How to Cultivate Children's Artistic Feeling

My daughter likes drawing and has practiced for many years. Now her paintings are different. However, at first, my daughter was not interested in painting. When my daughter was five years old, in order to cultivate her artistic sentiment, I enrolled her in a painting interest class, but she never liked to go. Before every training class, I always try my best to persuade her to go, which makes my husband and I have a headache. At that time, I was thinking, is there a way for children to grow artistic cells in a subtle way, improve their artistic quality, and even open an art door for children without attending interest classes?

Once, a friend who emigrated abroad came to visit relatives in China and stopped by to see me. I told her about it. She told me her experience in educating children:

"I took my three-year-old Manny to the art gallery for the first time. I thought the children were too young to be interested in art. Unexpectedly, a punk-style painting quickly attracted Manny. After reading it, she pointed to the snake in the painting and said to me,' Mom, the snake in the painting wriggled and turned green.' As he spoke, the little guy imitated the snake and twisted his body from side to side, very happy. When Manny saw a short sculpture, he asked me again,' Mom! "Who do you think he looks like?" After more than an hour's visit, Manny has been very interested. Since then, I often take my children to exhibition halls or art galleries. I never let my child go to any interest classes until one day, my child told me that she was interested in learning painting and hoped to get professional guidance. Children's interests can actually be cultivated by listening and listening. "

My friend's words made me suddenly realize. In western countries, taking children to museums and art galleries to see exhibitions is actually a very common thing, just like taking children to parks on weekends, which is regarded as a pastime. And this kind of pastime can broaden children's horizons and ways of thinking, and open a door to art for children. In order to cultivate their children's artistic accomplishment, parents in China often enroll their children in various interest classes or talent classes, tying them with classes and books. In fact, we can also learn from western practices and take children to see exhibitions, so that children can grow artistic cells and improve their artistic literacy in a subtle way.

On the National Day, the exhibition hall just held an exhibition of paintings, and the teachers in the painting and calligraphy circles invited me to visit it. After discussing with my husband, we decided to take the children there and let them enjoy an art feast.

Before leaving, my husband and I agreed: don't give too many explanations to the children at the exhibition, and try to leave room for their imagination. Because explanation will only limit children's thinking, art is a very personalized thing, allowing children to imagine freely and let them realize the true charm of art.

At the exhibition, my daughter was very excited by different styles of paintings and people coming and going. My daughter walks around with a camera around her neck. Shoot when you see something good, and sometimes listen to the comments of people around you. Even when talking to me, she knows how to keep her voice down, as if she knows that speaking loudly is disrespectful to art. I quietly followed my daughter, trying not to restrain her, let her get in touch with art at zero distance, and at the same time ensure her safety.

Among many exhibits, my daughter finally found her favorite: a photo of a little tiger. The lifelike tiger dazzled her daughter. She reached out and stood on tiptoe, carefully trying to touch the tiger in the painting, as if afraid that the tiger would suddenly jump out and fight back. But she is too young to reach the painting, and there are rules in the exhibition hall that you are not allowed to touch the exhibits, so I didn't help her. Gege finally ran over and whispered in my ear, "Mom, how is that tiger the same as real?" I took the opportunity to guide her to talk about her thoughts and reasons for liking. We also take turns to evaluate the works, and our daughter said and painted. In just over ten minutes, we talked about the artist's exquisite painting skills from the works themselves. Inspired by me, my daughter admires this painter. During the three-hour visit, my daughter was always in high spirits until she closed the museum and reluctantly left.

On the way home, my daughter talked endlessly about the works she had just seen. In this regard, my husband and I smiled at each other. We know that the seeds of art have quietly taken root in her heart.

Art is not far away. Where there is life, there is art .. exhibitions, plays, concerts or various activities, sculpture exhibitions, photography exhibitions, etc. , flower arrangement, fruit puzzle, clothes color matching, home decoration, photography, etc. It's all art As long as parents pay attention to observation and create an atmosphere, they can improve their artistic accomplishment and broaden their horizons.

Educational tips:

Art can profoundly affect every child, but this influence cannot be seen overnight. Let children feel the charm of art and grow up in the cradle of art, which is not only an attitude towards life, but also a way of growth. It is like a seed, which can bloom beautiful flowers after constant edification, infiltration and internalization until the temperature is right and the conditions are ripe.