Comments on: Why Should Children Study Art? http://www.blog.montessoriforeveryone.com/why-should-children-study-art.html High Quality Montessori Materials Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:46:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: montessori_lori http://www.blog.montessoriforeveryone.com/why-should-children-study-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-822 montessori_lori Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:31:00 +0000 http://montessoriforeveryone.dreamhosters.com/why-should-children-study-art.html#comment-822 Thanks for your kind comments, Dana! I thought a lot about this post before writing. And actually, the day I took my son to the Art Institute, he and I had a really great discussion about the importance of art. He had a lot of insight for a 7 1/2 year old!<br/><br/>Tracy, that's a great tip. I have visited their site a few times but not to search for specific art or artists. Thank you! Thanks for your kind comments, Dana! I thought a lot about this post before writing. And actually, the day I took my son to the Art Institute, he and I had a really great discussion about the importance of art. He had a lot of insight for a 7 1/2 year old!

Tracy, that’s a great tip. I have visited their site a few times but not to search for specific art or artists. Thank you!

]]> By: Tracy http://www.blog.montessoriforeveryone.com/why-should-children-study-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-821 Tracy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:12:00 +0000 http://montessoriforeveryone.dreamhosters.com/why-should-children-study-art.html#comment-821 I'm really enjoying these posts on art study, Lori. It's a passion in this house!<br/><br/>Here's something we enjoy: if you go to "Collections" at the Art Institute's web site http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/ you can search by artist or culture and even print out good-sized images of favourite works for the children (or grown-ups!) to study. Same holds true for the National Gallery of Art and others.<br/><br/>Just in case anyone wants to search for something specific (my youngest daughter LOVES Van Gogh). I’m really enjoying these posts on art study, Lori. It’s a passion in this house!

Here’s something we enjoy: if you go to “Collections” at the Art Institute’s web site http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/ you can search by artist or culture and even print out good-sized images of favourite works for the children (or grown-ups!) to study. Same holds true for the National Gallery of Art and others.

Just in case anyone wants to search for something specific (my youngest daughter LOVES Van Gogh).

]]> By: Dana Lookadoo http://www.blog.montessoriforeveryone.com/why-should-children-study-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-820 Dana Lookadoo Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:35:00 +0000 http://montessoriforeveryone.dreamhosters.com/why-should-children-study-art.html#comment-820 Lori, Your summary is a great reminder of the importance of art in all aspects of life, coming from one who doesn't have children. I really enjoyed it and realize how messages are more clearly delivered when they are accompanied by art. And as you bring out, some messages are solely delivered through art. <br/><br/>My favorite take-away: "Art is a conversation between you and the artist; they put themselves into their work, and you bring yourself to your interpretation of it."<br/><br/>I'm going to now spend more time in artistic communication!<br/><br/>Nice write-up! Lori, Your summary is a great reminder of the importance of art in all aspects of life, coming from one who doesn’t have children. I really enjoyed it and realize how messages are more clearly delivered when they are accompanied by art. And as you bring out, some messages are solely delivered through art.

My favorite take-away: “Art is a conversation between you and the artist; they put themselves into their work, and you bring yourself to your interpretation of it.”

I’m going to now spend more time in artistic communication!

Nice write-up!

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