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December 2, 2007
Tiny-fingers Freddie dupes art world
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I too am a member at Saatchi Online and appreciate the wonderful opportunity of being part of such a huge and abundantly talented family of artists from across the globe. The numbers are yet not huge enough and the talent and genius I have come across there is, as I see it, at the polar end of "banal." Perspective is everything as far as I am concerned and then the dedication and talent of artists from the first cave man to the artist of a century, Pablo Picasso. Even Picasso knew and said that every work of art was a gift to us all and while it is true that some art is not very pretty or "cultured," it is a gift to the world to appreciate, evaluate and accept or reject. I am completely amazed at the caliber of beauty and the opportunity that is available to us all at Saatchi. Happiest holidays to all!
A. J. Dade, Brooklyn, New York
Two-year-olds actually are less inhibited than older children and they can and do make some lovely artwork. As an art therapist and an artist for the past 30 some years, to me it appears that this child has had some help with centering and working on his focal points.
At two, a child usually is somewhat reluctant as well as developmentally unable to stay "in one spot" for long and most likely if Mom and Dad weren't 'supervising' him, he would have the floor and walls covered with his "art" as well.
Toni Johnstone, Northville, Michigan, USA
Toni Johnstone, Northville, Michigan, USA
Think clearly. Write clearly. Draw clearly. Paint clearly. Do what you love. Do it for yourself. And most importantly forget about success.
ilan, New York, New York
That's right ,I keep forgeting why it is that I spend so many hours in the studio,and at times doing without.Just needed some off the wall mother, some zoo keeper putting a brush in the trunk of an elephant,some pet owner fastening a brush to his dogs tail,some art critic telling the masses of the esoteric value of it all.Oh,and finally the paying of up to 50% commission to the galleries,because as we all know,they are the experts.
We just need real jobs.
Michael Schneider, Littleton, USA>Colorado
well a two year old has the unrestrained uneducated drive that we
all try to get back to once we have been educated and beaten down by all the societial rules and regulations that we have to
bear in the adult world. right on for freddie i only hope he can keep
his creative talent and spirit as he grows up.
trunzo, sf, ca
75,000 artists? I'm part of 'em, but this doesn't prevent me to say how Art is got banal due to an overproduction of art pieces. Times ago a Paiinter had got a personality and he was a cultured man, now, despite the culture is part of us, the result very oftenare very banal. I can state that much more art works we see much more the culture level is going down.
Antonio Dal Muto
Painter and Art Critic
Antonio Dal Muto, Cesena (FC), Italy
What can one say? The art world in general seems insane and I guess it helps if you behave & paint like a 2 year old. Might be something to try since everything else I've done has been a waste of time, more or less.
Barry (Mandot) Messer, Hannibal, Missouri, USA