Has the younger generation lost interest in art? What drives children to art? If I was to evaluate a student trip to a museum how will the students react? Will they care for the art? Is this a matter of not being familiar with a specific piece of work because of social class?
Public schools versus private schools?
Being the graduate of a public HS I well predict that many public HS students could care less for the paintings in the museums. I can see them participating and reacting more to the man with the guitar near the Four train.
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My guess is that art that is fun/cool/and/or original will speak to kids.
Having done art for a while (including some paintings), that's what I strive for.
Thanks for the post-it comments. Figured I'd comment here if that's OK. I've only been to the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx on a trip to NY, but it was cool.
Hope your art goes well.
This returns to the argument of "what is art?" Some cartoons, video games, comic books, toys, etc are incredibly artistic and innovative. Graffiti abounds in larger cities and it's much easier for kids to see it and enjoy it than a great deal of museum fodder. I think kids appreciate these things for what they are, but do they consider them art? And are these things "dumbing down" what art is? While a really well thought out and superbly executed comic book or wheat-paste image may well be art, that doesn't make all comic books and graffiti instantly art. Unless of course your definition of "art" is broad enough to include anything people can make or alter.
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