My Kid Could Paint That
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- Last post 17 years ago
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- 2cents
Anyone see this documentary?
http://www.apple.com/trailers/so…
I'm interested to hear what others think of Marla Olmstead and whether she really is 100% behind the work.
- doesnotexist0
wouldn't be surprised if the dad was in on it, I really despise that kind of artwork to begin with anyways.
If it falls into the 'anyone could do it' category, I'll save my analytical thoughts for something that looks like a little more thought was put into it (painting wise).
- PIITB0
Haven't seen it yet, but it is on my netflix queue.
- horton0
haven't seen the film nor do i know the story, and as an artist and a parent i'm very much intrigued...
but having seen the trailer i can say that already feel sorry for the child. genius or not she's just being a kid and playing with paint.
- 2cents0
I agree DNE. I think that Marla may have started the paintings but the father polished them afterwards. They mention at the beginning of the movie that father works nights and the mother during the day. He could easily be involved without her knowing.
Hey honey, look what Marla painted today while you were at work. Funny how she could never reproduce the work when filmed.
I really feel sorry for the child.
- horton0
set up any creative/outgoing kid with an expensive canvas, primed and prep'd with a base color, give them lots of big long brushes, pails of paint and room to work and i think you may see similar results.
- flashbender0
that kid is gonna do so much coke when she grows up.
- ********0
Great find Hedge... I mean 2cents.
Just kidding.
Very cool find.
- sea_sea0
I've seen it and I can't say the documentary actually clears up whether she makes them or not, I guess only time will tell.
I too feel sorry for the kid, especially the little brother, who's in desperate need of some attention, you know if she didn't do them he's gonna tell sooner or later.
- 2cents0
What did you think about the part where they're in the hotel ad Marla keeps saying how Zane made a painting, not her father multiple times but he just ignores her until she stops.
Something about the father just doesn't sit well with me.
- "to her father"2cents
- I viewed the trailer, my gut tells me that her father is behind everything, hmmm...********
- ********0
It is probably her father behind it all, I will have to rent it this weekend.
- ********0
art...pah!
- sea_sea0
yeah I don't know, it also seems Marla is sick of the attention and wants to get her parents in trouble sometimes.. hmmm.
- sea_sea0
have you heard or seen this girls work? now she's pretty amazing
http://www.artakiane.com- BULLSHIT********
- ok pubics, I'll take that as an art critique?sea_sea
- the story is complete bullshit. Notice how their is absolutely no critical component to the story?********
- "there"********
- if "you say so"...sea_sea
- i mention akiane because you do realize what this thread is about right?sea_sea
- yep.., this thread is about lies.********
- clearly the difference here is that this girl IS painting, and has been since she was 4, that is all.sea_sea
- GOD BLESS ARTroger84
- no shit! lolsea_sea
- BULLSHIT
- modern0
Why do documentaries have to be movies now?
Just so people can have their ego stroked that they're at the cinema watching something other than explosions, when the rest of us just watch documentaries on TV where they should be.
- wrong0
It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child
- robco0
i've seen it. the 'documentary' is just the next step in the families chain of steps to self promote themselves. the kid is a fake, the father is shameless.
- philipdrumman0
Aii i missed this at the DFT :(
- robco0
they wouldnt have gotten away with this documentary if they were all ugly people.
- brains0
I'm almost 100% certain that her father was part of it.
- brains0
Some of her paintings have a way too refined sense of composition that she clearly lacked in the "start to finish" paintings she did. Abstract art also isn't something "anyone" could do. I'm really sick of that fucking statement. If you could do it well, try it Jackson Pollock.