Kids explore art that moves at Abu Dhabi exhibition
abu dhabi — Inspired by the themes of a Guggenheim Abu Dhabi exhibition, a recent workshop helped children explore and discover a deep engagement with art and mechanical movement by designing their own kinetic sculptures to create abstract artworks.
The workshop, called Moving/ Drawing/Sculpture, was inspired by the ‘Creative act: Performance, process, presence’ exhibition.
It provided participants aged 6 to 12 years with the opportunity to translate motion into art, deploying physical movement as the chief agent of expression.
Guggenheim’s creative act exhibition’s programme of free public events and workshops is aimed at encouraging parents, children, teens and young adults to engage with the creativity on display at the exhibition through a wide variety of activities. Each workshop is directly linked to a specific artwork in the exhibition and presents participants with an in-depth outlook into the topics and themes of the exhibition.
Tailored activity tours, especially designed for children to create art with a parent or caregiver, and an array of workshops for teens and adults, offer the opportunity to explore the themes of the exhibition on the different aspects of the creative process including movement, performance, sound and sculpture.
On July 15, a ‘Pose/Photo/Paint workshop will offer children aged 6 to 12 years the chance to model a glowing outfit made of lights. Inspired by artist Tanaka Atsuko, the young participants will then be photographed to serve as inspiration for their own colorful, semiabstract paintings. —