Thoreau once wrote that "the world is but a canvas to our imagination," and while that is certainly true, when you give children some time to create a work of art, it is sometimes difficult for them to channel their imagination. Often they are unsure of what to paint beyond the most realistic depictions of home and family life. To help expand their imagination, providing examples of the various styles of painting from many artists can definitely light the fire of creativity.
For most children, realism is what they produce. These are pictures in which the art resembles an object or scene much as it does in real life. To move beyond realism, it is fun to step slightly out of these bounds into the works of impressionists and post-impressionists, such as Van Gogh and Seurat. For instance, you can download and print a PDF mural from a site such as ArtProjectsForKids.org and have your children create their own unique copy of a work such as Starry Night or Sunday in the Park. In this way, children learn about a famous artist as well as a new style of art, which showcases the idea that a specific scene doesn't have to look completely realistic in order to be a wonderful work of art.
Surrealism is another painting style that can provide a great deal of inspiration to children. For example, you can easily center an art project around the works of Joan Miro or Salvador Dali. Share with children that this style of art is very much like a dream, and the artists of this style hope to alter the way people look at things. One fun project would include looking at the works of Rene Magritte, who is famous for his paintings of business men with an apple instead of a face. Have children draw a body and then instead of a face, they can add an apple or any type of fruit or food. For Joan Miro, consider having children draw a picture of a person or animal using only circles, straight lines and stars, and then filling in the shapes and sections in vivid colors.
Abstract art projects can be a lot of fun and offer children a way to really express their emotions. Artists such as Delauney and Pollack fit into this category, and you can plan fun art projects around both of these painters. For Jackson Pollack, lay down a tarp outside, place a canvas or large paper down on the tarp and let children experiment with splashing, dripping and flinging paint onto the blank paper. This can be done on white paper or consider using very vivid colors on black or gray paper. They can also splatter and use their fingers to create squiggly lines or even place the paper in a box, dip marbles into paint and roll them around. For a project featuring Sonia Delauney, show children a few of her works and then let them experiment with painting different circles in multiple colors.
While we often think of art as something just for a museum wall, it is truly all around us. Have children look at advertisements in magazines, packages of food products and even comic books. All of these have been created and designed by someone, and all can serve as objects of art. Pop artists such as David Hockney and Andy Warhol certainly thought so, as did Roy Lichtenstein. A fun Pop art project could include a combination of Warhol and Hockney. Have children find a full-page advertisement from a magazine. Tear out this page and cut into pieces, strips or squares. Glue the pieces onto a paper or canvas in the original order, but move them so that they overlap a bit or tilt a tiny bit to give a slightly odd view.
No matter what type of project you decide to do, the main goals are always to have fun and also to learn about many types of art. By exposing your children to many styles, they see that the only limit to art is the limit of their imagination.
For most children, realism is what they produce. These are pictures in which the art resembles an object or scene much as it does in real life. To move beyond realism, it is fun to step slightly out of these bounds into the works of impressionists and post-impressionists, such as Van Gogh and Seurat. For instance, you can download and print a PDF mural from a site such as ArtProjectsForKids.org and have your children create their own unique copy of a work such as Starry Night or Sunday in the Park. In this way, children learn about a famous artist as well as a new style of art, which showcases the idea that a specific scene doesn't have to look completely realistic in order to be a wonderful work of art.
Surrealism is another painting style that can provide a great deal of inspiration to children. For example, you can easily center an art project around the works of Joan Miro or Salvador Dali. Share with children that this style of art is very much like a dream, and the artists of this style hope to alter the way people look at things. One fun project would include looking at the works of Rene Magritte, who is famous for his paintings of business men with an apple instead of a face. Have children draw a body and then instead of a face, they can add an apple or any type of fruit or food. For Joan Miro, consider having children draw a picture of a person or animal using only circles, straight lines and stars, and then filling in the shapes and sections in vivid colors.
Abstract art projects can be a lot of fun and offer children a way to really express their emotions. Artists such as Delauney and Pollack fit into this category, and you can plan fun art projects around both of these painters. For Jackson Pollack, lay down a tarp outside, place a canvas or large paper down on the tarp and let children experiment with splashing, dripping and flinging paint onto the blank paper. This can be done on white paper or consider using very vivid colors on black or gray paper. They can also splatter and use their fingers to create squiggly lines or even place the paper in a box, dip marbles into paint and roll them around. For a project featuring Sonia Delauney, show children a few of her works and then let them experiment with painting different circles in multiple colors.
While we often think of art as something just for a museum wall, it is truly all around us. Have children look at advertisements in magazines, packages of food products and even comic books. All of these have been created and designed by someone, and all can serve as objects of art. Pop artists such as David Hockney and Andy Warhol certainly thought so, as did Roy Lichtenstein. A fun Pop art project could include a combination of Warhol and Hockney. Have children find a full-page advertisement from a magazine. Tear out this page and cut into pieces, strips or squares. Glue the pieces onto a paper or canvas in the original order, but move them so that they overlap a bit or tilt a tiny bit to give a slightly odd view.
No matter what type of project you decide to do, the main goals are always to have fun and also to learn about many types of art. By exposing your children to many styles, they see that the only limit to art is the limit of their imagination.
About the Author:
Kate Halfey loves writing about art projects for kids. For additional information about different styles of arts like Joan Miro for kids art projects or to find Kandinsky circle painting projects, please go to the ArtProjectsForKids.org site today.
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