Community Project
Introducing to painting – 5to grado Primaria “Filomeno Mata”, San José Manialtepec / Cooperativa de Ecoturismo del Zapotalito
For this project, we worked with two groups; one with 8 members from the Zapotalito Ecotourism and another one with 15 children of 5th grade from the Filomeno Mata Primary School of San José Manialtepec.
The main objective was to create with the participant’s new perspectives of their environment, destroying preconceived ideas of painting and art in general. Creating two murals in the ambiance of each group; one inside the Primary School and another in the Community Museum of the Ecotourism Cooperative. Each mural is made up from portraits that each participant made of his companions, including not only the image of the face, but also elements that each one considers representing their tastes, where they live and dreams. The murals were painted among all the participants, following the instructions and techniques of the resident.
“I’ve learned that if you draw badly, it does not matter; the point is to paint and develop characteristics of the person.” Yessica Marleni Salinas Gaspar (10 years old).
For this project, we worked with two groups; one with 8 members from the Zapotalito Ecotourism and another one with 15 children of 5th grade from the Filomeno Mata Primary School of San José Manialtepec.
The main objective was to create with the participant’s new perspectives of their environment, destroying preconceived ideas of painting and art in general. Creating two murals in the ambiance of each group; one inside the Primary School and another in the Community Museum of the Ecotourism Cooperative. Each mural is made up from portraits that each participant made of his companions, including not only the image of the face, but also elements that each one considers representing their tastes, where they live and dreams. The murals were painted among all the participants, following the instructions and techniques of the resident.
“I’ve learned that if you draw badly, it does not matter; the point is to paint and develop characteristics of the person.” Yessica Marleni Salinas Gaspar (10 years old).
