Welcome to the Children’s Gallery!
This is an online gallery with a collection of art found from
around the web. The creator and contributor of this gallery is
Charity N. Bryan, author of The Monkey and the Sock and student at
Crafton Hills College. This gallery is for children to enjoy and to
learn that art can be for everyone, not just the crazy adults wearing
funny hats.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Introduction to the Exhibition
This first exhibition is Through the Tunnel of Imagination: Art
that children can appreciate. The artists in this exhibition are as
follows:
J. Desenhos
Ibn al-Muqaffa
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
Sir George Frampton
Emily Arnold McCully
Alfred Crowquill
Jodi Harvey-Brown
Autumn de Forest
Jose de Creeft
Jeff Koons
This exhibition is dedicated to children. Whether it is art created by children, inspired by children, or simply made for children, any of the art seen here will be ones that a child can enjoy. It has an assortment of artwork- drawings, paintings, statues- so that children can see how any type of art can be interesting to them. The art shown was chosen with these things in mind, while looking through the point of view of a child. Each work requires a great imagination to create as well as to truly appreciate: something which children have in abundance. So put your imaginative headgear on and let’s get started!
J. Desenhos
Ibn al-Muqaffa
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
Sir George Frampton
Emily Arnold McCully
Alfred Crowquill
Jodi Harvey-Brown
Autumn de Forest
Jose de Creeft
Jeff Koons
This exhibition is dedicated to children. Whether it is art created by children, inspired by children, or simply made for children, any of the art seen here will be ones that a child can enjoy. It has an assortment of artwork- drawings, paintings, statues- so that children can see how any type of art can be interesting to them. The art shown was chosen with these things in mind, while looking through the point of view of a child. Each work requires a great imagination to create as well as to truly appreciate: something which children have in abundance. So put your imaginative headgear on and let’s get started!
Artwork #1: Jerry
Title: Jerry
Media: Pencil Drawing
Dimensions: 27.94 x 21.59 cm
Date: July 26, 2014
About the artist: J Desenhos is a 15 year old boy who lives in Brazil. His real name is Joao Carvalho, but he signs all of his artwork as J Desenhos, which can be translated into J Designs.
About the art: There isn't very much information on this picture (especially since everything is in another language). He has a Facebook page which he uses to show how he progresses in his art. He seems to have fun putting it together for the sake of other people who are also interested in drawing and it helps inspire others to keep working and improving their art as well.
What people have to say about it: “I’m trying to create a new style. It’s simple, but awesome!” - J Desenhos
Why it was chosen: Jerry is a character from an old kid’s cartoon that nearly every child has seen or at least heard of. The big eyes and wide smile will attract any child. Not only is Joao young and not only does he draw using every day utensils that every school child has access to, but he also encourages other young people to draw too.
Artwork #2: The Lion and the Jackal
Artist: Ibn al-Muqaffa
Title: The Lion and the Jackal
Media: Ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12.5 x 19.1 cm
Date: 1200-1220 AD
About the artist: Though it is uncertain when Ibn al-Muqaffa was born, he was murdered around 756 A.D. in Basra where he lived. He was born in Goor in the Iranian province of Fars. He lived as a translator and occasionally wrote a few stories of his own. He was murdered by the order of the second Abbasid caliph Abu Ja’far al-Mansur for heresy. According to the report, it was because he attempted to import Zoroastrian ideas into Islam. However, there is evidence that the caliph resented him for a document that he had made which was disrespectful to the caliph.
About the art: Kalila Wa Dimna was translated by Ibn al-Muqaffa from Persian to Arabic. The original story is a series of children’s Indian fables called Panchatantra. When Ibn al-Muqaffa translated it, he also added more stories as well as the illustrations. The illustration shown here is from the section of the book called, “The Separation of Friends” which contains many stories told by two jackals, one named Kalila and the other Dimna who are the retainers of the lion, the king of the forest. It tells of the friendship between king and a bull, but Dimna becomes jealous and breaks up the friendship.
What people have to say about it: In the preface of Kalila wa Dimnah, Ibn al Muqaffa mentions the reasons for paintings in his text: to provide pleasure to the reader and also to make the reader more mindful of the book’s value.
Why it was chosen: This is considered one of the oldest children’s books ever found. It contains animal fables with moral values that were often told to Indian children. The Jackal and the Lion is very simple, yet it is easy to see the fear in the lion’s face as the jackal attacks it.
Artwork #3: Soap Bubbles
Title: Soap Bubbles
Media: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12.5 x 116.8 cm
Date: 1891
About the artist: Elizabeth Jane Gardner was born October 4, 1837 in Exeter, New Hampshire. She studied in Paris under Hugues Merle, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, and William-Adolphe Bouguereau whom she married in 1896. She often imitated her husband’s work, especially after he died. She died in Paris on January 28, 1922.
About the art: Little can be said about this painting itself. Gardner was engaged to and living down the street from Bouguereau at the time she painted this.
What people have to say about it: "I know I am censured for not more boldly asserting my individuality, but I would rather be known as the best imitator of Bouguereau than be nobody!" - Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau.
Why it was chosen: Bubbles have been a long favorite of children. A child can truly appreciate and relate to the enchantment the girls in the picture have over the soapy spheres.
Artwork #4: Peter Pan
Title: Peter Pan
Media: Bronze statue
Dimensions: 304.8 x 121.92 cm
Date: May 1, 1912
About the artist: George Frampton was born on June 18, 1816 in London and died May 21, 1928. He studied under William Silver Frith in London and Antonin Mercie in Paris. His preferred material to work with was bronze.
About the art: Barrie wrote the story, The Little White Bird in 1902. In the tale, Peter Pan flies out of his nursery to where the statue is currently located beside Long Water Lake. In 1906, he took photos of a little six-year-old boy wearing a Peter Pan Costume in the hopes he could find someone to make the statue. In 1912, he finally found the man: Sir George Frampton.
What people have to say about it: "There is a surprise in store for the children who go to Kensington Gardens to feed the ducks in the Serpentine this morning. Down by the little bay on the south-western side of the tail of the Serpentine they will find a May-day gift by Mr J.M. Barrie, a figure of Peter Pan blowing his pipe on the stump of a tree, with fairies and mice and squirrels all around. It is the work of Sir George Frampton, and the bronze figure of the boy who would never grow up is delightfully conceived." - J. M. Barrie
Why it was chosen: Peter Pan is a popular character among kids thanks to the Disney movie. Any child would be excited to see one of their favorite characters surrounded by rabbits and fairies and blowing a horn.
Artwork #5: Mirette Raced to Bellini's Room
Title: Mirette Raced to Bellini’s Room
Media: Book illustration
Dimensions: 25.4 x 49.53 cm
Date: 1993
About the artist: Emily Arnold McCully was born in Galesburg, Illinois in 1939 and grew up on Long Island. She soon discovered that she was left handed and though she often smudged things, she began drawing at three or four years of age. After earning her Master’s degree in art history, a children’s book editor approached her and asked if she would illustrate a book called Sea Beach Express by George Panetta. Before long, Emily became an illustrator.
About the art: This picture is taken from the children’s story Mirette on the High Wire which was also written by Emily and won the Randolph Caldecott Medal. The story is about a girl who is enchanted by Bellini who can walk across the clothes line and not fall off. Without knowing he is actually “the Great Bellini” of high wire fame, she asks him to teach her this great ability.
What people have to say about it: "Emily Arnold McCully has captured, in admirably few words matched with expressive watercolor paintings, the excitement and stubborn determination of the budding artist. . . . An exuberant and uplifting picture book." - From The New York Times Book Review
Why it was chosen: All the pictures in this book, but this one especially, are vibrant and full of expression, something that will attract most any child.
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