Children's Fun Sculpture ABC

Author: Zhu Anni
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This book features over 60 works. The youngest artist was only 4.5 years old, and the oldest was 8 years old. They had never been exposed to clay modeling before class. But look at these works—rich imagination, vivid shapes, and expressions of innocent childhood. Children's paintings are abundant like the ocean; however, children's sculptures are rarely seen. Many people are unfamiliar with this artistic language. But the enthusiasm and focus displayed by the children during their learning demonstrate that, under the teacher's simple and easy demonstrations, they have treated the clay blocks, clay slabs, and clay strips as living things. Once simple shapes are combined, they create works that come to life. Unlike painting, these works can be viewed from different angles. Different lighting also evokes different feelings. Painting requires us to complete the space through imagination, but in front of sculptures, the space is real and can be extended. The biggest difference is that when you touch them, you feel a child's soul has been poured into them, causing a heart tremor: you feel as if it is truly a living thing.