At Free First Saturday on April 5, we asked kids what they thought about the artworks in the current exhibitions Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take and Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process. Here is what some of them said about their favorites:
Jim Hodges, The Dark Gate
Pick one word to describe this work of art:
Expertish – Tenzin, age: 10 3/4
Outer space – Ciara, age 10
Creepy – Finn, age 7
Why did you pick that word?
Seems to require lots of artistic skill – Tenzin
Because from inside the box the shape between the spikes looks like a black hole – and from the outside it looks like a sun. – Ciara
Because the box was all dark. It was like ‘knights’ were around me because of the swords. – Finn
What does it make you think about?
A spider – Tenzin
The cosmos – Ciara
Like knives were all around me – Finn
Make up a story about this work of art…
Riddle: What can crawl up walls has eight legs and is black? Answer: Black Widow – Tenzin
Once upon a time there was a black hole (which is an exploded star) that lived next to a sun (which is a medium sized star) – they were friends. One day when the sun was orbiting the black hole (which stars do) the two of them got so close they formed together making a big wall. They were both the same thing – though when the light shines through the wall it makes a hole. One side looks like the sun and the other a black hole. – Ciara
If I was inside the box I feel like swords could be thrown around me. – Finn
Edward Hopper, Summertime
Pick one word to describe this work of art:
Summerish – Elodie, age 8
3D – Habtamu, age 11
Amazing – Emani, age 11
Why did you pick that word?
Because it is light and bright – Elodie
Because he did a very good job at shading and making it look 3D – Habtamu, age 11
The details from the curtain to the girl are phenomenal – Emani
What does it make you think about?
Summer – Elodie & Habtamu
Freedom because the way she is standing – knowing she came from a rough start – now starts over fresh. – Emani
Make up a story about this work of art…
There was a girl stepping out of an apartment. – Elodie
Going outside to wait for her friend while she is enjoy the weather. – Habtamu
She noticed nothing is holding her back and its time to be free. – Emani
Which artworks will inspire your children? Come check out Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take (now-May 11) and Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process (now-June 20) and share with us what your kids think.
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