"Amour Tendresse"
9.25 x 9.25
"April"
10.5 x 10.5
"Deux Pour Deux - Chats"
10.5 x 10.5
"Deux Pour Deux - Chiens"
10.5 x 10.5
"Deux Pour Deux - Oiseaux"
10.5 x 10.5
"Deux Pour Deux - Poissons"
10.5 x 10.5
"February"
10.5 x 10.5
"January"
10.5 x 10.5
"June"
10.5 x 10.5
"Les Belles Annees"
8.25 x 9.5
"Les Trottinettes"
28 x 20
"Musique Por Les Yeux"
8.25 x 9.5
© gallery one writer's square, all rights reserved
Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Gallery One Writer's Square
Paintings Graphics Sculptures
Denver Colorado Art Gallery
One of the traits common to all cultures is that in happy times children are looked upon with joy and afforded unconditional love and care. This truth goes without saying, but like all truisms, the reasons behind it are, perhaps not so obvious. Children evoke hope for the future; they are fragile, their innovenve is endearing and they represent the mustery of life. But there might be another reason, which is not so often mentioned, for which children are cherished: when they are loved and cared for they show us the best of ourselves. They are filled with the marvels of discovery. They are playful, spontaneous, inventive, uninhibited, energetic, unprejudiced, generous, affectionate, curious, and enthusiastic.
In the spirit of childlike amusement, a somewhat comical thesis can be proposed, based on simple evidence from nature. In evolutionary terms, the more sophisticated the species, the longer its speciments take to develop; homo sapians need twenty years more or less. If the logic of this phenomenon is carried out to its extreme conclusion, it can be surmised that members of the ideally evolved species would never stop maturing. If this thesis is correct, the most sophisticated people are those who remain childlike. This could be a perfect pretext for making art about children for adults.
Graciela Rodo Boulanger would not reduce the richness of her life's work to a simple thesis that can be stated in one paragraph. In any case, one can say that she paints images of children in a childlike way. Her ainted children do the things that all children do. They play with animals, ride bicycles, climb trees, play music, games, and they dream.
