form art better livelihood diversification jewellery. There are several methods producing beads countries. Emphasis placed on technique well processes involved which mostly identified by indigenous or makers. Materials very cheap readily available compared...

This paper is an exploratory study on the use of criticism as pedagogical tool in Communication Design studio to support creative development. The quantitative research method was used explore role teacher design critiques and how learners perceive criticism, critiquesand interaction their skill knowledge acquisition. conducted bearing mind social factors studio. also limited perceptions students at Kwame Nkrumah University Science Technology.The subjects for comprised undergraduate...

The study recognizes the traditional role diorama plays as an effective medium for museum education and employed both descriptive experimental methods to produce a popularize it Ghanaian populace. It explored use of non-traditional modelling material (corn shucks cobs) in preparation diorama. results indicate that corn cobs which have less our environment raw materials can be used sculpture. As such other unconventional could order open more avenues sculptors. Besides, minimuseum, potent...

Documentation of artefacts is a great avenue for recording the relevance works in lives people. This would also help improving care and maintenance artefacts. study thus aimed at unfolding philosophical foundations traditions culture people Sefwi Bekwai located palace Western North Region Ghana. The made different kinds materials project religious, political, social, economic medicinal roles that these play culture. was ethnographic research under qualitative approach. A total 30...

Wood carving has been an integral part of many ethnic groups in Ghana and worldwide. Currently, Ghanaian wood carvers produce countless varieties wooden sculptures for tourist trade or export. The business Vakpo provided employment natives the production different objects such as stools, umbrella tops, linguist staffs, walking sticks, human animal figures/figurines, more. Unlike any other industry, one major challenges facing traditional is less recognition by art lovers due to scanty...

The aim of this paper is to identify the essential and vital information about body proportions, assets liabilities so as realize good features emphasize flaws improve through effective optical illusions in clothing. This study was based on premise that many people disregard their proportions figure types just go for any style dress may not befit them. In order achieve above aim, pertinent literature reviewed, interviews conducted investigate whether or consciously select clothes basis...

The materials for sculpture in Ghana have always been clay, wood, cement, resin, and silicon. These their limitations. Also, some students do not the financial strength to purchase them because they are expensive. This situation slows down pace teaching learning of practical activities Sculpture discipline most Ghanaian educational institutions. Owing this, researchers explored possibility experimenting with local home regions which could otherwise a nuisance environment as alternative...

There is little information on Contemporary Ghanaian artists in the form of literary presentations and documentation. Isaac Opoku-Mensah one great personality whose contribution to development sculpture field bust deserves be recognized, celebrated, studied. This a biographic study that focuses his profile contributions academia as well sculptural art technique. It looks at some creative works, techniques he used, influence students next generation artists. The qualitative research design...

This study explored groundnut shell (powder) which is normally burnt or dumped in the environment as an alternative sculpture material for modeling, casting and carving. The researchers adopted quantitative qualitative research approaches. Quasi experimental, action, descriptive project based methods were also employed. Quota sampling was used to select 44 students out of 145 Department Visual Arts, Salaga Senior High School. Interview observation collect data analyzed using tabulations,...

Design and production of trophies for games sports particularly in a form metal art has been existence so many years. Presently they are practiced with much improvement modern technology as compared to the ancient times where leaves, horns other objects were used award warriors those who excelled sporting disciplines. Trophies said be prizes or cups which given an individual, group people nation performing excellently any activity such tennis, football, volley ball, basket ball horse racing...

Beauty pageants such as Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) normally select a lady to serve symbolic representation of their collective identity larger audience. The common tastes including fashion and lifestyle members society collectively form represent the its people; therefore culture particular time symbolize spirit times. Cultural principles refer cultural values that are categorized, organized evaluated in each society. governing standards one region or country may not be same for other...

Relief modelling is a very peculiar task that requires the creation of three-dimensional forms onto two dimensional surfaces to depict depth and volume in composition. Preliminary research revealed students Sculpture section Department Painting Kwame Nkrumah University Science Technology faced challenge producing relief sculptural pieces give them three dimensionality suggests depth. This project work utilized studio-based approach rooted constructivism theory was aimed at experimenting on...

The Silver-Stool of Mampong-Asante is the most important regalia in chief’s Palace. stool appears public during formal occasions like Adae (festival) or installation a new chief. A descriptive qualitative study was employed which interviews and observations were used to investigate gather data on philosophical aesthetic significance people Mampong, Asante. To ensure credibility data, researchers purposively selected six (6) chiefs from Ghana two (2) elders Manhyia Palace Kumasi, interviewed...

The desire for Ghana's economic liberation through skill-oriented education to raise the required human capital transformation makes Sculpture or Art essential Education system of Ghana and around world. However, majority students who graduate from complete section Kwame Nkrumah University Science Technology Education, Winneba, deviate practising into other fields. effectiveness any educational in terms learner academic performance is dependent on quality teaching learning techniques,...