symbols; drawing symbols; drawn expression; art of the 20th century; delinquency

The thesis is focused on drawing peculiarities of individuals from Youth Detention Centres (YDC). The individual's spontaneous drawing expression has become the centre of attention. Spontaneous art expression is considered to be another possible natural way of human expression. The author of this text would like to show that there exists a connection between drawn symbols of juvenile delinquents (JDs) and sketches and drawings of known artists of the 20th century. The author intentionally selected artifacts of JDs to compare those with the sketches of famous artists. Further she examines the artistic expression that accompanies the spontaneous individual's expression. The meaning of spontaneous expression is about the present moment, which is being experienced by the creator. Therefore the author seeks the answer to the question, what the JD is experiencing during the process of his artistic formation.