The Aesthetic of the Symbolic Dimension in Elementary School Pupils’ Drawings

Abstract

In his current research, the researcher addressed the title (The Aesthetic of the Symbolic Dimension in the Drawings of Primary School Pupils). The research consists of four chapters. In the first chapter, the researcher presented the research problem through the following question: What is the aesthetics of the symbolic dimension in the drawings of primary school pupils? Then came the importance and need for the research, as the current research is important because it studies the symbolic dimension in the aesthetics of primary school pupils' drawings. In order to achieve his goal, the researcher set a goal for the research, which is to reveal the symbolic dimension in the aesthetics of primary school pupils' drawings. The researcher defined the boundaries of the research; the objective boundaries were the drawings of primary school pupils in which the symbolic dimension appears, the spatial boundaries in Iraq, and the temporal boundaries 2023-2024. The researcher also defined the terms included in the title linguistically, technically, and procedurally. As for the theoretical framework of the second chapter, the researcher divided it into three sections: Section One: The concept of symbolism in philosophy and art. Section Two: Symbolic connotations in the art of drawing. Section Three: The aesthetics of expression in children's drawings. The third procedural chapter addressed the research community, the selection of the research sample, and the research tool. The researcher adopted the descriptive and analytical approach in analyzing the research sample. The researcher then conducted a sample analysis. In the fourth chapter, the researcher presented some results, conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions. The most important finding was that the place represented a symbolic dimension expressed by the pupils in an aesthetic style that conveyed the beauty of the Iraqi environment. The most important conclusion was that in most of the paintings, the pupils tended to draw themselves as the protagonists of the artwork.