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If I remember right, it was
surrealist painter Paul Klee that
orice stated it took him 30 years to
learn to draw like a child. Although
such a statement may sound ab
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was implying is that through the
collective years of education and
life experience, it was impossible
to approach art with the naive
confidence of a child. When Klee
first attempted to assimilate
childhood gesture into his art,
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air of self-consciousness; for in
effect, spontaneity had been
motified by knowledge, resulting
in a pretentious facsimile of the
original impulse. All of this says
something of the unique quality of
children's art, a quality not easily
recreated.
If children's art has always been
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spontaneity, it has been no less
noted for its bold use of color,
lyrical line, and primitive, yet
illustrious figurative depiction and
spacial illusion. All of these
qualities are exemplified in a
provocative collection of art by
young children from around the
world, currently on display in
McKissick Museums' Revolving
Gallery.
This show, entitled Children
Draw Animals, features 20 works
from The International Collection
of Child Art, which is housed at the
Ewing Museum of Nations at
Illinois State University. This is
the largest collection of child art in
the world, with over 10,000 works
from the United States and 30
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Each work in this exhibit is
accompanied by the basic information;
the child's sex, age and
country. Thankfully "there is no
theorizing or intellectualizing on the
symbolism or character of
each piece, this is left up to the
viewer. Which is how it should be,
for children's art should be taken
at face value, and enjoyed for its
unique sensibilities, rather than
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all it can ever be) on the source of
such sensibilities.
"Birds in Nest" by a nine year
old Taiwanise girl is a personal
favorite, notable for its bold, even j
use of color, careful rendering and '|
an almost comical ordering of the
young birds in carefully planned
rows.
"Rhino Boy" is another interesting
piece, with a wonderful
integration of the animals into a
densely patterned background.
"My Doggy" is a massive, stoic
interpretation by a nine year old
Russian girl of her dog, and an
eight year old South African boy
has fully captured the fury of his
beast, in "Tiger."
All in all, Children Draw
Animals is a delightful show, and
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in viewing. The longer you look,
the more you'll enjoy.
Children Draw Animals will
continue through April 7.
STUDENT ART EXHIBIT
The annual USC All University
Student Art Competition opened
last Monday, and is a considerable
improvement over last year's
show. The exhibit, which is in
McKissick Museums' main
gallery, was jurored by Greenville
County Museum director, Jack
Morris, who should be commended
for keeping the show down to a
managable size. Last year's show
was so large that works were {
literally stacked atop each other.
This year's honor for best-of-ahow
went to USC graduate student
Karen Da vies, for her hand-made
paper semi-spheres entitled
"Cirque." The best-of-show award
also carried a $200 check from the
art department, which Karen says
she plans to spend on her friends.
The exhibit will continue through
April 27.
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'Tiger' by a eight year oid South African boy (above),
and 'Birds in Nest' by a nine year old Taiwanise girl.
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