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Sat Mar-20-10 01:42 AM
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The Monster Engine: Children's Drawings Painted Realistically |
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Edited on Sat Mar-20-10 01:44 AM by TheDebbieDee
I found this link on another site but I thought I would share. I think the paintings are beautiful........and strange. Enjoy. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathieus/what-would-a-childs-drawing-look-like-if-it-8q4
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Sat Mar-20-10 01:45 AM
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1. What a thrill that must have been for the kids. |
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Those would be great illustrations for a book of modern fairy tales. :)
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Sat Mar-20-10 01:56 AM
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One of those things I wish I had thought of first.
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Sat Mar-20-10 02:32 AM
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5. Best thing since shrunken heads! |
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Sat Mar-20-10 02:38 AM
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Sat Mar-20-10 02:45 AM
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7. And there was this, back in 1963.... |
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Sat Mar-20-10 02:50 AM
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8. Not so cool for the kids. |
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I wouldn't show any of these kids the adult interpretation of their drawings.
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Sat Mar-20-10 02:55 AM
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10. Why?? It's like having their original tunes arranged for a symphony |
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Sat Mar-20-10 03:18 AM
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11. The "monsters" has been grossly magnified. All the fun has been excised. |
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Kids have their own interpretations of fear, beauty, language, song... the challenge is not arranging it through our filter but seeing it through their eyes.
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Sat Mar-20-10 02:54 AM
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the kid's drawings were rendered realistically. The adult interpretations were rendered fantastically.
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Sat Mar-20-10 03:25 AM
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12. No, I have to disagree. Those children's drawings weren't of puppies, kittens, or flowers. |
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Look at the kids' drawings again. What about their drawings says "realistic" to you?
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Sat Mar-20-10 03:36 AM
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imaginary life is as realistic as "real" life. For me, the kids drawings are totally realistic. The adult interpretations are artificial.
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Sat Mar-20-10 03:51 AM
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14. I think the kids' drawings are very imaginative. |
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I was a very imaginative child, myself. And I liked to draw pictures, and create stories to go along with the drawings.
I sort of agree with you, that the child artist looking at the adult rendition of his/her work would be naturally critical of the adult interpretation. I know I would be. But really, what kid wouldn't love, or at least appreciate, an amazing artist interpreting their work?
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Sat Mar-20-10 04:28 AM
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15. From my experience... |
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what a kid draws on paper is not what they actually see. We, as adults, see a crude drawing, they see a universe. When you interpret their drawings, you limit their universe. There is far more to a kid's drawing than meets the eye. Kids, without a doubt, appreciate great beauty, but kids, without a doubt, do not like to be led to see what they already see with their inner eye. For the most part, they'll appreciate the craft but you'll lose the dialog.
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Sat Mar-20-10 04:47 AM
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16. The artist's intent was not to "limit their universe". |
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You are convinced that the children are being exploited. I don't see it that way. The way I see it, the child artists draw what they see in their imagination, and the adult artist appreciates the artistic talents in a new way.
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