A study of artistic expression through drawing and painting of lower secondary school students in schools under the office of The Basic Education Commission, Bangkok Metropolis
Abstract:
The objective of this research was to study the artistic expression through drawing and painting of the lower secondary school students in schools under the Office of Basic Education Commission, Bangkok Metropolis. The sampling group included 180 students in grade 7 to 9 by means of multistage-sampling. The research instruments were based on the Artistic Developmental Theory of Viktor Lowenfeld. The research findings showed that the artistic expression of students through drawing and painting are at the fifth stage of the artistic developmental theory of Lowenfeld which are the followings: 1. Human figure: the highest percentage of the students drawings and paintings is to show the details and realistic appearance of human figure (87.78%), and next, the students express the external shape of human figure in their drawing (86.67%). 2. Space and Composition: 90 % of them show the realistic distance of the compositions suitably with the painting, and next, 56.11% of the students show the proper size of objects in accordance with compositions and space. 3. Color: 86.67% of the students use the color based on their ideas and experiences, and next, 80.56% use the color for showing the dimensions in their painting. 4. Design: 87.22% of the students show their abilities of decorating some details into the compositions, and next, 68.89% of them express their knowledge of particular figure of other compositions such as the bracelet. Moreover, the research provides some remarks: there are other characteristics in artistic expression which can be considered to be higher than the fifth developmental stage. The mentioned characteristics included: 1) Human Figure: the look-alike cartoon of human figure is mostly shown in the students expressions. 2) Space: most of their expressions are the use of multiple layers in the compositions. 3) Color: the students express the realistic tone of color, and the ability to use different tone of color for showing the distance in compositions. 4) Design: the students reflect their social life and environment in their works, and the ability to express their design capabilities in artistic works based on realistic design.