Different strokes

Article Abstract:

The development of children's figure drawing in western cultures is not necessarily 'natural' in the sense of being innate or inevitable. Nearly all children in western society follow the same pattern of drawing development, progressing from so-called 'tadpole' figures consisting of heads, legs and sometimes arms attached to either side of the head, to figures that include a torso. However, while a rounded torso is typical in western cultures, the torso is stick-like in some African cultures and triangular in others. Australian Aboriginal children use semi-circles or horse-shoe shapes to represent people.

Demographic aspects, Children's drawings

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A scam for art's sake

Article Abstract:

Research into art by staff in higher educational facilities is funded out of the UK higher education research allocation of 600 million pounds sterling. Funds are paid for scholarly research rather than creative pieces of work. Some observers suggest that an art and design committee should be set up to examine different types of research into art, which would include creative works. A high quality of art education would be established by retaining the best teachers who are paid to produce innovatory pieces of work.

Finance, Column, Education, Art, Art teachers

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