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>Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:15:01 -0400
>>Interesting question Mike!
>
>Research has shown that infants' early marks / scribbling arises from
>gesture, speech (sounds) and body language. Making marks can firs
be seen
>when very young children (1 - 2 years) first notice that parts of their
>body such as their feet or hands, leave a mark or trace of a movement
on or
>in some sort of surface where there is medium that can be altered
(such as
>spilt milk or custard). At first such marks are accidental but once
noticed
>by the child, may be intentionally repeated. Gradually they develop to
>chosen marks in which the child explores actions and the range of
marks
>develops over time. John Matthews refers to these as 'generational
>structures': his proposed that these early marks form the basis of all
>subsequesnt drawings.
>
>I would recommend that you look at books by John Matthews - 'The
art of
>Childhood and adolescence' in which he researched the drawings
and painting
>development of his own three children, from the time they were
babies until
>their late teens.
>
>Whilst I do not know of any research that has studied children in
societies
>that do not use paper or write and draw, it would seem likely that this
>association with making accidental marks, noticing them and then
making
>marks by choice (with for example water, mud and charcoal) is
universal.
>
>Maulfry
>
>Original Message:
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>From: Graham A. Brown [log in to unmask]
>Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:16:01 -0700
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Drawing as Language.
>
>
>Hi All
>
>I am in the process of looking at Drawing as a Language for a
>documentary and at this stage I do see drawing as a language a
>protolanguage.
>
>I do have a question, do all children go through the scribbling and
>drawing stage or is this restricted to societies that have access to
>paper?
>
>Thanks
>Graham A Brown, AOCA
>Executive Producer
>netcoMedia Interactive
>Vancouver BC
>Canada V6g 1L9
>
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