I've been wanting to introduce art to E. I know I want to introduce lots of things to E and he is only 2 years old :) but really it has just been fun to introduce new concepts, ideas to him because he is almost always interested in them.
So here we go. Art Study. I still don't know how to introduce it but as usual I turn to books. It's definitely the easiest way to get started.
I first got the Usborne book Questions and Answers about Art, which I think is a good starting point because it has the questions and answers about what is art? I know for sure that was one of the question E asked me when I talked about making art. What is art? So this book kind of answer it for us. It also shows us different concepts of art, different artists, different mediums. A good book to get started on Art I guess.
While waiting for more art related books to come, I borrowed from the library Matisse's Garden. I really like the book and I also think E likes it too. We've been making our own cutout art pieces inspired by Matisse. I would tell E that we're doing art like Matisse, we'll grab some coloured paper and our scissors and we'll cut out shapes and E would say out what he is cutting and it's cute. His imagination is at work here and it's fun to see. So this Matisse book has really been helpful. We'll probably add it to our collection soon.
We just got in these Usborne Famous Paintings cards. These are really nice. 30 different artists and paintings and there's some information on the artwork at the back, both about the artwork and the artist. As E gets older, it will probably get more use too.
Mini Masters. When I saw these boxed set, I knew immediately that I need to get it. There's Matisse, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet for this set. It's a nice way to introduce these artist's artworks. With minimal words and rhymes. We can discuss the artworks or just read through it like every other book.
I'm slowly introducing the artists. Not all at once. We just did Van Gogh and Matisse since E is already familiar with it and I'm glad that he showed interest so we'll move forward with art study!
Will definitely need to get more art-related books!
Till next time-m