This blog was created for the CLD 215: Creative Arts Class at Ryerson University. Each posts will be titled Arts Explorer, there will be a total of 10. Each posting will have a different theme, discuss an element of art, have photos or videos in it, along with an anecdote or story. It will also relate what is discussed back to Early Childhood Education and learning as well as provide educators with additional resources. Enjoy!
The goal of this blog was to create Guerilla Art or Street Art and document someone’s reaction to it. I approached this blog with an idea of what I wanted to express, but was unsure of how I wanted to express it.
I knew I wanted the message of my art to be to speak up for what you believe in. I then thought of how I could express this. I chose to take post-it notes and write the message ‘when was the last time you spoke’ out on them. I then took the post-its and placed wrote my message on the mail box. I chose to display this on the mail box because it was somewhere I though many people in my neighbourhood would pass. I then wrote on the sidewalk below the mailbox ‘stand up for what you believe in’.
A picture of the mailbox with the post-it notes and message on it.
What I wrote below the mailbox with chalk.
The reasoning for this is I feel that people in our society no longer stand up for what they believe in, mainly because it takes time. I recently stood up for something I believe in and was told I was being rude. I was not trying to get the other person to agree with me, but was simply stating my opinion.
Unfortunately, I was unable to get a reaction to my art because I did this on a Sunday without thinking that the mail does not come on Sunday. After waiting for a half hour outside in the cold I decided to call it quits. I thought I may capture someone walking their dog or on a walk but had no such luck.
While I was doing this (knowing it was legal) I got nervous. A few cars drove by, but could not see what I was doing because the back of the mailbox faces the street not the front. I did get a strange look though from someone driving by when I was writing with chalk on the sidewalk. The house beside the mailbox where I did this belongs to an OPP officer and I was convinced they were going to come out and say something to me (this also added to my nerves). This activity took me out of my comfort zone and expanded my creativity.
Art Word of the Week: Line
Line: A mark made on something that is visible to the eye. It can be made by numerous things (pencils, chalk, carvings) that can go in any direction and can be and size (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009).
The art word of the week can be seen in the lines in the mailbox. There are lines that make squares and within the square are lines on each box that are three dimensional.
Extension to Early Childhood Education: I believe that I chose this topic because of how I was raised. My parents always encouraged me to express myself and stand up for what I believe in regardless of what others may think. I have taken this belief throughout my life and it has greatly impacted the person I have become today. I try to encourage the children I work with to express their beliefs and stand up for what they believe in because we are all different and can learn from each other. I also try to demonstrate the concept that one’s beliefs or opinions are not more important than someone else’s and we must respect everyone for who they are and what they believe.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
To me magical thinking means allowing your brain (imagination) to wander off and create stories without editing them. I would say that magical thinking allows you to express your creativity as well, because you are using your imagination in both.
This is the inanimate object that I plan on bringing to life:
A Can of Diet Pepsi
Name: Guillermo
Date of Birth: April 17th
Age: 27
Language(s) Spoken: Spanish, English, Cantonese
Occupation: Varies with the season
Country Resided In: World Traveler
Likes: Tabloids, Licorice, Pens
Dislikes: Horns, Gum, Anything that is Microwaved
Family Members: Mother and Father notorious Politicians, number of children = unknown, wife = secretary
Hobbies: Sweeping, Riding his motorcycle, Playing Soccer Baseball
In a world full of ordinary cans, Guillermo stands out. His life was set out for him from birth. He would follow in his fathers footsteps and become a politician that jet sets around the world. He was following his projected plan until his love of pens got into the way. It started when he was playing soccer baseball and found a pen from a long time ago that was the shape of his favourite food - licorice. But, the lid to the pen was missing. Guillermo decided to dedicate his life to finding the lid to this pen. He is determined that it will be found in China, which is where he leaned to speak Cantonese. His constant search for this lid has lead him through a life of ups and downs. His jobs vary with his travels, and the only reason he works is to pay for plane tickets. His parents disowned him, but are determined to get rid of him. This is because he has put a bad reputation on their impeccable family name. Guillermo rarely speaks to his other family members because of the concern that his parents will find him. Luckily for him though, his wife is a secretary and can pretend that she is doing her job while she speaks to him on the phone. She often sleeps under his desk because his calls come at all hours of the day and she doesn't want to miss them. The main problem though is Guillermo's talent in soccer baseball. He picks up the occasional game wherever he is and is beginning to become a known player in the sport. People often ask, 'where is the guy that looks like lightning when he runs by?' He refuses to bow to the pressure of the soccer baseball community and is dedicated for his search for the pen cap. The last time he called his wife he said he was on his was to Australia where he had received an e-mail stating that there was a pen cap fitting the description he is looking for, but there was a condition to the offer. Will Guillermo ever find what he is searching for in life....
Now, I introduce you to Guillermo:
Art Word of the Week: Shape
Shape: "Refers to the outside form of a two-dimensional object that has length and width" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 368). Schirrmacher and Fox (2009) also state that, "shape has its own qualities and personalities" (p. 140).
For this activity, the shape of the can I chose to use as my object and the shapes that are on the can influenced what I imagined for it. It influenced this imaginative story because I interpret the shapes I saw as being care-free and exploratory.
Early Childhood Education Extension: Encouraging children to use their imagination is a task that should be of great importance to educators. I believe that the saying 'if you don't use it, you'll loose it' most definitely applies to your imagination. I think that as we age, we begin to censor our imaginative thoughts and shouldn't because great ideas can be thought of if we listen to our imagination. A way to encourage children to use their imagination that can be built in to your daily routine is at the end of the day ask a child to choose an object from the class. Then, as a class come up with a story for this object (similarly to what I have done above). Get children to give it a name, where it was born, and it's life story. Doing this daily will show children that it is ok to use your imagination and if you work with others to incorporate their ideas, great things can come as a result. This activity can also develop patience and turn-taking in the classroom because children have to wait until someone is finished sharing their idea before they can continue.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
What I see when I go grocery shopping is the many possible creations I can make with the food I purchase. I love cooking so am often running to the grocery store a couple of times a week. This blog will focus on FRUIT.
Here is a list of all of the fruits I could think of that fit into this category:
Bananas
Grapes
Oranges
Apples
Strawberries
Watermelon
Raspberries
Blueberries
Pears
Pineapple
Kiwi
Pomegranate
Lemons
Limes
Grapefruit
Mango
Cantaloupe
Honey Due
Blackberries
Cherries
Within this list there are many colours, shapes, and sizes present.
SHAPES: These fruits come in a variety of shapes
- Circular
- Round
- Cone-shaped
- Semi-circular
- Spherical
- Pointed
- Pear-shaped
COLOURS: The colours that these fruits come in are beautiful and are available in various shades of the colours listed
- Green
- Red
- Yellow
- Purple
- Orange
- Pink
- Blue
- Green
- Black
SIZES: Some of these fruits come in different sizes, but I have listed them according to how I see them.
small Medium LARGE
- Grapes - Bananas - Watermelon
- Strawberries - Apples - Pineapple
- Raspberries - Oranges - Cantaloupe
- Blueberries - Pears - Honey Due
- Limes - Kiwi
- Blackberries - Pomegranate
- Cherries - Watermelon
- Lemons
- Grapefruit
- Mango
I also made a visual representation for those that are visual people. It's a bit hard to see and that's why I wrote it out above. But, here it is....
A Visual Representation
And here are three items off my list that I chose to sketch:
Grapes
An Orange
Bananas
Art Word of the Week: Texture
Texture: According to Schirrmacher and Fox (2009), texture refers to how the surface of the object feels when you touch it.
When thinking about fruit, many textures come to mind. Smooth, bumpy, rough just to name a few. What I think is most interesting though is that fruit is an object where the inside and outside can have quite different textures. For instance, a banana is smooth and slightly hard on the outside, but the inside is quite soft.
Early Childhood Education Extension: Exploring texture can be done with many objects in the classroom. An activity that can easily be completed is getting children to eat with their hands at lunch. This will allow them to feel the textures of their food before they eat it. This wouldn't be an everyday activity, but would be a fun change to the lunch routine. Another activity that can be done is sketching. This can be done by bringing the materials needed (sketch pad/paper, pencils) outside on the playground and allowing children the opportunity to sketch what they see in nature. Another opportunity for sketching is on field trips. Children can take a 'sketch break' and sketch what they are experiencing or afterward reflect on what they saw. Since sketching doesn't require many materials it makes it a great activity for field trips when teachers already have enough to think about.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
For this post, I created an art activity that displayed my personal identity and understanding of the world. I made a collage/sculpture of objects that I found around my house of things that I though portrayed this. This activity was based on the article by Honigman and Bhavnagri’s (1998) titled, Painting with Scissors: Art Education Beyond Production. Here is what I made....
"My Collaging with Scissors"
This is why I chose to include the things I did in my collage/sculpture:
1. Modern Family Season 1: This is one of my absolute favourite TV shows. I think it is well written and portrays a family that is not 'typical'. Parents are divorced, families fight, and are made up of different cultures and sexual orientations. Yet, none of this matters because at the end of the day they are still a family. I know this isn't a ground-breaking idea and the family portrayed is still a fairly stereotypical family BUT outside of Toronto and still inside Toronto there are people who do not believe families should be made up this way. I have actually spoken to someone who said they would not watch this show because there is a gay couple on it. They said this is 2011! The point of this is that the world is a diverse place and people are still not accepted for who they are and this is not alright.
2. My Blackberry: Although cliche, I am truly addicted. This device keeps me connected to the world. I do a number of things on it that I would otherwise not have the time to accomplish if I did not have it.
3. Letters Spelling my Name: I think that my name is a part of my personal identity. I am one of those people who get upset when people try to change my name to things such as 'Mich' because it is a part of who I am and like to be called Michelle.
4. Terry Fox Run Magnet: Fundraising and volunteering is a large part of my personal identity. I think you learn a lot about yourself and others when you do things for others. I also think our world would be a better place and a lot can be accomplished if more people volunteered.
5. A card from the G20: This card at the top of the collage (grey with black writing) is an identity card. It was given to my boyfriend who works beside the CN Tower in case he had to go to the office during the G20. I think this says a lot about our world. The G20 for me was an eye-opening experience about policing and the government in Canada. It also made me realize we are lucky to live in the country we do and have the rights that we have, BUT these rights can be taken away from us at the same time.
6. A Yellow 'Unsure' Face: This is what I feel my understanding of the world is - I am unsure what I think of it. I have traveled a lot and have had many experiences, but am not sure what I think of the world we live in. I think that there is good in it but at the same time there is bad.
7. My Passport: Being Canadian is a part of my identity and I think no matter where life takes me it will be. It has influenced my values and beliefs along with my perception of how I see the world.
8. Origami Stars: These are stars that a child I taught made for me. I have kept them for a few years now and it reminds me that everyone has unique skills and abilities. I also love the Japanese culture.
9. T.O. Night (Which I always called TO tonight): I know this is not the best place to get the news but enjoy reading the 'highlights' at the end of the day. I read the paper every morning during the week and don't like to watch the news at night, but like to be informed about what is going on in the world. I like that I can get the news in a couple of pages, and at the end am entertained with the 'Shout Outs' section. Here is the link to their website: http://tonightnewspaper.com/
10. My Name Tag: I included my name tag from work in my collage because I have worked for the City of Mississauga for 4 years now and it has shaped who I am. Through my many experiences with children and the people I have worked with the way I view the world has definitely changed. I think working with kids allows you to see the positive in people.
11. A Journal with Mary Anne Radmacher Quotes on It: I was given this journal for Christmas and love what it says on the front of it - I try to remember to do these things. I think if people in the world followed these saying it would be a better place.
My Journal
12. A GO Ticket: Commuting has become a large part of my personal identity (not that I am proud of this). I now live by the clock. I use to take time into consideration, but I now am obsessed with it. I will admit I am one of those people (who look crazy) running to catch a train as if I would be stuck downtown for the rest of my life if I don't make it. I wish I could go back to being more laid-back, but am being to feel like an 'adult' when time is never on your side and those timeless days of childhood are gone (well until school is over).
13. A Family Picture: My family has greatly influenced my personal identity. Without them, I'm not sure where I would be.
14. My Fortune: "Stand up for what you believe in even if it's not popular"
I think that people 'go with the flow' too often and forget what is important to them. I like to think I am not one of those people, but admit that sometimes I do not speak up for my beliefs for whatever reason. If people did this in the world, I think people would be happier with themselves and a lot of change would happen in the world.
THE Fortune
Art Word of the Week: Space
Space: "The total area defined by the size of the artist's paper or canvas" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 368).
For this activity, I used a magnetic board which predetermined the space I would have for my collage. I think it is good for an activity like a collage to have a predetermined space because it forces you to think about how you are going to use the limited amount of space you have.
Early Childhood Education Extension: This activity can be done with children. It is a great way to bring culture into the classroom. You can get children to bring in an item that reflects their culture or family from home and present it to the class. After all the children have presented their item they can work together to make a sculpture or collage. It can be displayed in the class. You could also get them to do this activity individually the same way I did. They would need to bring a variety of items in from home that reflect either their personal identity or understanding of the world. They could then put them together the way I did on a tray or board and then you could take a picture or leave it in a safe area in the classroom on display.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
For this blog, I watched the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry (2004). Here is the trailer for the movie:
After we watched the movie, a group of individuals from my class had a discussion about what we thought about the movie and here it is....
Diana:What caught my attention in the movie was the fact that they were erasing people's memories. Even if something bad happened, don't you want to remember it and learn from it? Even though they end up with a "Spotless Mind", it doesn't seem like the most pleasant thing to go through. Nothing can be perfect, and stuff happens so you just have to go with it. Mary had her mind erased and she just went down the same path with Howard not knowing that it all happened before. To me that's just inconvenient (and embarrassing).
Michelle:I agree with Diana. I don't think I could go through erasing my memories (even the bad ones), because I think that they are part of who you are. Also, I don't think you can escape fate, which would make erasing your memory pointless because the same things would end up happening (a point in case with Mary). I also cannot imagine what the world would be like if you were actually able to erase your memory. I think it would be interesting to see who would do it and for what reasons. Just like to point out there's a new movie coming out that reminds me of this....the adjustment bureau and for some reason inception.
Samantha:Ha ha, yeah. The whole thing ends up with them realizing what they had in the beginning. Any relationship, no matter how crappy it may have/did/could (I don't know how to phrase this, ha) become, had to have some good points or it wouldn't have manifested into a relationship at all. Those memories are certainly worth having, in my opinion. I love memories and nostalgia. This movie won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. I love when little indie-ish (I hate using the word indie) movies win Academy Awards. The Oscars is by no way a means of judging whether a film is good or not since it's run by old people, but when a film like this wins, it's cool. Especially when it's screenplay awards. It demonstrates that many people appreciate the film for its uniqueness. To me, the story is most important in a film. Visual effects? No thanks. The story is the foundation, and then you build on top of that. Big time blockbusters are so cheesy these days, and I feel half of the movies nominated for awards were produced solely to win awards. Which is why The Social Network won't win anything at the Oscars this year and it'll be The Kings Speech and stuff like that. Sorry, I am getting personal now (NOT DIMINISHING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STORY BEHIND THE KING'S SPEECH, because I like it). POINT IS, the team behind it makes this story interesting. Charlie Kaufman was a writer for the story and adapted it into a screenplay, and he did Being John Malkovich which is AWESOME (among other good films). Michel Gondry was a writer, and does awesome stuff on his own, especially music videos. I see a lot of his influence in the visual style of the film. There is a third writer dude, but I don't know much about him. I am pretty passionate about film, writing and directing. Not only did they write an interesting story, they made it visually appealing as well. Anyway, I love the idea of them working together, it's like a collaboration piece. Writing is art, film is art. Yay art.
A world where we could erase our memory would be...
Diana:I can't really touch upon the awards and people behind the making of the film because I don't know anything about anything when it comes to that. But EXACTLY. You can't run away from what is going to happen, change what has, or make yourself permanently forget it all. The words you have for a world where people could erase their memories are PERFECT!! If someone passes away and you can't take the pain anymore, or if you break up with someone and you just want to forget it, you're not only erasing all the bad, but you're erasing all the good. All the wonderful memories and emotions would be gone. It would be such a waste of your life to have memories and then erase them. You look back on it, you laugh about it, cry about it or regret it, whatever. It makes you who you are.
Michelle:I think that although you can't (and I wouldn't want to) erase memories, I'm sure there are definitely some people who would disagree (there always are). I think that doing this would make the world as sam described it, and these people would rethink their stance on the issue. I think though this is one of these issues where if people did want to erase their memories, the only way of making them see the effects of their actions would be for it to actually happen, because we will truly never know...
Natalie:Well, since all the good comments have been made, I will try to reiterate my similar thoughts. Erasing your memory no matter how painful some are, is a terrible thing. Those memories are a part of who you are! They make/break/ define parts of your life that shape who you become and how you got to that. The movie in itself shows a fair representation of a world where that is possible but I don't agree with the concept whatsoever. It's a disturbing idea. But I actually did enjoy the movie... AND just for you Gustav, Kirsten Dunst was excellent comic relief!
Gustav:The frist paragraph is just my fresh thoughts without reading your comments and the second one wil be comments on what you have written.
I think that it is interesting how Patrick(Elijah Wood) wants to take over Joel pretty mundane life. As an observer, Joel´s life is not really that desriable, maybe with the exception of his girlfriend. But he could try to start dating her without trying to be Joel. Because since Clementine wanted her memory earesed, Joel is clearly not the optimum fit for her. So is it an expression for "that the pasture is always greener on the other side" and he cannot get rid of the thought of being Joel before he tried? Or is he only a very weak individual unable to create a life for himself that he feels that he needs to take over someone elses? From what we can see in the movie he constantly seeks validation from other people to give him a right to exsist. So I think its fair to say that there is a general agreement about not erasing your memories. But what if you where abused as a child? Raped? Bullied, like really bad, in school and it limited you as a person? And if the technology was available wouldnt it be fair to let adults choose for themselves what to do with their lives? I dont believe in fate as in that things a pre-determined, things happen far to much by chance. So to explain how Mary fell in love with the doctor all over again is because as she grew up she aquired a taste for certain things and therefore she will make choices that would nudge chance at the direction she would want, so I think he could be exchanged for someone fairly similar and she would fall in love with him, because she likes those qualities that he poesses like being kind, patient and secure. But then again Kirsten is a bit of a nut case, aint that right Nat? I wish I could do my art paper on her.
Oh and if anyone wonders, Kirsten Dunst is a fictional character created by me and Natalie, or so we been told during therapy. She seems completly real to us and we love to hate her. If anyone was wondering.
Design/Composition: "Is the overall mark of success, the standard of achievement, and the frosting on the cake" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 142).
I think that if design relates to the standard of achievement then it is all relative. I think that the only person who would know if they achieved what they set out for would be the producer. When making a movie there are too many people involved to state if it met their standard of achievement because everyone's would be different. With that being said, the film would have not been made if everyone did not agree that they were satisfied.
All films go through the design process while being created. It is a process that will also differ for anyone who is involved.
Early Childhood Education Extension: Children do watch movies, and although I am not promoting children watching television on a regular basis, movies are a part of life. Children can be inspired by movies and can also have the same kind of reflection after viewing something. It does not have to be a movie, it could be a clip from youtube, They can engage in a discussion on the process they think the director went through while creating this movie or why certain things happened the way they did. This discussion can take place easy in class by using the 5W questions - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
Something else that is interesting is the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has an exhibit for March Break for children to attend based on Tim Burton. Here is the link: http://tiff.net/timburton/families
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
This is a picture of an RBC building on Front St. It is across the street from Union Station. I took this picture from across the street right outside of the stairs that lead you into the subway. I took a few pictures from other locations (on a platform at Union), and standing under the building but the patterning in the building was not as apparent.
The windows around the building have this pattern around all four sides of the building. This pattern is symmetrical and repetitive around the building. Before this assignment I never stopped or purposefully took the time to think about the patterns that surround me in my daily life but I began to notice many when I took the time to look.
Art Word of the Week: Pattern
Pattern: "A mark or design that is repeated in some recurring sequence" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 367).
This activity inspired me to do a patterning activity at work. It was a basketball class (not the typical class to do a patterning activity, but I went with it) and I got the class to create a pattern with basketball skills/moves and have a partner copy them and see how complicated or long they could continue it for. I gave a basic example of 3 dribbles, and a chest pass, with both partners doing it at the same time. I had one pair of children get pretty technical, and creative. In the end all of the children had a lot of fun.
The reason I chose to do patterning in a basketball class instead of an art class was because I felt that it was a bit more creative and unexpected. This assignment made me look for patterns in places where I usually wouldn't notice them so I figured I would take this same idea and extend it a bit further.
Early Childhood Education Extension: Pattern activities can be done in a multitude of ways in a classroom. Above I gave an example of a way that I incorporated patterning into one of my classes in an unusual and creative way. Another example educators could do is the activity I completed for this blog. Give children a camera (if it is appropriate) or have the teacher hold the camera and go on a search for patterns. Before the search, a discussion on patterns would be have and as a class you could brainstorm some patterns that children expect they might find. Then, around the classroom or outside children can take a picture of the patterns they find and you can make a book with them. This activity is also great for inclement weather because it is a new activity that children can partake in while stuck indoors.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
What is going on in the work of art? My initial reaction to this piece of art is that it is very colourful and intriguing. It makes me remember being at work in the summer, looking out the window at a beautiful day and wishing I wasn't inside. I think that this painting is beautiful, especially the colours that were used. When I look at this painting, I see a castle in the background which may symbolize the status of the women in the picture in the fact that she is 'outside' the castle walls and even over a bridge. The overall tone of the image seems to be positive in my opinion possibly due to the colours that were used. If the women's facial expressions are taken into consideration it tends to change my view of this painting. It seems to contradict the overall positive tones. I wonder what she is thinking or going through at this time that would cause her to stop working, assume this position and stare off into the distance.
What do you see that makes you say that? The materials that have been used for this painting are oil on canvas. I have never painted with oil-based paints that I can remember. I have painted before on canvas though. The associations I make with the materials that have been used (especially the paint) are expensive, old paintings. I don't know much about art in general or artists for that matter, but if ever I look at a picture such as this one I think 'I wonder how long that took someone to paint and what if they made a mistake' and 'I wonder how much that costs'. My senses respond to this picture in a variety of ways. The thing that most attracts me to this painting is the colour. I find that it is brilliant and vivid and love how her dress has many tones in it. I imagine that this painting would feel smooth to the touch because it seems like a warm painting. For me, because this painting reminds me of the summer I imagine it would have a fresh smell to it similar to the wind on a cool summer day. I interpret this painting as silent, and peaceful. Due to the fact that it would take a lot of practice before I could come close to creating a painting that looked like this, this artist's artistic process would have been fairly extensive. I am not sure whether this was something he observed or a message that he is conveying through this painting. I think by choosing the colours the artist did and where objects are placed in the painting convey certain ideas and messages. I imagine that to create this painting was quite a long process as this painting has a lot of detail in it as well as colour. I cannot begin to imagine how long it took the artist to paint this.
What more can we find? Title: “I am half sick of shadows,” said the Lady of Shalott Date: 1916 Artist: John William Waterhouse The Media: Oil on Canvas Size: 100.3 x 73.7 cm Acquisition Information: Gift of Mrs. Philip B. Jackson, 1971
This painting from what information was available was said to be based on The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This painting is in the Art Gallery of Ontario's European Collection.
Art Word of the Week: Colour Colour: "The visual sensation of light caused by stimulating the cones of the retina" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 364).
This word of the week was used in the reflection when I discussed the thermal qualities of this picture being warm and how the artist's use of colour impacted my interpretation.
Early Childhood Education Extension: Art critiques can easily be done with students with all ages. The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) offers many resources for teachers to assist them in doing this. Here is the link: http://www.ago.net/teacher-resources They offer resources on how to explore art with children and there is also information available on how to set-up a field trip to the AGO.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
