{"product_id":"smile-from-symbol-to-art","title":"SMILE. From symbol to art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring Pop Art, Visual Culture \u0026amp; Creative Thinking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreative Workshop for Children (6–12 years)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeveloped and led by artist Darina Mikityuk and hosted at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis workshop invited children to explore one of the most recognizable symbols of contemporary visual culture  the Smiley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting with the story of the iconic yellow Smiley created by graphic designer Harvey Ball in 1963, participants discovered how a simple combination of a circle, two eyes, and a smile developed into a global visual symbol appearing across art, fashion, design, advertising, and everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough selected examples from Pop Art and contemporary visual culture, children explored how artists and designers take familiar symbols and transform them through color, emotion, context, and personal interpretation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe practical part focused on one central question:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow can we take a symbol everyone knows and make it our own?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking on round canvases, each participant developed an individual interpretation of the Smiley. Rather than copying the classic yellow face, children experimented with color, facial expressions, patterns, symbols, and personal ideas to create their own visual characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe workshop focused on:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Pop Art and contemporary visual culture\u003cbr\u003e• The Smiley as a cultural symbol\u003cbr\u003e• Color and emotion\u003cbr\u003e• Symbols and visual communication\u003cbr\u003e• Individual interpretation\u003cbr\u003e• Creative thinking and experimentation\u003cbr\u003e• Development of a personal visual language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe goal of the workshop was to show children that creativity does not always begin with inventing something completely new. It can also begin with looking at something familiar differently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy starting with the same recognizable symbol and creating completely different artworks, participants experienced how individual ideas, choices, and emotions can transform a shared visual language into something personal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge group:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6–12 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVenue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuseum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorkshop Leader:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDarina Mikityuk\u003cbr\u003ePop Art Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIKITYUK ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57156586996036,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/8460\/0644\/files\/IMG_8465.jpg?v=1787839941","url":"https:\/\/mykytiuk.de\/products\/smile-from-symbol-to-art","provider":"MIKITYUK ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}