http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/ Just another Utrechtblog.com weblog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:42:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-713 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:11:44 +0000 http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-713 I think the creepiest character of all involved was the disgruntled photo-realist gallery owner. I loved that he sold the work because it made money, but was also making a snide statement about abstract art altogether. I bet when he's working on his photo-paintings he mutters under his breath "let's see a kid do this." I think the creepiest character of all involved was the disgruntled photo-realist gallery owner. I loved that he sold the work because it made money, but was also making a snide statement about abstract art altogether. I bet when he’s working on his photo-paintings he mutters under his breath “let’s see a kid do this.”

]]> http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-712 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:16:19 +0000 http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-712 Gallery Owner to Curator in regards to "My Kid Could Paint That!" ...NO! I said, "Minimalist Art not Mini Artist. Gallery Owner to Curator in regards to “My Kid Could Paint That!” …NO! I said, “Minimalist Art not Mini Artist.

]]> http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-710 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:05:30 +0000 http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-710 All I can say is that I agree with Shakespeare when he wrote in Midsummer's Night Dream: "Lord, what fools these mortals be! " Jill All I can say is that I agree with Shakespeare when he wrote in Midsummer’s Night Dream: “Lord, what fools these mortals be! ”
Jill

]]> http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-707 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:24 +0000 http://portland.utrechtblog.com/2008/07/21/my-kid-could-paint-that/#comment-707 Hard to comment when I basically agree with everything you said. The elephant is a fad, the abstract paintings by the child most likely the result of a huge parental need for fame, but the work by Akiane really makes me sad. The child obviously has unusual drafting skills...but she is being exposed to some horrible work which she appears to be deft at copying. Instead of wasting this obvious talent her parents should be encouraging her to develop the fundamentals--serious attention of value, composition, color, line, etc....exposing her to a wide variety of art work, and getting her the *&^% away from that Las Vegas-type stuff. so that eventually she will develop her own voice. She may upon development of a real understanding of art be representational, abstract, or whatever...but honest. Hard to comment when I basically agree with everything you said. The elephant is a fad, the abstract paintings by the child most likely the result of a huge parental need for fame, but the work by Akiane really makes me sad. The child obviously has unusual drafting skills…but she is being exposed to some horrible work which she appears to be deft at copying. Instead of wasting this obvious talent her parents should be encouraging her to develop the fundamentals–serious attention of value, composition, color, line, etc….exposing her to a wide variety of art work, and getting her the *&^% away from that Las Vegas-type stuff. so that eventually she will develop her own voice. She may upon development of a real understanding of art be representational, abstract, or whatever…but honest.

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