What does a song look like? (Ages 4–6)

During the session, we’ll take a closer look at two paintings by Marian Bogusz: “Songs of Colonial Peoples” and “The Roads of the White Man Cut Through the Dark Continent.” Together, we’ll explore how the artist uses contrasting colors and recurring forms to create a sense of movement and sound. We’ll also consider whether a painting can speak out on important issues, respond to injustice, and express solidarity with others.

In the workshop portion, we’ll create portraits of our own songs! First, we’ll cut out shapes representing melodies and rhythms to make simple printing plates. Then we’ll cover them with paint, arrange them into beautiful compositions, and print them onto paper. We’ll use a technique similar to linocut, but one that doesn’t require any sharp chisels at all. This will result in visual representations of songs, sounds, and noises—full of movement and color—that the children themselves will create.

 

We’ll be using paint during the workshop. Please bring a change of clothes or wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

 

Luxuan Wang – MSN educator and cultural anthropologist. She works in the Education Department of the State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw. He holds a degree in ethnology and cultural anthropology from the University of Warsaw. As part of his master’s studies in the MISH program in art history and Sinology, he is researching the collections and exhibitions of Chinese art at the State Ethnographic Museum.