From centralisation to local policies: design reform dynamics in Belgium and the creation of Antwerp’s Higher Institute (1830-1914)

From centralisation to local policies: design reform dynamics in Belgium and the creation of Antwerp’s Higher Institute (1830-1914)

Prina, Daniela N.

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From the country’s unity until World War I, the Belgian Government launched several initiatives resulting in the longed-for project of creating national unity and consciousness through artistic instruction. The aim was to heal the rift between fine arts and applied arts, directing the latter to industrial production. Antwerp’s Academy, thanks to its strategic role as one of Belgium’s most important educational institutions, was consequently involved in this project, with its goal of bringing “good taste” to all social classes – and aiding in the economic, politic and cultural progression of the country.

From the country’s unity until World War I, the Belgian Government launched several initiatives resulting in the longed-for project of creating national unity and consciousness through artistic instruction. The aim was to heal the rift between fine arts and applied arts, directing the latter to industrial production. Antwerp’s Academy, thanks to its strategic role as one of Belgium’s most important educational institutions, was consequently involved in this project, with its goal of bringing “good taste” to all social classes – and aiding in the economic, politic and cultural progression of the country.

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DOI: 10.5151/despro-icdhs2014-0080

Referências bibliográficas

• [1] Archief van de Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen.
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• [3] Conseil de perfectionnement de l’enseignement des arts du dessin. Session de 1874 (1874) Bruxelles: Gobbaerts.
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• [6] Prina, D. N. (2010), ‘Design in Belgium before Art Nouveau: art, industry, and the reform of artistic education in the second half of the nineteenth century’, Journal of Design History, vol. 23(4), pp. 329-350.

Como citar:

Prina, Daniela N.; "From centralisation to local policies: design reform dynamics in Belgium and the creation of Antwerp’s Higher Institute (1830-1914)", p-557-562. In: Tradition, Transition, Tragectories: major or minor influences? [=ICDHS 2014 - 9th Conference of the International Committee for Design History and Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/despro-icdhs2014-0080