Symbolic and social constraints on the development of children's artistic style
By: Chris J. Boyatzis, Malcolm W. Watson, editors.
Contributors: Boyatzis, Chris J.; Watson, Malcolm W.
Series: New directions for child and adolescent development -- no. 90; Jossey-Bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Art -- Study and teaching; Child development
Description: "The chapters in this volume of New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development present original research that illuminates symbolic and social processes at work in children's artistic development. The research was conducted on children, spanning the toddler years into early adolescence, with close analyses of the children's artwork for symbolic sequences and developments, as well as the impact of social context on their artistic development. Several chapters present longitudinal designs in the study of children's art: in several, children's artwork is studied in naturalistic settings such as the home and school: and in one, children's art is assessed in more controlled settings and in a cross-sectional design. Three chapters address the following questions: Do children have a discernible artistic style? What features of art do judges use to identify style? Does style change over childhood and adolescence? If so, what developments in other domains may influence stylistic change in art? This volume should have theoretical, methodological, and empirical value to art development researchers but will also illuminate developmental issues of import to other scholars. Some topics with broad appeal are the interplay between children's endogenous skill and social support and continuities and discontinuities in development."--Jacket.
Notes: "Winter 2000."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The; title: artistic evolution of mommy: a longitudinal case study of symbolic and social processes -- Chris J. Boyatzis -- A; title: naturalistic observation of children drawing: peer collaboration processes and influences in children's art -- Chris J. Boyatzis, Gretchen Albertini -- The; title: development of individual styles in children's drawing -- Malcolm W. Watson, Susan Nozyce Schwartz; title: Continuity of styles in the drawings of adolescent girls -- Deborah J. Laible, Malcolm W. Watson, Elissa Koff; title: Looking for the development of artistic style in children's artworlds-- Peter B. Pufall, Tuuli Pesonen.