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Taylah Rei Graham, Forbidden City, China
Taylah Rei Graham, Forbidden City, China


Taylah Rei Graham is the youngest contemporary inborn surrealist in United States.

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[edit] Genotype

Taylah Rei Graham, now 8 years old and the 2nd grader, was born on Dec. 14th, 1998, Southern California. She is half Chinese and half Australian (Scotish origin).

[edit] Talent

Taylah has captured the attention of adults with her vivid and spontaneous drawings of loosely figures, animals, forms in a shallow space that are not simply child art, but evoke impressions of pure psychic automatism[1][2] known to be the certificate of surrealism.

[edit] Recognition

Taylah's inclination for pictorial free-association was demonstrated as early as 18-month old. It has been already noted that there is a tendency for children to use visual vocabulary when they speak[3]. In the case of Taylah the advancement of her visual vocabulary was clearly evidenced by her 3 months vacation in China. Her fast acquisition of Chinese vocabulary had produced a striking effect when she had returned in English speaking environment. It is well known that at Taylah's age children increase their vocabulary at a rate of about one new word every two hours, a pace that continues through adolescence[4]. We can only wonder for the size of Taylah's Chinese vocabulary after 3 months exposure to the native language, since it has been clear she manifested ample frustration in her communication with English expressions. As a result Taylah engaged a powerful nonverbal vocabulary (feelings vocabulary or emotional vocabulary[5]) by drawing sketches of objects she meant to ask for in order to be clearly understood. This phenomenon could partially be explained by fact that a child's growing vocabulary helps indirectly to learn how to express feelings[6]. A longitudinal case study illustrates how Taylah's artistic development can be understood as an interplay between the her's developing symbolic shills and the contextual social environment[7].

[edit] The future

With adult support Taylah has won two consecutive years art-rewards in photography. However, her inborn talent of automatic drawing stands alone and remains to be recognized. Taylah's expressions of her mental world - the unconsciousness, are beyond control of reason, social organization, and free of suppression. As with many young talents the challenge of the future will be that Taylah's artistic gift is preserved, motivated and developed. Taylah would need help from a master craftsman. A child cannot develop artistic skills without paintbrush and paper[8].

[edit] Taylah's art

[edit] Animals

The Fox

The Giraffe

The Elephant

Deers' Love

Royal Dogs

The Apple Snack

Symbiosis

[edit] Feminine

Princess Jasmine

Girls in Boots

Alice and the Rabbit

Face of a Girl

Flower on the Hat

Flower Lady

Flower Girl

The Girl Who Say 'Hi'

Girl and Cat

[edit] Color

The Sun (School project), use of color on fabric, premium on expressing emotions, distorting the color space in highly personal fashion, chacteristic for fauvism.

[edit] References

  1. ^ André Breton: Surrealism and Painting by Andre Breton, Mark Polizzotti, Simon Watson Taylor, and André Breton (2002)
  2. ^ Twentieth-Century American Art (Oxford History of Art) by Erika Doss (2002) p.106
  3. ^ How Your Child Is Smart: A Life-Changing Approach to Learning by Dawna Markova and Anne Powell (1992) p.125
  4. ^ Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: A Handbook for Parents of the Developing Child from Birth through Adolescence by Benjamin Spock and Steven Parker (1998) p.26
  5. ^ Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents (Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) by Helmut Remschmidt, Peter Matthias Wehmeier, and Helen Crimlisk (2001) p.117
  6. ^ Magic Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture Your Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence by Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson (1999) p.112
  7. ^ Symbolic and Social Constraints on the Development of Children's Artistic Style: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (J-B CAD Single Issue Child & Adolescent Development) by Chris J. Boyatzis and Malcolm W. Watson (2001) p.5
  8. ^ Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care (Taking Care of Your Child) by Robert H., M.D. Pantell, James F. Fries, and Donald M. Vickery (2005) p.71
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