Art Happy Valentine s Day! AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 1
What is Art? that is really a good question it may be the obvious: painting, dancing, sculpting, drawing, playing an instrument, and so on but in those things there is mathematics, language, geometry, physics, science, and so on So is our dilemma then how to separate art from the rest of the environment? AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 2
"The object of art is to give life shape." William Shakespeare There is no dilemma! unless we really want to create one be sure that our hearts and minds can see the art in all things and in every place in our casa environments the Decanomial Square, the chains, at the painting easel, knitting, building a bird house, a piece of beautifully written writing, the Reading Analysis symbolized, the knobless cylinders, the fractions AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 3
Expression art is one of the many ways children express themselves (remember singing or writing or pouring or counting a chain) art helps that child to control and coordinate movement it is a way for the mind and body to work together through art children feed the sensitive periods: order movement language refinement of sensorial perception art helps the child to express in a concrete manner what is felt emotionally art connects the child to people, geography, science, history and the way in which humans live AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 4
"If we try to think back to the dim and distant past... what is it that helps us reconstruct those times, and to picture the lives of those who lived in them? It is their art... It is thanks to the hand, the companion of the mind, that civilization has arisen. Montessori, The Absorbent Mind Process above all else! above all else the child works for the purpose of self-construction the process is paramount product is the domain of the adult mind product is the goal for adult outcome adult and child exist in this world in a different way the child is in a process of perfecting himself the adult is in a process of perfecting his environment their relationships with the world are entirely different AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 5
The Process: should be joyful should feed the soul of the child should bring satisfaction should not be burdened by expectation should not be coerced by adult need or celebration or season or HALLMARK or for the production of proof of activity What is Art? It is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 6
How are these ideas different? Expression using coloured pencils painting with acrylic paints, watercolour paints, oil paints,.. working with pastel crayons using charcoal pencils cutting paper collage pasting shapes AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 7
Expression forming shapes with modeling clay, plasticine making cords tying knots weaving crocheting sewing knitting Expression writing: words, phrases, stories, poetry,. singing dancing baking cooking using a screwdriver, a hammer, a wrench AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 8
Expression doing a math equation washing linens walking on the ellipse the silence game having a conversation putting on a coat "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist." St. Francis of Assisi AMI/USA Refresher Course 2016 9
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