Annatina Caprez

10.8 Inspiring Young Children to Paint – Through Diverse Images (Workshop)

Annatina Caprez – University of Education Zurich, Switzerland

Anja Morawietz – University of Education Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract:

Art history and contemporary art references can stimulate creative processes of young children. On the one hand, the representation of the world through the language of art and its specificities (materiality, ductus, motif, humour, etc.) can help children find their own material expression. On the other hand, though, the young children’s imagination must find echoes in these artistic references in order to develop a fruitful process. So, how can we come upon the right images/references? How can we find new approaches to art history? Which sources do we rely on? The workshop instructors will provide insight into an ongoing research/development project in art education at Swiss elementary school. On the basis of a specific task, “painting of oneself with a companion, with an animal or an important thing”, the workshop discusses a catalogue of diverse images and ways of scrutinizing routines of selection.