This powerful little book offers vital close reading for all who believe that Art is not a luxury but a human necessity. Through the eyes of a gifted boy growing up in isolation it raises the question of how to rise above the limited vision of marginalization of Arts in todays societies. Victory believes that the great God of Science and the great God of Art are out of heavenly alignment and we are following the wrong God home. He understands his creativity is essential and that he can live in harmony with the environment and develop peaceful relationships. For Victory, the natural universe...

Victory would seem to have it all. He is growing up in one of the most beautiful locations on earth, surrounded by generations of his people. But this gifted boy struggles as his eyes are opened to the anguish of a society in change and he reaches for meaning in his life through art. Art I Am has been acclaimed by teachers and commentators as a moving novel examining the role art plays for young people in enabling the survival of creativity in the young. Author Shona Hammond Boys QSM is the founder of New Zealand Children's Art Houses and has travelled the world promoting the power of art for...