学画画的孩子注定与众不同
In an exam-oriented educational environment, “art” is often considered a reluctant, roundabout way of getting into college, and “drawing” is seen as a waste of time and a distraction from studying. In such an environment, many people talk about the study of art, only to speak of “cultivating sentiment” on their lips, but in their hearts, they believe it to be “all show and no substance.”
应试教育的环境中，”艺术”常常被认为是一条被逼无奈、曲线救国的升学之路，”画画”也只是浪费时间耽误学习、不务正业的”小打小闹”，在这样的大环境下许多人谈及艺术的学习，只会在嘴上说着”陶冶情操”，心里却认为”徒有虚表”。
Do you still think so today, as life becomes more affluent and more people pursue spiritual fulfillment?
在生活越来越富足，越来越多人开始追求精神层面满足感的今天，你还在这么认为么？
Abraham Harold Maslow, an American psychologist, proposed the famous Hierarchy of Needs theory in his paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation” in 1943.
美国心理学家亚伯拉罕·哈罗德·马斯洛于一九四三年发表的论文——《人类动机的理论》（A Theory of Human Motivation) 中提出了著名的需求层次理论(Maslow’ should Hierarchy of Needs)
This hierarchy of needs pyramid accurately points out the hidden psychological truth: after the basic necessities and needs of life are met, humans instinctively begin to seek spiritual fulfillment.
这个需求金字塔精准的指出了人类心理学上隐藏的真理：在基本生活供给和需求得到满足之后，人类会本能地开始寻求精神上的满足。
As material affluence increases and people pursue diversification, more and more parents are willing to consciously cultivate their children’s interest in art, sending them to study art at a young age, showing that “art” has become an increasingly urgent need for a better life.
随着物质富足化，追求多元化，越来越多的家长愿意有意识地培养孩子对于艺术的兴趣，将孩子从小送去学习艺术，可见”艺术”已经成为人们生活中越来越迫切的对于美好的需求了。
So, what are the advantages of children who have studied art from an early age? How does art influence a child’s life?
那么从小开始学习艺术的孩子到底有什么过人之处呢？艺术到底如何影响孩子的一生呢？
1、The ability to appreciate and discern beauty
1. 欣赏、审视美的能力
Mr. Wu Guanzhong, a renowned painter, once lamented that there may not be many illiterate people these days, but there are still many “blind to beauty.” “Blind to beauty” refers not only to tacky aesthetics but, more importantly, the loss of the ability to perceive beauty. It is precisely those indescribable aesthetics that have led to the “low aesthetic” society we live in today. Without appropriate aesthetics, life becomes vulgar and extremely boring. The pursuit of practicality is accompanied by dull lives and withering creativity. Mr. Mu Xin also once commented, “Lack of aesthetic ability is a fatal flaw, knowledge cannot save it.”
知名画家吴冠中先生曾感叹这个年代文盲虽不多，但是美盲还很多。”美盲”指的不仅仅是土味审美，更多的是失去了对美的感知力，正是那些一言难尽的审美，造成了如今”低美感”的社会。没有恰当的审美，生活将变得粗俗不堪，无聊至极。越来越多地追求实用化，伴随而来的是无趣的人生和日渐枯萎的创造力。木心先生也曾评价过：”没有审美力是绝症，知识也解救不了”。
Children who have studied painting or other arts, even if they do not pursue art-related careers, will develop artistic aesthetics from their childhood studies that others do not possess. The ability to appreciate beauty allows them to have richer experiences and greater tolerance in the world.
学习过绘画或者其他艺术的那些孩子，即使没有从事艺术类工作，他们也会在从小的学习过程中积累到其他人没有的艺术审美。能够欣赏美的能力也会让他们在大千世界里有更加丰富的体验和更加温厚的包容心。
They will have a better understanding of color matching, light and shadow changes, composition, balance, and conflict. These aesthetic abilities enable them to have appropriate attire in their personal image, avoiding criticism for “straight male aesthetics”; they will have more advanced photography skills, ensuring beautiful moments in life are captured as more than just a typical tourist snapshot; they will better decorate their home lives, using harmonious ornaments to adorn their rooms…
他们会更懂得颜色搭配、光影变幻、更懂得画面构图、平衡和冲突。这些审美的能力可以让他们在个人形象上拥有合适的服装形象搭配，不被吐槽”直男审美”；可以有更高级的摄影技术，不会在生活中的美好时刻里只留下一张游客”到此一游”照：可以更好装点自己的家居生活，用更和谐的饰品点缀房间……
Having aesthetics allows children to avoid being misled by external media marketing and promotion, enabling them to better understand what is suitable for them. They will appreciate things with different styles and tastes, avoiding rigid, dogmatic thinking. They will know how to make choices that suit them, rather than blindly relying on the recommendations of “internet celebrities” and chasing fleeting “trends.” Independent aesthetic ability truly allows them to move away from the monotony of conformity and approach a rich and free sense of fun.
拥有审美会让孩子不被外界媒体的营销和宣传带跑偏，会让他们更加了解什么是适合的。他们会欣赏不同风格不同品味的事物，不会被固化的思想禁锢。他们懂得如何进行适合自己的选择，而不是一味依靠”网红”的推荐和跟风追逐的”潮流”。独立的审美能力真正能让他们远离千篇一律的无聊，去接近丰富自由的有趣。
2、Unreplaceable creativity and creation
2、无法取代的创意和创造
With the rapid development of technology and the integration of artificial intelligence into our daily lives, more occupations are being taken over by robots or programs. The question of whether artificial intelligence will completely replace human beings has become an increasingly discussed topic.
在科技高速发展，人工智能深入生活，越来越多的职业被机器人或者程序取代。”人工智能是否会完全代替人类？”成了一个越来越多被提及被讨论的话题。
While it is true that the precision, long standby time, rapid upgrading, and strong learning ability of artificial intelligence and high-tech products are unsurpassed by humans, human emotional understanding, emotional perception, artistic creation, and other advantages are unmatched by artificial intelligence and high-tech products.
诚然人工智能和科技的精确性高、待机时间长、升级换代快、学习能力强等优势是人类无法超越的，但是人类在情感理解、情绪感知、艺术创作上的优势也是人工智能和高科技产品难望其项背的。
Human sensitivity, intuition, spirituality, and creativity are the basis for the dazzling brilliance of human civilization. Art is unique and created by humans, for humans.
人类的感性、直觉、灵性和创造力是让人类文明璀璨夺目的基点。 艺术就是为人所创造和独有的，也是为人而存在的。
“In terms of diligence, you cannot match the bee;
in terms of agility, you are more like an earthworm;
in terms of wisdom, you are inferior to advanced organisms;
but, humanity,
you alone possess art.”
-Friedrich Schiller
“论勤奋，你不及蜜蜂；
论敏捷，你更像一个蠕虫；
论智慧，你又低于高级的生物；
可是人类啊，
你却独占艺术。”
——弗里德里希·席勒
Technological invention and innovation drive human progress, and the ultimate goal of art education is to cultivate creative thinking and creative abilities. Our world needs technology to drive development, but only creativity can bring about technological breakthroughs, and creativity requires art to maintain. First, people need to dare to dream, then they need to dare to act in order to succeed. Thus, art and science complement and support each other.
科技的发明与创新是推动人类进步的动力，而艺术教育的最终目的就是培养创意思维和创造能力。我们的世界需要科技去带动发展，但只有创意才能带来科技的突破，而创意需要艺术去维系。先要有人敢想再有人敢做这样方能成事，所以艺术和科学就是相辅相成的。
What kind of children can remain at the forefront of their times? They must possess an infinite curiosity, breakthrough creativity, and fearless courage.
什么样的孩子可以一直走在时代的前端？他们得有着无穷尽的好奇心，突破性的创造力和无所畏的勇气。
3、Self-given spiritual fulfillment
3、自我给予的精神满足
“People who study painting have a pure and calm heart.” – This is an exclamation made by a parent who brought their child to paint at TREEART one afternoon. We often say that people who study art have a unique aura about them. This aura is like the stream of water flowing quietly from the depths of the forest, clean, serene, and free.
“学习绘画的人内心既纯粹又平静”——这是TREEART的一位家长在某个送孩子来画画的午后发出的感叹。我们常说学习艺术的人身上会带着一份独特的气场，这份气场就像从树林深处湍湍流淌出的溪水，清冽寂静又悠长自由。
The process of painting is often a process of dissecting the inner self, imaginative creation, and self-settling. Each work requires the author to converse with themselves. During this process, children will understand their own thoughts and inner needs, and then express their consciousness and thoughts through creative work using various mediums.
绘画的过程常常是一个剖析内心、想象创作、自我沉淀的过程，每一幅作品都需要作者和自己对话。在这个过程中，孩子会了解自己的想法、内心的需求，然后再通过创作将自己的意识和思想通过媒介表达出来。
So, each work is a mottled world that children show to the outside world, and each work can represent their purest thoughts, unaffected by external interference.
所以，每一幅作品都是孩子向外界展示的一个他们内心的斑斓世界，每一幅作品都能代表着他们自己最纯粹的所思所想，不为外界干扰不被他人左右。
Learning to paint is different from playing an instrument, where you must practice repeatedly over years or days. Painting is a more emotional and personal hobby. It can be remembered only when needed. You can paint during times of stress, sadness, or solitude, or during relaxed, exciting, or playful times with friends. Whenever you want to paint, you have the ability to pick up a pen or any material and create without limits or right or wrong answers.
绘画的学习不像乐器必须经过年复一年日复一日不断的枯燥练习，绘画作为一种更加感性更加个人的兴趣爱好，它允许只在需要时被记起。可以是压力大的时候、不开心的时候，或者独处的时候，也可以是很轻松的时候、很兴奋的时候，和朋友玩闹的时候，任何当你想要绘
画的时候，你都有能力拿起笔或者任何材料来一场没有限制没有对错的创作。
The charm of painting lies in its ability to evoke different feelings at different times. Painting can bring solace, care, or companionship, and can be like snow-covered charcoal or an addition to an already beautiful piece of brocade.
绘画的魅力在于它可以不同时刻，给予不同的感受。绘画可以带来慰藉、关怀或者陪伴，可以是生活中的雪中送炭也可以是锦上添花。
4、Summary
4、总结
As mentioned above, children who learn art and painting possess not only a simple skill, but their gains are far beyond an advantage that can add points to their college entrance examinations. Their uniqueness lies in their perspective on the world, their ability to appreciate beauty; in their enthusiasm for life, boundless creativity; in their full hearts and sense of security derived from themselves…
如上所述，学习艺术和绘画的孩子，所拥有的从来不仅仅是一项技能这么简单，他们收获的也绝对不会是一个可以为升学加分的特长而已。他们的与众不同在于他们看待世界的眼光，欣赏美的能力；在于他们对生活的热情，源源不断的创造力；在于他们充盈的内心和来自自己的安全感……
Therefore, if your child already enjoys art, please do not disappoint their passion for it, encourage them to create, and appreciate their works; if they have not yet discovered their interest in art, then lead them to explore more art forms and uncover the passion hidden within their hearts.
所以，如果孩子已经喜欢艺术了，那么请不要辜负他的这一份热爱，去鼓励他们创造、去欣赏他们的作品；如果他们暂时还没有发现他们对艺术的兴趣，那么就带领他们去探索更多的艺术形式，去挖掘内心潜藏的激情吧。
