This is a blog about kids and art. We have enormous fun in our classes. We learn along the journey with art... we learn about art and what it is and we explore those artisits who have gone before us. I work from the premise that ALL people can learn how to draw. I hope you feel inspired by some of these ideas just as you have inspired us in some of the projects we have taken on.
One of the things that this Covid time has birthed for Art at The Studio , is a regular online art class. Each Tuesday I meet with a small, delightful group of artists.
They bring their fun, voice their ideas and get going on their side of the screen with their art.
This was the last class for the year. Collage cups and sausers. These beautiful souls really set about creating something delightful.
I have enjoyed being able to meet up with these children because distance would mean they could not join art in person. It is interesting to run an online art lesson with such young children. I have marveled at their technological ability and the way they take terns to speak and share ideas.
It is a real joy to have this space to do a different kind of art.
Using art as a means to critic society , is no new idea. Children understand this well, especially when exploring the injustices in the world. They get it. Climate disaster and the prospect of our coastline oceans being explored for oil and gas , is something they feel passionatey about. Art is a way to express and resolve these feelings.
Land art and environmental art are not new in the world of art. As humnaity journeys down the ever increasing path to environmental destuction, artworks that explore and shock are becomming more and more relevant. these are some f the ideas we began to explore at as the art year drew to a close.
This video, on youtube, is artist Daan Roosegaarde's creation in China. It is an impressive mearging of art and architecture to help take carbon from the polluted air we breathe. this is one of many practical ideas on solving the climate issue we face.
There is a fine line in exploring these realities with children and not making them afraid. Art is a place where children can feel and find a voice to the powerful world of adults where they have no or little say on these issues which will effect them the most.
Andy Goldsworthy is a land artist. His work is deeply moving and powerful. He uses nature and parts of nature to express the relathionship between people and nature. One can not but experience something moving when engaging with his artwork.
The japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama is both intriguing and inspiring in her work. Her story shares the journey of stuggling with mental wellbeing, along a pth of many well known artist. She is a painter but works with sculpture , film fashion and poetry. Her creative mind touches all she seets her mind to. She was born in 1229 and is 92 years old and still she continues to create.
These are from our gallery of art.
The children spent some time learning about some of Yayoi Kusama's work focusing on her interesting dot work on flowers and mushrooms. We chose to work with her idea of muchrooms.
This is a video by South African artist Lillian Gray where she explores more about Yayoi Kusama.
