eyes of a child

eyes of a child is to investigate creativity of children and aesthetics of their artwork as an art teacher/artist by creating reproductions of works produced by children tracing the process of their art making in order to understand and clarify the drawing style of each student as well as the feelings that he or she intended to express (from the eyes of a child), and then by drawing portraits of each student (into the eyes of a child). The project was developed over five years of teaching elementary school art classes at La Citadelle International Academy of Arts and Science in Toronto.

eyes of a child has been exhibited in various venues around the globe, including Pouch Cove Foundation, Newfoundland, Canada (2008), Galeria Gegona Malone, Madrid, Spain (2007), Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, Canada (2006), Wagner Collage Art Gallery, New York, U.S.A. (2005), Galeria Punto Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan (2005), Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Japan (2005), Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Annex, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (2005), Prince Takamado Gallery at the Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan (2004).

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Eyes of a Child

Eyes of a Child

installation view at Kyoto Art Centre, 2005 (photographed by Ai Hirano)

Eyes of a Child

Eyes of a Child

installation view at Kyoto Art Centre, 2005 (photographed by Ai Hirano)

Eyes of a Child

Eyes of a Child

installation view at Kyoto Art Centre, 2005 (photographed by Ai Hirano)

Eyes of a Child

Eyes of a Child

installation view at Kyoto Art Centre, 2005 (photographed by Ai Hirano)

Eyes of a Child

Eyes of a Child

installation view at Kyoto Art Centre, 2005 (photographed by Ai Hirano)

Eyes of a Child

Eyes of a Child

installation view at Kyoto Art Centre, 2005 (photographed by Ai Hirano)

Eyes of a Child

Eyes of a Child

installation view at Kyoto Art Centre, 2005 (photographed by Ai Hirano)

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006

school visit at Christopher Cutts Gallery, 2006