Remember the last time you visiteda museum? And the first? Were you bored For sure. Because a small child who has fallen into a museum like the Tretyakov Gallery and the Hermitage will most likely not be interested in listening to the guide. Yes, and ride on the floor is much nicer. But how to make the child interested in art? To even in a huge museum, he did not miss? Need to prepare. And very much in advance. The art and founder of the School of Popular Art OPPOPART Anastasia Postrigay shares her experience on how to study the history of art with her children.- A child needs a guide to come to the worldart. Best of all, if you yourself become such an attendant, and not a nanny or kindergarten teacher. In the first years of life, the connection between mother and child is incredibly strong - so use it! But start with yourself. In studying the history of art, the most important thing is a sincere interest. If you are interested in this knowledge, then the child will eventually adopt the desire to learn new things.

Is it necessary?

Photo: Anastasia archive PostrigayRoseon question: Why study art with a child when he does not even go to school? Someone will answer: “To develop the aesthetic side of the personality” - and in general it will be right. But let's look wider: art helps in the development of the child as a whole. Through art, the child receives new impressions and learns new forms that in ordinary life he may not meet. For example, a landscape that no longer exists. Or a fantastic character in the artist’s unique vision - the same “Swan Princess” by Vrubel. She also experiences new emotions and significantly expands her vocabulary, because she speaks about what she sees in pictures.

Which side to go

A photo: GettyImages When is it best to start planting artistic taste? Psychologists have the answer, but rather blurry: the earlier, the better. But be selective in approaches. To “load” a child with terms, dates and even names is an empty and ungrateful business. You risk completely discourage the child craving for the study of art. Maybe, over time, he will learn about Repin, and Levitan, but this will be the result of not a pleasant and useful game, but natural training. So where do you start? Arrange at home a mini-gallery. Hang on the walls printed reproductions of paintings and view them with your child. Talk to him. Use the description method, do not be afraid to ask your baby about his feelings, experiences, thoughts. Using the examples of five paintings, we will explain how to talk with children about art.

"Monet's family in the garden", Edouard Manet

Photo: WikiArt.ru It is best to start with everyday scenes where children are depicted. So the baby will be easier to perceive what is happening, because the hero on the canvas, he can easily be mistaken for his own. Show the child, for example, the picture of Edward Manet "Monet's family in their garden in Argenteuil." Here it is important to keep order in the story: describe the picture from the general to the particular, from the foreground to the back. First, notice the child at the woman, then transfer the look to the child, emphasize that this is also mother and son - just like you. Then you can talk about the man in the background (by the way, this is Claude Monet at work in the garden). And do not be lazy to ask questions! “What do you think, what did the boy do before that?” What did he play? ”,“ What does he feel now? ”,“ What is the man doing in the corner of the picture? ”And so on. At first glance, this approach does not seem serious. But just so, through the game “question - answer”, you involve the child in the study of art, you only do it unobtrusively. And over time, when the child comes to a large real museum, he himself will be able to describe the paintings.

“Portrait of Mika Morozov”, Valentin Serov

Photo: wikipedia.org. Everything is simple here. Show the child a picture and say: “Get acquainted, this is Mika!” It works flawlessly. Again, ask the child to look at the picture. Mika is a very emotional boy, his face reads awe, delight, interest, embarrassment ... Therefore, when describing the portrait, do not hesitate to use bright words. "Mika started up!", "Mika was embarrassed!", "Mika was inspired." So through the game the child will learn new and beautiful words. And over time, his vocabulary will compare favorably with his peers. Do not forget about the game "question - answer". Invite a child to think what exactly inspired Mika? What did the boy see? Maybe someone called him? After all, Serov managed to capture just an instant, while four-year-old Mika stopped in the middle of the game, climbed into a chair and now froze. And the artist behind him seemed to spy.

Still Life Cezanne

Photo: sesann.Art of art is an excellent material for studying the bill, as well as shapes and colors. Down with boring tutorials! Let's teach children to count on Cezanne's apples, pears and peaches. The French artist had a certain weakness for fruit still lifes. Choose any canvas and start counting: how many apples? And how many plums? And how many pears? And what color are they - yellow or maybe green? Important point: the objects in the picture should be really different in shape, size and color. And let Cezanne can not be attributed to realistic artists, his apples really look like apples. In a situation when children only begin to form ideas about objects, this is very important.

"Merchant for tea", Boris Kustodiev

Photo: WikiArt.ruI can argue that the Kustodiev "Merchant" like all children, without exception. There are several reasons for this. For example, bright colors or the general feeling of kindness, warmth and comfort that comes from the canvas. But the main one: Kustodiyev wrote a cat! And where will you find a child indifferent to animals, even if drawn? So feel free to start the journey through the picture with a cat. Another example of the “Merchant's Tea” can explain some spatial concepts to a child. For example, "far - close." Like, the cat is close, and the church is far away. And the merchant? A special kind of pleasure is to consider the “Merchant” in a large format. Just print or buy a picture in the form of a poster and stick it on a piece of cardboard. In the children's homemade reproduction exactly take pride of place - as shown by personal experience, you can study this canvas a little less than infinitely.

Landscapes

"The Tale of a Sad Artist", Isaac LevitanPhoto: music-fantasy.ru And finally - a lesson in natural history. To do this, it is not necessary to go outside, but rather to show the child the scenery. Remember, in school reading books on reading, stories about nature have always been illustrated with paintings by Levitan, Repin, Shishkin? According to the paintings of Russian landscape painters, it is very easy to teach a child to distinguish the seasons, and even describe weather phenomena. It is a little difficult to complicate the task: to show the child the impressionists. Here who understood that time is fleeting! On Monet's water lilies, you can explain how the world is changing during the day: here is the dawn, here is the noon, and here - twilight. Who knows, maybe after many years, your already matured son or daughter, looking at the predawn sky, will compare it with Monet's landscapes, and not with pictures from the Internet.

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