2017 ART CAMP
It is wonderful to see how in a short time children and young people are able
to explore new creative processes.
The colorful art works are the result of this process and are
more than a reproduction of previous works they have made.
It is not easy to follow new routes in making art, but it is
characteristic for art to be able to look permanently for
undiscovered routes.
To find a personal way of expression a wide range of them has to be
explored.
Young people are capable to enter time after time new fields to
discover its challenges.
During the workshops art from artists like Paul Klee, Matisse,
Hundertwasser, and others is used to show the relation between
subject and background.
Every session has been introduced with instructions in the field of
the use of the paint, the composition, color and so on.
To start from a well-known way of working helps to find some
self-awareness in reflecting on the subject.
The natural materials found in the yard of camp are their own
selection and as usual it gives an impression of their interest and
expectations.
By making a composition out of these flowers, leaves and branches
they get a view on the shapes, colors and sizes of the found
objects.
The first drawing is trying to make a 'copy' of it, but after that
the research has to go further.
How can these elements be visualized in different ways? This
is a task that is endless and has many, many ways to follow.
The graphite pencil (2B, 3B or 4B) delivers the color, which is
reduced to black in different grey levels.
To find out how to use these grey levels in the drawing takes time
and experiences.
The nuances of grey can be used selective, e.g. to create light grey
by adding darker grey to it.
In this series of workshops the drawing took one session.
The second part of the art workshops has been focusing on creating a
composition of natural objects in paint on fabric.
The acrylic paint is offered in a liquid form and in separate glasses with a
round soft brush (as by aquarelle).
It is the intention to work in different layers with time in between to let the
paint dry.
As expected the objects were painted first as it takes time to realize that they
are working on something which finally has to be a whole.
When you are thought to build up an art work detail by detail it
is not easy to leave that behind you, still it is possible to
rearrange the automatic way of working.
The next step is use the background as part of the total painting.
It is possible to create new colors and new shapes out of the existing ones.
It is great to see how new elements come into the work, sometimes as a
'mistake', sometimes as a 'trial' and most of the time by taking a risk.
In the last layer it is possible to make details or to put new
shapes over the existing ones and slowly enter the final cohesion of
this process.
It is wonderful to see how different the works are and how the
individual handwriting creates a personal imagination of the view on
the original objects.
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