ArtsEdge: Hidden Dreams
I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.
- Vincent van Gogh -
Last week, my 7 year-old cousin (Andre) drew for me. It's not his first attempt in painting, but I'm sure it forms part of his masterpieces. He titled "Home Sweet Home".
It's amazing to see how kids draw, and their fruits of labour. Sometimes, I feel viewing a child's painting is more challenging than visiting a gallery of famous artists' works.
A child's artwork is packed with originality and creativity. There are no restrictions in their world of imaginations - clouds can be purple because they said they've "witnessed" it before rain.
Through art, kids are empowered to reflect their inner feelings, inspirations, dreams and their hidden desires.
To me, kids apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music. In fact, their art pieces are capable to commuicate before they are understood.
And if we bother to sit down and look at children's artworks closely, we can truly 'feel' what they are trying to communicate.
Through Andre's paintings, I've discovered optimisim remains in him. (He is blessed with a wonderful and healthy family).
As an adult, do you think we have perhaps forgotten how to draw again?
That we have lost our sense of dreams to reality?
Or that we dare not believe in our dreams as much as we did in the past anymore?
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2 comments:
thinking back, I missed those things I did when I was young. Like Andre, I like to draw. And I thought I was quite good at it.
You are right. As we grow older, we don't dare to dream and forgot what we liked, used to do, our hobby even.
But you can not compare. As you grow older, there are more responsibilities. And you are more risk averse and realistic. Not that, we do not want to dream, but until we are free of worries and responsbilities in life, we will still not be able to do what we like or dream of.
My opinon.
I guess various road-blocks occur in various life stages. These are barriers to dreams. You are right that until adults are free from commitments (financially and non-financially), then will they be able to pursue dreams whole-heartedly. Until then, don't stop dreaming your goals. Dream is the first step to believe that there is hope, reaching out is the next step to show that dreams can turn into reality through faith and determination against all odds. Only a matter of time and surrounding factors :)
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