'what is an artist' and 'what is art' and 'what is the point of art'- and truly it must be-the Process- of thought-the way we think and the way we construct things out of the thoughts we have, the creation is the result of the Process....some people see things as they are and others see things as something else-can this be taught? well, sort of. Kids have a natural ability to imagine things as other things....and when nurtured and valued, this ability can be fostered & great things can be made....the imagination at work is such a cool thing-the best part of being around kids is this-they still have this ability and desire to use their imagination-to allow their Process to happen in order to make things and discover things - that must be the point of Art and the necessity of it all.....i love this tree!
Incredible! I love this tree, too. The imagination is an open gallery able to create on a whimsy of inspiration.. anywhere, anytime... I love that kids use their intuition and never hold back. This is true art! The tree of hope. That is what I would call this work of art!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget how much fun and challenging it was, at one time in all our youthful stages, to climb trees.
ReplyDeleteTrees... already constructed through the artistically lofted hands of mother nature.
In this session we witness a metaphor of 'tree climbing'.
So the kids' imagination kept rising, and development ascending as they put together that tree from it's initial pre-fab material for it's base, to it's upper-most component.