For those of us who have trouble even telling which side or hand is left or right, this book can deepen our 'directional outlook.' (How is that for a phrase? My pal who is a sometimes yoga instructor still can't find the East Coast or West Coast on a map or right or left side when giving instructions to students in her yoga class. Directionless? No. Creative? You bet! She's learned to write -right!- the words 'left' and 'right' on her hands.)
Why do most children abruptly end their artistic development before the age of eleven? What crisis develops in their minds and the world around them that stops their creativity in art?
For more than 30 years, DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN by Betty Edwards has been a cornerstone text for people working at all levels, professionally, academically or hobby. Now, Edwards will release a completely revised edition to help readers deepen their perception, confidence and overall artistic ability. With the release of her new edition, a new section appears, devoted to the recent research that link early childhood 'scribbling' to later language acquisition.
(The 'crisis' or self criticism , according to studies, may be an attempt at perfectionism. Even in schools, art teachers begin to resort to crafty-type projects of scratch boards and such as the children enter middle school as a way to cause 'less anguish.')
The complex structure of creativity and the destruction of this internal struggle are the core of Edwards' fascinating book.
DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN: The Definitive Fourth Edition (Tarcher/Penguin/hardcover on sale May 2012)
