This could be in your family too

THIS COULD BE IN YOUR FAMILY TOO…by ranjan r. joshi

Three years old IRA the granddaughter of Late R.P.Joshi in action…

BalChitraKala four generations ! An article on

Child Art…

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THIS COULD BE IN YOUR

FAMILY TOO…by ranjan r. joshiWhy this title? The reason is simple. We have some myths rooted in our society about the role of art in our life. Child art is not at all counted as a serious means to understand the purity of that child’s mind innocence. In India SHANKARS WEEKLY moment started by Shankar Pillai a cartoonist by profession in early fifties brought the attention of the society to this child art cause. UNO’s appeal to the world community about art and specially child art as a must for human growth in day to day life and education in early fifties, sixties created considerable attention. My good friend painter Chandrakant Channe created BASOLI GROUP in Nagpur nearly forty years ago and is still very much strong part of cultural contribution in nourishing the minds of Nagpur children. Fortunately I could witness for four decades this in my life time. This is very important child art moment in India next to SHANKARS WEEKLY moment mentioned earlier. Luckily I belongs to that family whose four generations have been nurtured on this child art since my father inculcated the importance of it in us in early fifties. Let us understand child art is not to create artist but to nurture the innocence in us. This presentation is a small effort to record the same and motivate to look in your own family something like this.

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By Ira’s artist great grandfather Late R.P.Joshi’s article on child art appeared in this book and the text quoted here in this presentation is from the same.

Engage the child in a playful manner with Chalk,Pencil,Colour Sketch pens and any surface from drawing papers to any thing to express her/him emotions. Do not worry about what they are rendering because this is the beginning of their first visual alphabets which we cannot decode.

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Engage the child in a playful manner…

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By Three years old IRA

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CHILD ART IS THE EXTENTION OF

PRE‐HISTORIC ART WHICH IS FREE

AND INNOCENT.

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Prehistoric Rock Shelters of BHIMBETKA, Madhya Pradesh. INDIA

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Altamira Caves Painting in Cantabria in what is known as Green Spain.

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Which has then evolved into PRARAMPARIK KALA

(Tradinational Art form ) FROM

THE PRE‐HISTORIC ART WHICH IS FREE AND

INNOCENT, such as

Kalamkari, Warli, Madhubani, Gondi etc…

Kalamkari. Warli.

Madhubani Gondi etc…

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BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER…

To define fine art

appropriately one can

classify

1) Desire to draw, render and record.

2) Desire to sculpt or construct with the

specific idea.

3) Desire to perform by means of body

gesture such as to dance or to act.

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Art embodies; Science

disembodiesJohns Fowles

Man invented things by imposing on nature by means of molding, weaving, building,

and painting.

To explain further We can see the following quotes from the book

The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher

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Art is I…. Science is We

Claude Bernard

Man discovered things by revealing

the pattern of nature

by means of cutting, splitting, crushing, and

hitting.

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“Child Art” how to motivate your child towards ART. “Do the Doodle spell out your state of mind?” by Graphologist SEEMA HINGIRRANY, Deconstructs The Doodle. This was published in THE TIMES OF INDIA‐6th Nov. 2005, in Bombay Times supplement.

The child art when observed in the above

manner as said given example will allow

understanding the hidden potentials of the

child. There are many things such as memory

drawing, drawing by imitation, drawing by

imagination, if viewed seriously by the parents

the basic purpose of knowing the inclination of

the child’s mind set towards his future.

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• Animals: These are usually sensitive to living creatures. Doodles of weak, passive or small animals indicate slowness, a lack of self‐confidence, and more introverted tendencies. Doodles of aggressive animals represent feelings of assertiveness.

• Stars: This indicates a feeling of hope and optimism. • Flowers: represents our feminine side and a desire to

see growth, nature and reproduction. • Cubes: The commonest doodles, they indicate a

desire to be constructive.If they are 3Dimensional,they indicate ability or an attempt to see all sides of the issue.

• Doodles are what you scribble absent‐mindedly on paper while attending a Ho‐Hum college lecture, talking on the phone to someone or even when preoccupied with something else. These scribbles vary from cartoons to self‐portraits. They often portray character and personality of the person who is doodling.

• Here are some we try and analyse:

you scribble

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• Houses: These represent the doodler’s attitude towards his or her domestic life. A warm, inviting house‐one that looks lived in; perhaps with smoke curling from the chimney‐suggests the doodler has a happy and positive attitude towards home life.

• Triangles: They reveal a rational state of mind.• Trees: represent our egos and ambitions. Trees with

leaves and fruits indicates that the doodler associate emotions of Love, sex and children with each other. Bare drooping branches indicate depression and lack fighting spirit.

• People: Doodling on profiles indicates the doodler does not like the way he or she looks or feels that they can not Draw well. The face is important, smiles are desirable obliviously, and frowns are not.Missing of the parts of the face indicates a cautious, suspicious doodler. Doodles of ears usually mean that the doodlers feel they have to listen too much to someone\something.

• Foods: Drawing things to eat or drink indicate a need for love or strong desire for something.

• Circles: They are associated with feelings sociable and friendly with a desire to be flexible and loving.

• Arrows: This indicates ambition, drive and motivation.

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IRA’s first detailed drawing attem

pt record: 2014 A.D. age three years.

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IRA’s first detailed drawing record: 2014 A.D. age three years.

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Here is 3 years IRA’s gallery of DOODLES.

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This is classic example of imitation of fast script

writing from the elders by the every child in the

world. The invert mode on the right gives you

insight of abstract letter’s beauty.


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Beauty of the same drawing when seen in invert mode of Photoshop… we can check our kids drawings with this new options in new perspective.

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Beauty of the same drawing when seen in invert mode of Photoshop…we can check our kids drawings with this

new options in new perspective.Sense of curiosity and childlike innocence the key factor of every child’s growth.

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Please do not force the child to do this or that. The child will rebel. Marian Richardson the pioneer of child art education from England focused on Memory Drawing, Visual Art, Nature Drawing, and spontaneity. She said these are the windows of their mind that help decode their language….

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Herbert Reed the famous thinker said “Let the child grow, develop and nurture”, the UNSCO’s report insist on all sided development of a child through the Art be basis of Education.

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The one and a half or Two years old child will be in a scribbling stage or stage of manipulation. The child express through subconscious mind and same stage could be with the conscious mind by the modern artist.

By 75 years old famous artist Shantaram Pawar

Such as these two examples…

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Such as these two examples…By Ira’s artist great grandfather Late R.P.Joshi’s work of art and the author of text quoted here in this presentation

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By Ira’s artist great grandfather Late R.P.Joshi’s work of art and the author of text quoted here in this presentation

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By the Sixty fours years old Aditya’s father Ranjan R. Joshi’s work of art and now Ira’s grandfather.…

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By the then Six years old Aditya of Late R.P.Joshi’s grandson now Ira’s father…

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Imagination and make believe world are the two important stages one can see in every child all over the world. Symbolic depiction evolves as the child grows which is like an X‐RAY of the mind. One has to be very sensitive while communicating with the child. The environment around the child is always reflected in the free rendering of art.

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Why child stops drawing after the age of 13 onwards? The reason is entering into ADULTHOOD. 13teen to 19teen period of growth puts child in the dilemma of ‘rational thinking’ and ‘age of innonce.’ This is the stage where, only those who are inclined to lateral thinking choose to be artist and the liner thinkers opt for other vocations….

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Here is Aditya’s gallery of Rational Drawings derived from DOODLES. Age: 10 to 15…(1993…)

Watch the details from the main drawings.

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Here is Aditya’s gallery of Rational Drawings derived from DOODLES. Age: 10 to 15…(1993…)

Watch the details from the main drawings.

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By the then Six years old Aditya now Ira’s father…

‘Imagination and make believe world are the two important stages one can see in every child all over the world. Symbolic depiction evolves as the child grows which is like an X‐RAY of the mind.’

This drawing was visualized by the then six years old Aditya due to his love and passion for cars. This was the concept based on bicycle to

which he called ATUO‐MOBILECYCLE.

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‘Imagination and make believe world are the two important stages one can see in

every child all over the world. Symbolic depiction evolves as the child grows which

is like an X‐RAY of the mind.’ This drawing was visualized by the then six years old

Aditya due to his love and passion for cars. This was the concept based on bicycle to

which he called ATUO‐MOBILECYCLE. Incidentally today Aditya’s

father‐ in‐ law Mr. Dilip Joglekar who happened to

be automobile engineer created this model out of my request from the said

drawing. And just recently I came across this news

paper cutting that somebody did visualized

actual Car‐Cycle. It may not be Aditya to realized his

childhood dream but somebody on the earth

thinks similar.

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The gist of this text is that it’s about Visual literacy. This is the

foundation of our subject. The environment perceived by our eye is

interpreted by the brain through various visual forms such as

Alphabets, Pictures, human activities etc. It is received by decoding

colour, shape and thought. Education, Grooming and the Teacher are

important factors in this process. Education that gives insights.

Grooming that gives confidence and Teacher who coordinates all the

said things. Visual communication encompasses all together the above

said things. To understand child art one should be visually literate.

My two nieces Vaidehi Satchidnanda Joshi

and Sonia Suhas Joshi

were between 10 to 8 years old then who did these drawings and gave textual expression on my drawing exercises in 1980. (34 years ago…) see the results on following pages.

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VAIDEHI now and then

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SONIA now and then

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SONIA now and then

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SONIA now and then

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What is Creativity? क पकता हणजे काय?...It is nothing but, 1) Organizational Skill: The ability to put things together in a coherent order. सघंिटतपणे िकवा यवि थत रचना कर याचे कौश य: कोणतीही गो ट कर यापूवीर् यवि थत रचना सघंिटतपणे साधणे अपेिक्षत आहे. 2) Flexibility: An ability to adapt to see possibilities, willingness to find innovative relationships. लवचीकपणा: नवे बदल घडव याचे व ते लवचीकपणाने जळुवून घे याची ई छाशक्ती अपेिक्षत आहे.3) Productivity: The ability to generate ideas, easily and frequently and to follow through on these ideas. ऊ पादक क्षमता: न या क पनांना िन या या उपयोगात आ याचे गुण िवकिसत करणे. 4) Playfulness: A sense of humor and ability to experiment freely. खेळकरवृ ी: थटटा, म करी,िवनोद वृ ीने न दखुवता न या प्रयोगांना सामोरे जा याची क्षमता िनमार्ण करणे. 5) Analytical Skill: A talent of exploring problems, taking them apart and finding out things work. पथृक्करण िकवां मलुभू वचा शोध घे याचे कौश य: कोण याही प्र नाचे मलुभतू त वाचा शोधा मक्तेने पथृक्करण प धतीने यातील उपयोिज वाचा शोध घेणे. 6) Sensitivity: Heightened awareness of what one sees, hears, and touches as responsiveness to other people and their feelings. प्रितमा ग्राहक्ता/ सचेतन: आजबूाजू या आप या पंचिद्रया वारे हणजें पाहणे, एैकणे, पशर् करणे अ या परीि थचे प्रितमा ग्राहक्ता पूवर्क व सचेतन िशग्रिह आकलन करीत लोकांवरील पिरणाम,प्रितिक्रयांचे टीपण कर याची क्षमता िवकिसत करणे. 7) Fluency: A readiness to allow the free flow of ideas. सरुळीत ओघ असणे: न या क पनांचा मांतून त्रवणारा ओघ सरुळीत पणे मांड याची क्षमता िवकिसत करणे8) Originality: Uncommon responses to situations and to solving problem. अ सलपणा: अ सलपणातून नािव य िनमार्ण करीत आजूबाजू या पिरि थतीचे सू म अवलोकन व क पकतेणे प्र नांना सामोरेजात ते सोडिवणे.

This I could study from the syllabus of TROY STATE UNIVERCITY‐USA as I had to teach subject “perceiving art” for their UG Degree

program in MUMBAI Campus as Sr. Graphic Design Faculty.

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7 8 What is Creativity ? This the visual answer by my student Rahul Ajagaonkar.

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These are

the three

stages that

develops

our

thinking

from the

childhood.

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IRA’s grandfather and grandmother with their parents IRA’s father with his parents and IRA with her parents: Gauri‐Aditya.

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