在今天,“儿童的艺术”已是普遍被接受的概念,对儿童艺术的研究方兴未艾,越来越成为一个引人入胜的课题。但在儿童艺术教育的历史上,对儿童艺术的认同并不是从一开始就有的,从对儿童艺术的发现到对儿童艺术价值的进一步确认,有一个历史的演进过程。 在上世纪末以前人类发展的漫长岁月里,人们并没有把儿童的艺术作为一种艺术来看待,那时,人们对儿童随意而愉快的涂抹根本就没有当作一回事。甚至在卢梭之前,人们也还没有把儿童当作一回事,儿童是什么?儿童只是 Today, “the art of children” is a commonly accepted concept. The study of children’s art is in the ascendant and it is becoming a fascinating subject. However, in the history of children’s art education, the recognition of children’s art does not start from the very beginning. There is a historical evolution from the discovery of children’s art to the further confirmation of the artistic value of children. In the long years of human development before the end of the last century, children’s art was not treated as an art. At that time, it was not the same thing that children were free and happy to paint. Even before Rousseau, people have not considered children as their own, what are children? Children are just