Comments on: A story about children… http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sunil Gangadharan http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-14081 Sunil Gangadharan Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:45:06 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-14081 Birgit, I am glad you noticed the smiley. No - it was not a question of leftover blue - but the blue I gave them was cobalt and the brilliancy of the blue masked the little red and yellow that they had originally put on the canvas. I did not want to disturb them as they went about it - otherwise I would have told them not to overlay the yellows with the cobalt blue... And I am glad I did not jump in. Ginger, I am glad you enjoyed it!! June, You make a good point about 'being bent on depicting realism'. Yes, I find that in children’s work and them getting all bent out of shape when the drawing does not seem to conform reality (which it does not need to)... Birgit,
I am glad you noticed the smiley.
No - it was not a question of leftover blue - but the blue I gave them was cobalt and the brilliancy of the blue masked the little red and yellow that they had originally put on the canvas. I did not want to disturb them as they went about it - otherwise I would have told them not to overlay the yellows with the cobalt blue… And I am glad I did not jump in.

Ginger,
I am glad you enjoyed it!!

June,
You make a good point about ‘being bent on depicting realism’. Yes, I find that in children’s work and them getting all bent out of shape when the drawing does not seem to conform reality (which it does not need to)…

]]> By: June Underwood http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-14002 June Underwood Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:36:22 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-14002 Sunil, What a delight. What's even more delightful is that most children the ages of your cousins are bent on "realism" and find themselves hideously frustrated that they can't achieve it on first try. What you've done is showed them that art and color are a delight; later they can decide to work at the representational if they wish. Or they can simply continue to revel in the materials that make color and shape and line. Well Done! Sunil,

What a delight. What’s even more delightful is that most children the ages of your cousins are bent on “realism” and find themselves hideously frustrated that they can’t achieve it on first try. What you’ve done is showed them that art and color are a delight; later they can decide to work at the representational if they wish. Or they can simply continue to revel in the materials that make color and shape and line.

Well Done!

]]> By: ginger http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13984 ginger Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:15:38 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13984 I'm inspired with what you offered your cousins....a whole new world and way of communicating!! Stirring some curiosity and creativity without judgement or direction!!! I’m inspired with what you offered your cousins….a whole new world and way of communicating!! Stirring some curiosity and creativity without judgement or direction!!!

]]> By: birgit http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13977 birgit Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:52:44 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13977 I love the picture. It is happy not grim like some adult abstract art. A happy face in the middle and so much movement all around it. Your cousins painted in blue. Not your color. Did you have a lot of blue leftover or was it their own choice? I love the picture. It is happy not grim like some adult abstract art. A happy face in the middle and so much movement all around it.

Your cousins painted in blue. Not your color. Did you have a lot of blue leftover or was it their own choice?

]]> By: Sunil Gangadharan http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13967 Sunil Gangadharan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:17:48 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13967 Leslie, Yes it was a little difficult to shepard the children along – but I think we managed admirably. I chose this museum expressly because it is a quiet place devoid of crowds on weekends (given the fact that it is a University Museum and the students have other things to do)... Leslie,
Yes it was a little difficult to shepard the children along – but I think we managed admirably. I chose this museum expressly because it is a quiet place devoid of crowds on weekends (given the fact that it is a University Museum and the students have other things to do)…

]]> By: Leslie http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13963 Leslie Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:50:11 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13963 Sunil, Great story! I think it is amazing you guys stayed at the museum for 3 hours, given their ages! I can't see how exposing kids to ANY art could be a bad thing. Why limit them at that age? Why limit ourselves at any age? I also think working on something with someone else can be exhilerating, at any age. Sunil,
Great story! I think it is amazing you guys stayed at the museum for 3 hours, given their ages! I can’t see how exposing kids to ANY art could be a bad thing. Why limit them at that age? Why limit ourselves at any age? I also think working on something with someone else can be exhilerating, at any age.

]]> By: Sunil Gangadharan http://artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13962 Sunil Gangadharan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:40:42 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/a-story-about-children.html#comment-13962 Even if my conscience told me that this approach might be the right thing, it is always good to hear feedback. Thank you, Rex. I wanted the reader to appreciate the artwork before finding out the ages – hence the reason for putting their ages at the end (plus it is a good punch line ;-). I think children have a lot of potential locked in them – it is just a matter of coaxing it out of them, the right way… I hope to have another ‘free form painting’ session at our home in the coming weeks… Lets see how that goes. Even if my conscience told me that this approach might be the right thing, it is always good to hear feedback. Thank you, Rex.
I wanted the reader to appreciate the artwork before finding out the ages – hence the reason for putting their ages at the end (plus it is a good punch line ;-).
I think children have a lot of potential locked in them – it is just a matter of coaxing it out of them, the right way… I hope to have another ‘free form painting’ session at our home in the coming weeks… Lets see how that goes.

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