The development of color sensitivity in children of early and preschool age

U ovom radu cilj je bio istražiti u kojoj mjeri je prisutan senzibilitet za boje kod djece ranog i predškolskog uzrasta i u kojoj dobi je on najizraženiji. Istraživanje se provelo u Dječjem vrtiću Čarobni pianino i u Dječjem vrtiću Radost u Splitu. Uzet je uzorak od 208 likovnih radova djece u dobi od tri, četiri, pet i šest godina, a prikupljeni su u vremenskom periodu od početka mjeseca veljače do kraja svibnja 2021. godine. Do podataka za istraživanje se došlo uz pomoć rada na dokumentaciji, odnosno promatranjem dječjih likovnih radova. Iz svake odgojne skupine izabrani su dječji likovni radovi koji su nastali kroz različite aktivnosti likovnog izražavanja i stvaranja bojama. Svi prikupljeni radovi podijeljeni su u tri skupine ovisno o karakteristikama likovnog izražavanja za određenu dob. Dobiveni rezultati pokazali su najveću zastupljenost likovnih radova koji ukazuju na umjereno razvijen senzibilitet, što se označava kao prosječan likovni izraz djece u ranoj i predškolskoj dobi. Međutim, uočen je i velik broj likovnih radova koji ukazuju na nedovoljno razvijen senzibilitet za boje, koji je znatno veći u usporedbi s onima koji ukazuju na razvijen senzibilitet za boje. Iako je razvijen senzibilitet za boje najmanje zastupljen, njegov broj se postepeno povećavao s godinama djece. Takav rezultat pokazuje da se razvijeniji osjećaj za boje i njihovo korištenje razvija u kontinuitetu s likovnim razvojem djeteta.The aim of this paper is to investigate the extent to which color sensitivity is present in children of early and preschool age and at what age it is most pronounced. The research was conducted in the kindergarten Čarobni pianino and in the kindergarten Radost in Split. A sample of 208 children artworks aged three, four, five and six years was taken, and they were gathered in the time period that lasted from the beginning of February to the end of May 2021. The data for the research were collected with the help of documentation work, i.e. by observing children artworks. From each educational group, children artworks were selected, which were created through various activities of artistic expression ang usage of colors in art creation. All gathered artworks are divided into three groups depending on the characteristics of artistic expression for a particular age. The obtained results showed the highest prevalence of artworks that indicate a moderately developed sensibility, which is marked as the average artistic expression of children in early and preschool age. However, what also has been noticed was a large number of artworks which indicate an underdeveloped color sensitivity, which is significantly higher compared to those that indicate a developed color sensitivity. Although the developed color sensitivity is the least represented, it can be observed that its number gradually increased with the children’s age. Finally, such a result shows that a more developed color sense and its use develops in continuity with the child’s artistic development