I can't believe it is finally here (as long as the snow doesn't cause trouble again)! Our artists have been working SO HARD to prepare their individual pieces as well as other art pieces to help raise money for the new playground. This night will be AMAZING! We have a great collection of art from staff to display and about 75% of our students created something to display. The best part is - its ALL ABOUT THIS KIDS! They have mounted their work, had the ideas for their work, created their work, wrote about their work and this night will be about THEIR work. This is the beauty of Teaching for Artistic Behaviors (TAB). For more info about what that means, click here. One of the biggest things adults need to know about TAB is that the art is created at the developmental level of the child so it will look child-like. Check out the chart below about Victor Lowenfeld's Drawing Development. Some of my artists fall inline with this chart and some are above of below Lowenfeld's ideas. All of it is based on their age and experience/exposure to art tools.
I also encourage you to read the article about child vs adult aesthetic. Sometimes as adults we don't quite understand our child's piece of art but we have a very different idea of what looks "good" and shouldn't let that get in the way of appreciating the work of our children.
I also encourage you to read the article about child vs adult aesthetic. Sometimes as adults we don't quite understand our child's piece of art but we have a very different idea of what looks "good" and shouldn't let that get in the way of appreciating the work of our children.