Most parents want their children to grow up cultured, educated and, of course, happy. They want to give them as much as possible - to teach them to value life, see beauty, communicate, admire and just be happy. The visual arts are considered one of the wonderful areas of human endeavor. The ability to understand and appreciate it is a gift that parents can present to their child.
We are talking about a way of knowing and reflecting reality, aimed primarily at visual perception. You can learn his language everywhere, but the best place to communicate is the museum. Of course, a home collection is also suitable, besides, its exhibits are often allowed not only to be viewed, but also to be touched. But still, the House of the Muses is a special space, where beauty is in all its splendor and diversity, it is an unusual atmosphere that teaches respect for genuine objects, an understanding of their high value.
It's never too late to get started, but the sooner it happens, the easier it will be for both your baby and you. The first initiation takes place even before birth, in the mother's belly, it is known that positive impressions have a beneficial effect on the development of a nascent little man. At the age of one to three, your child is already capable of perceiving the beautiful, but in order to cognize such a young creature, it is imperative to try everything, the kids still do not understand the intrinsic value of the image. They need to be encouraged to see, perceive and respond. Kids are taught to distinguish colors, shapes of objects. At the same time, do not forget about such quality as texture, trying fluffy, smooth, prickly with a child, you not only expand his horizons, but also prepare him for the perception of the language of fine art. As for the opening days, at this age it is better to visit small exhibitions. Consider two or three subjects, and of course pay attention to the fact that the museum is a special place where you should behave appropriately, your personal example will be the best guide in this.
For four or five-year-olds, a story, a fairy tale, is of particular importance. Choose pictures with an understandable and curious plot of the crumbs. Explain, discuss, ask to tell you - the guys of these years are great writers. Boys love to view ships, cars, heroes and battles; girls - lush outfits, princesses and balls; all of them will be happy to discuss drawn children, any animals, games and fairy tales. It is important to develop observation, the ability not only to look, but also to see. This chapter can be studied both in the gallery and at home from books and reproductions.
Have you ever wondered why it is correct to say Fine Arts Museum? That's right - in the plural. Because there are really several of them and each has its own language. We come to understanding the species. At the age of six or seven, a person is already able to distinguish between them. Of the types of visual arts, the most understandable for children is painting, or, simply put, a picture. Painting means "writing life." The world is multi-colored, the picture tells in color, this is its main visual means. Paintings are the easiest for an unprepared viewer to perceive, especially those on which everything is "like in life." But with the help of color, the artist describes not only the plot and outfits of the heroes. This tool allows you to convey mood. Choose “sad” and “funny” shades with your young friend, teach him to distinguish between cold and warm, it's not difficult. Cold blue and light blue are ice and shadows in the snow. Warm - yellow, orange, red - this is the sun and autumn leaves, which all summer absorbed the hot light of a fiery body. Green is special, it is obtained from the combination of blue and yellow - this is the color of grass and summer leaves, a symbol of life in icon painting. These classes should be carried out at exhibitions, at home, and in nature.
The world is not only multicolored, everything that surrounds us is three-dimensional. Volume is the main means of expression in sculpture. The story about this species presents difficulties only at first glance. Believe me, both you and your junior comrades know a lot about him. Try to list what the sculptor works with. Anything that can create volume suits him: gypsum, wood, stone, glass, metal … Now name, just what you yourself created statues from. Remember plasticine? Perhaps - dough, cloth, paper, clay, sand. And the snow ?! The word "sculpture" comes from the Latin I cut out, I cut out. They carve out of stone, carve out of wood. There is an old word "sculpting" it also means to cut off the excess. From soft materials such as clay, dough, figures are created by sculpting or building, adding, this method is called plastic. There is another way - casting, cast from metal and plaster. The basis for creating a sculpture is so varied that there are also many techniques: they blow from glass, felted from wool, cut out of paper and glue them.
Graphics is another of the main types of visual arts. The name comes from the Greek "write, draw". Say this word several times, feel how hard it is. The expressive means of graphics at first glance seem stingy and harsh, the most important of them is the line. The most amazing thing is that there are no lines separating tones or volumes in nature. Despite this, graphics have been known since ancient times, and your first arts, most likely, also belonged to this type of art. In order to create the simplest graphic work, any pencil and a sheet of paper are enough. In fact, graphics are more diverse, they use a stroke, a stain, colors are not alien to it, moreover, it can be printed. But not all at once, for a start, explain to your child that even a black line on a white background can tell a lot.
