A lot of famous artists have spent a lifetime trying to unlearn and then learn, so that they can draw like a child. But slowly, these walls have started to weaken and break down joy, playfulness and creativity have flowed in, and how! A lion with a tennis racquet on his tail, a rainbow tree, a colorful shark are some of the few examples of what has been created, and quite a few images are being transferred from hearts and minds onto paper. All this, coupled with the unspoken pressure of their paintings needing to be aesthetically pleasing and perfect, created very high mental blocks, barriers which limit our capacity to try, our capacity to be joyful and compassionate. Many children had a lot of internal noise – a fear of the unknown, of failing, of being mocked insecurity low confidence of not knowing themselves, what they wanted/liked – A 9 year old child broke down because he could not draw his ‘prefect tree’, 12 year olds were angry, and sad because nobody would tell them what to draw. There were a few students who were comfortable with putting paint to paper, some struggled. “Ma’am, I don’t like art ” “ I can’t draw ” “ I don’t know what to draw ” “Ma’am, what color should I paint? ” “ My work is horrible ” “Ma’am, art is boring ”. The art workshops started with many children expressing their hesitation, as well as boredom when it came to participation. Beyond the perspective of aesthetics, much beyond, art helps in Developing motor skills Building confidence Practicing clarity of thought Achieving emotional and psychological stability Exercising our mental faculties Exploring one’s creativity and imagination Expressing oneself Enabling Independent thinking Becoming peaceful Enhancing our observational skills Reducing fear of making mistakes, encourages learning from mistakes.
It is neither limited, nor defined by aesthetics it is a connection with the God within.
Art Club Introduction ‘Art is the daughter of freedom’ – Friedrich Schiller Freedom from judgment, from insecurity, from fear, from non-love, from non-thought, is what art explores.
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