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Among the joys of childhood are fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and fantasy stories
that stir one’s imagination. The Art-cade features the most-beloved childhood
stories brought to life by America’s top artists – including Dr. Seuss
-- in affordable prints for the child in all of us.
Storytelling art is art for the ages. Ever since man drew images on cave walls the
idea was to communicate a story to others. Whether the narrative with its accompanying
lessons of good and evil is one of childhood fairytales or one of a present-day
child being transported forward or backward in time, the illustrations which accompany
the words usually leave a much longer lasting impression than the story itself.
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Storytelling art takes us back to childhood. The storyline expressed as art often
is as much in what the viewer reads into the painting as in the artist’s brushstrokes
– “wonder what this or that means?” Whether the work of art is a
fantasy piece about myths and magical realms, a childhood fairy tale, or of enchantment
and adventure they draw viewers into the image. James Christensen, one of our featured
artists, suggests “Life is a journey – use your imagination to travel
through it.” Walt Disney went even further. He observed that while there is
very little adult in a child, there is a lot of child in every adult!
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