Eu, artista da minha vida!

Abstract

The present article reports on the development of a pedagogical project that dealt with the valorization of the artistic work of the child through the reading of works of art, developed at CMEI Moacir Andrade, with children of 4 (four) years, 1st period. Its objective was to enrich the repertoire of imagination and creation of the child, to value its productions and to deconstruct the idea that the drawing is the privilege of a few, proposing a work with readings. We used as references for the children’s productions the biography and works of the artists Leonardo da Vinci, Tarsila do Amaral, Moacir Andrade and Nilza Barbosa, chosen from a previous selection on themes and authorial styles. We propose the use of diversified materials (such as fabrics, boxes, rollers, styrofoam trays, paints, charcoal, among others), varying the body position (drawing sitting, lying, standing), produced) and the marker (material used to make the drawing). The use of different supports and markers, as well as the variation of body position, made classes more interesting and challenging. The process of development of the drawing has gained centrality, in addition to an end product, because it is during the activity that the child appropriates the language and expresses itself. Valuing the process as a single moment of development does not discredit the ready design, but considers the time as the child creates as a unique moment for the dialogue between imagination and creation. As children have the freedom to create from a reference and are not coerced into making copies, we have unique end products and own brands that were exhibited in the institution, which promoted many dialogues between the children and the participation of the school community.