Produções escultóricas efêmeras: o uso de materiais não estruturados como meio de expressão na educação infantil

Abstract

This descriptive-exploratory study examines a possible correlation between the ways in which children interact with open-ended materials and the artistic modality of sculpture, in its contemporary sense. To this end, it is based on participant observation of constructive play sessions involving these materials, documented through audiovisual and written records. The group observed in these contexts consists of ten four-year-old children from a private preschool setting, located in Belo Horizonte/Brazil. The data analysis takes into account the three-dimensional productions resulting from these interactions, as well as the children’s spontaneous speech and gestures during their play and creative processes.