I have really been dabbling with the conceptual idea of children’s art lately. it seems clear to me that kids have a LARGE grasp on the free-thinking methods of art. They are the prime impressionists and most defintely produce massive amounts of inspiration for me. This is refreshing. its nice to see a child interpret objects, buildings, and my most personally intriguing…people. They work with no fear. they dont produce art for the public, they produce art for reasons that seem to only please themselves. it seems as though they are merely showing others their work because they are proud…not because they hope it makes money, or becomes nationally recognized…they do it for art’s sake.
with all of that aside. the forms children tend to create is what is most inspiring. the bodies of people or animals are never exactly what they appear to be. its this free-thinking, free lance ideology that i would love to capture in a painting. but not force the act of a childs hand….merely sink into that side of my unconscious do indulge into what it may take in order to achieve this look.
Here is a picture by a 5 year child named MAX….
This is another picture i found that seemed to trigger some inspiration:
there was a study done asking the same silly riddle to harvard seniors, and kindergardners, the little ones answered the riddle astronomicly more accuratly then the harvard grads. becauase the obviosly don’t have the ingraned closed mindenness.
Thanks, for posting on OffMen blog.
I have a son named Max