Stages of Development Viktor Lowenfeld Creative and Mental Growth

1-2 Years Old (approximant ages) The scribbling stage First disordered scribbles are simply records of enjoyable kinesthetic activity, not attempts at portraying the visual world. After six months of scribbling, marks are more orderly as children become more engrossed. Soon they begin to name scribbles, an important milestone in development. 1-2 Years Old (approximant ages)

The preschematic stage First conscious creation of form occurs around age three and provides a tangible record of the child's thinking process. The first representational attempt is a person, usually with circle for head and two vertical lines for legs. Later other forms develop, clearly recognizable and often quite complex. Children continually search for new concepts so symbols constantly change. 3 & 4 Year Olds

The schematic stage The child arrives at a "schema," a definite way of portraying an object, although it will be modified when he needs to portray something important. The schema represents the child's active knowledge of the subject. At this stage, there is definite order in space relationships: everything sits on the base line. 5 - 7 Years Old

The gang stage: The dawning realism The child finds that schematic generalization no longer suffices to express reality. This dawning of how things really look is usually expressed with more detail for individual parts, but is far from naturalism in drawing. Space is discovered and depicted with overlapping objects in drawings and a horizon line rather than a base line. Children begin to compare their work and become more critical of it. While they are more independent of adults, they are more anxious to conform to their peers. 8 -11 Years Old

The pseudo- naturalistic stage This stage marks the end of art as spontaneous activity as children are increasingly critical of their drawings. The focus is now on the end product as they strive to create "adult-like" naturalistic drawings. Light and shadow, folds, and motion are observed with mixed success, translated to paper. Space is depicted as three- dimensional by diminishing the size of objects that are further away. 11-14 Years Old

The period of decision 14-16 years old Final Stage The period of decision Art at this stage of life is something to be done or left alone. Natural development will cease unless a conscious decision is made to improve drawing skills. Students are critically aware of the immaturity of their drawing and are easily discouraged. Lowenfeld's solution is to enlarge their concept of adult art to include non-representational art and art occupations besides painting (architecture, interior design, handcrafts, etc.) 14-16 years old

Symbolic VS Realism

Please Draw: Sun Cat Tree House Flower

Symbolic is the use of symbols to represent things such as ideas , objects and emotions

the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life Realism the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life

Symbolic

Realism

Symbolic or Realism

Symbolic or Realism

Symbolic or Realism

NOW LEFT BRAIN & RIGHT BRAIN

Left Brain Vs Right Brain Left Mode Right Mode Verb_ Using words to name, describe, define Analytic_ Figuring things out step-by- step Symbolic_ Using a symbol to stand for something Abstract_ Taking out a small piece of information and using it to represent a whole thing Temporal_ Keeping track of time Rational_ Drawing conclusion based on reason and fact Digital_ Using numbers as in counting Linear_ Thinking in terms of liked ideas, one thought directly follows another Nonverbal_ Awareness of things, but minimal connection with words Synthetic_ Putting things together to form wholes Concrete_ Relating to things as they are, at the present moment Analogical_ Seeing likeness between things Non-temporal_ No sense of time Non-rational_ Not requiring a basis of reason or fact Spatial_ Seeing where things are in relation to other things Holistic_ Seeing whole things all at once

Activity Get out your pencils and let see what side of your brain in more dominate…….