Abstract

Investigations regarding the concept of aesthetic have been analyzed for a long time from the scientific field. However, there are not many scientific studies that relate aesthetics to the field of education. In that sense, this research aims to describe how aesthetic is conceived and discussed from different theories of the human sciences, considering its relationship with art and education. The qualitative approach is used, of a descriptive character and bibliographical nature. For the data analysis form, the interpretative research technique was adopted. The theoretical data were constructed over 3 years from an extensive bibliographic review carried out in articles and books about art and aesthetics. As results, the data revealed that aesthetics presents different conceptions in scientific historic, sometimes converging with the educational field, sometimes distancing itself from it. During the school or academic career, it may occur that the student does not want to make an object or activity just for producing, he may want to do it elaborate, and this responds to a practical need for material production that humans have. Being an expression of something well defined, coherent and well resolved, it can be understood as an expression of beauty, because it presents aesthetic quality.

Keywords art; aesthetics; education; humanities