5 Year Old girl paints stunning marterpieces.
http://www.boredpanda.com/5-year-old-painter-autism-iris-grace/
In this Blog post I have chosen an article in which the real life situation is the story of a 5 year old girl with autism, that is able to paint incredible portraits, that are being compared to the portraits of the famous, and genius painter Monet. The first question that arises in my mind once having looked at this case is, Is art instinctive?
As we have studied before, there are some cases in nature in which instinctively, some animals, being more specific the case of the "Pufferfish", are able to create artistic things. In the case of the Pufferfish, it is a crop circle, perfectly made with a coherent order, and a perfect measure in the details. Up to this point , the idea that I am trying to transmit out of this example is that the case of this 5 year old girl could be an example that shows us that not only in animals but also in humans art can be instinctive depending on the character of the individual, and the state of the mind.
As it is mentioned in the article the autism itself, has granted the girl a specific focus and exceptional attention, with which the girl is able to pay attention to the details, and have the patience to spend hours and hours working in her portraits.
On the other hand, the other question that remains is, is this instinct or imagination?
Knowing that imagination is the ability to create new images and sensations in the mind without the use of the senses, how can we determine if it is imagination?
In this case of real life situation, it is clear that having autism completely affects the personality of the girl, and character, knowing that the moods of the girl affect her portraits, but the fact that her autism changes her natural character, and mood, instinct is the more related to this situation than imagination.
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