Children’s creative works, free of the cultural conditioning that largely constrains the expression with ease of personal visions, are marked by freedom and spontaneity, and therefore a high degree of authenticity. It is this aspect that was repeatedly raised by 20th-century artists seeking the kind of artistic language that would enable their truest and deepest possible exploration and depiction of their own personality, identity, and worldview. Although deliberately striving to break the restrictive canons of art is incapable of erasing the experiences accumulating over the years, or reversing the artist’s formative process, such efforts have brought about the creation of unique and highly personal works, even if they are frequently very demanding for their audience. The author analyzes the works of Paul Klee, Joan Miró and René Magritte, presenting aspects in which their works were inspired by children’s art—although stemming from entirely different assumptions.
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