Publications by tag: art for children

Every parent wants their child to become an all-around, educated and successful person. But all these qualities can be developed and instilled with the help of drawing! All in all, there are a lot of pros. They include psychological nuances and striking examples of great achievements of numerous masters, from Michelangelo to Dalí. So, where does it all start?

Why are paintings so expensive? Why go to a museum when there's the Internet? Why are some paintings so weird? When kids don’t understand something, they never hesitate to ask questions. And we tried to answer them honestly, simply and without unnecessary smart terms, concepts and dates. That was not easy.

In a store, a young woman bought a drawing-book with a bright glossy cover. She gave it to a child sitting in a baby stroller. The kid happily grabbed the album and began to tap on it with a finger. The picture didn't change! The puzzled child turned the book around in the hands to look for buttons and handed that strange “device” to the mother, saying: "Mom! How?" "No, no! This is not a tablet…

Paul Klee never stopped being a child, even when he became a responsible and caring father himself. When compiling his own catalogue raisonné, the artist included his first childhood works, starting from the age of three. He urged contemporary artists to seek the truth in the halls of ethnographic museums and look into the nursery in search of artistic revelations. Infantilism was the most…

If you are thinking: “Why shan’t we go to the museum with my child?”, then you are the right person for us. Here we brought some tips on how to arrange such a trip better. At first glance it may seem: big deal, child! Big deal, in the museum! Way off the mark! Children will redraw and repaint any reality, including the museum one, into their own colours. Thus, the young "museum researchers" –…

At the same time, check your knowledge of these 20 great artworks. Plus, we report one interesting fact about each picture. The masterpieces are arranged in chronological order.