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Children start to draw abstract lines/figures that we call in french « gribouillis » and, then, they get to draw figuratives pictures that represent what they see. I think, as a parent, we are very happy when our child start drawing humanoid body with the house and the sun. « Abstract art to figurative art pipeline » ;) I am not calling …
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Children start to draw abstract lines/figures that we call in french « gribouillis » and, then, they get to draw figuratives pictures that represent what they see. I think, as a parent, we are very happy when our child start drawing humanoid body with the house and the sun. « Abstract art to figurative art pipeline » ;) I am not calling what every children do « art », I just find the brain development amazing. I am sure many neuropsychologist study brain development and drawing.
Hyperealist painting is that the absolute goal of our brain? I think it is not the only one. We like poems, not only bibliographies.
It is sure that abstract art is more complexe than the gribouillis of a child. But, are they letting the child in them come back?
Or being able to do abstract art you need the capacity of abstraction and that is something we get in adolescence? I dont know