An Analytical Study of Gold Medal Award in the Shankar’s International Children’s Painting Contest in India During 2002-2007

Abstract

This research is aimed at analyzing children’s painting awarded with gold medal award in the Shankar’s International Children’s Painting Contest in India during 2002-2007. The Researcher selected children’s painting awarded with President’s Gold Medal and Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Medal, prized awarded for goal medal level group from the competition held in 6 consecutive years for totaling 101 paintings and focused on the issues of 1) content 2) painting materials 3) painting method and 4) picture structure. Details of each painting was analyzed on respective issue by using percentage and recording analytical result in the essay accompanied by sample pictures of the such paintings.

Findings from the study indicated that:

1. The content of paintings mostly related to the way of life by number of painting 33.67%.

2. The painting materials mostly used was poster color by number of painting, 43.56%.

3. Painting methods used were found in correlation to painting materials e.g. poster color, water color, oil pastel, pastel, oil color and acrylic color. From the study, each painting material could have variety of painting methods according to the nature of such material.

4. With respect to picture structure, it appeared that : 1) color choice and color composition; paintings using visual natural color were mostly found (60.40%). 2) emphasis; paintings using larger shape than the remaining components to create emphasis were mostly found (28.72%). 3) balancing; paintings creating balance by distinguishing between left and right side were mostly found (75.25%). 4) Picture composition; paintings with perspective composition were mostly found (57.43%)