WOW check out this kids art!

[Literati]

HOLY SH!T

THATS GOOD PAINTIN'

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova

Originally posted by: Injury
good stuff... poor application, I think.

She's 10 for crying out loud.

Some of you are just flat out pathetic. This girl is in elementary school and has more talent that most of you could ever hope to achieve in something and all you do is bash it because it is religious? And they say the religious are intollerant and nuts. :roll:


<-- athiest, just not rabid.

I have nothing against religion. I do have something against religious brainwashing.

You've got an awful soft mind if that website and that girl's art has you threatened of being brainwashed.
Maybe you're ripe for the picking, eh sheep-boy?
Baaaa aa aaaa aaa aa
I'll say a prayer for you. Maybe I can draw you into the light...

That young lady is nothing short of amazing.

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

pretty dam amazing for a 10 year old. It'll be interesting to see how she evolves when she gets older.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Bahhhh. big deal. if she were 30, she'd be a nobody. Imena, I realize OPRAH WINFREY said "oh gee, wow", but I'll have to pass on that art magzine editor's opinion.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Bahhhh. big deal. if she were 30, she'd be a nobody. Imena, I realize OPRAH WINFREY said "oh gee, wow", but I'll have to pass on that art magzine editor's opinion.

But the fact of the matter is she is 10.

It would be no big deal at all to see a 30 year old work a calculus problem, but would you not be impressed if a 10 year old could do it?

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Bahhhh. big deal. if she were 30, she'd be a nobody. Imena, I realize OPRAH WINFREY said "oh gee, wow", but I'll have to pass on that art magzine editor's opinion.

But the fact of the matter is she is 10.

It would be no big deal at all to see a 30 year old work a calculus problem, but would you not be impressed if a 10 year old could do it?

I'd be impressed to see anyone work a calculus problem.

 

[Chunkee]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
Very talented - too bad she's brainwashed

Too bad your a dork!

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Insomniak
ROFL, we simply say we don't care for a certain theme and you jump down our throats calling us "rabid", "ignorant", "bigoted", and more.

Would you be doing the same thing if we'd said we didn't care for paintings of frogs?

Every body wants to turn religion into some grand topic, when honestly I have no more trouble commenting on it than I do on frogs because it MEANS about as much as frogs do. That's why you won't find me paying any kind of especial attention to religion/religious themes, nor will you find me going out of my way to rally against it.

This thread is a public discussion of a certain artists products, and many people are voicing their opinions and reasons for them. If someone happens to not care for this artwork because it contains a religious theme, that isn't rabid religious hatred, that's simply a different preference.

People who refer to different opinions as "rabid, bigoted, ignorant" are those who truly need to open their minds up a little bit more, and stop trying to be "holier-than-thou" regarding their stance (no f*cking pun intended). After all, all we did was note that we didn't care for a certain theme - we certainly didn't resort to slandering, as you apparently felt the need to.

Which was why the discussion (from most of the dissenters) was nothing about the artistic ability, and everything about her "brainwashing," right?

:roll:

Each person has a right to believe in such things as they see fit. It's not being open-minded to insult another person's beliefs, get a clue. I was not insulting the beliefs of the ATOT rabid atheist rabble, I was insulting their disgusting behavior. Big difference. Get another clue. Atheism IS a religion, and a faith, and not based in any way on scientific principles. What I saw was the closed-minded "brainwashed" decrying something else as being brainwashed. Pathetic.
I'm not saying this to start a flame war, nor to argue religion, but because I was yet again disgusted by the nastiness of rabid ATOT atheists. A little 10 year-old girl makes some nice art, her innocent religious beliefs provide her inspiration, and the low-brows attack her for it. If it wasn't for my sense of moral indignation, I often think I should let the rabble continue their mindless attacks, as they only make themselves look bad and most everyone else knows it.

You're still under the mistaken impression that someone attacked the art.

The only thing that's gotten attacked in this thread is Atheism.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: rbloedow
Very talented - too bad she's brainwashed

QFT!

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Insomniak
You're still under the mistaken impression that someone attacked the art.

The only thing that's gotten attacked in this thread is Atheism.

No... I'm not under that impression at all, and I even said so. What got attacked was the little girl, and many other posters noticed it as well, and even called you on it right off the bat. If atheism makes small-minded people attack little girls because the words "God" and "religion" cause them to freak out, then I'm gonna be against it. You people are weak.

 

[jamesbond007]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: rbloedow
Very talented - too bad she's brainwashed

:beer:

Ugh, no kiddin' man! Here's a 6-pack for the rest of us!

:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

 

[AStar617]

Originally posted by: Byte
that looks nothing like Jesus

Jesus was my highschool shop teacher? BRILLIANT!

Somebody PLEASE photochop Jesus '02 into a mugshot at least. Don't make me beg.

 

[JackRipper]

Originally posted by: Svnla
Very nice and impressive since she didn't have any formal artistic training and so young.

Kinda strange that she has Chinesese heritage with that Caucausan look.

They're saying that in case when China becomes world power they would spare her and maybe get her to redo pics of Mao.... zzz

She has talent... but her style is too commercialized looking... ie stuff u see on PBS How-To-Paint 123....

There are some that look good... but most look overly commercialized with that cheap feel that u could goto an art convention or maybe a swapmeet to buy...


-JR

 

[stars]

I think both the art and religious concept behind them are great for her age.

 

[virtuamike]

Personally I like her earlier stuff better. It seems like the more recent stuff is coached to be technically correct. Artists will naturally choose subject matter from their immediate surroundings so I can't fault her for being Christian, though I'd like to see if she develops artistically in the next 5-10 years.

 

[PatboyX]

i agree with those people who are questioning her "artistry" but at the same time, i cant take anything away from a kid that age who can paint that well. hopefully, as some mentioned, she is able to take her own focus to things as she gets older.
on a side note: Jesus The Missing Years reminds me of Rod Stewart.

 

[sparkyclarky]

Originally posted by: myusername

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova
She is 10 years old! No 10 year old is going to paint anything deep and meaningful, the potential and talent is there though. Hell at 10 I was still fixated on drawing spaceships.

That's the thing though - she is talented for her age, but her work shows a singular lack of stylistic depth. She has the talent now, but as with almost every other prodigy, her talent will peter out once among older age-peers, until she becomes simply mediocre in adulthood.

Edit: IMO, if you look at her work by age, it almost becomes more interesting in the reverse of chronological order.

There's an old quote from Picasso saying to effect that it 'took me a lifetime to learn to paint like a child,' simply referencing how abstraction and imagination come early in life, get lost, then come back after years of practice and hard work.

 

[sparkyclarky]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
That's amazing.

It kind of struck me as a bit tasteless that her art is for sale though. It's like "She's a genius! Buy, buy, buy!"

What're you talking about? The only true indicator of art quality is its ability to sell. Only bad art is free and only bad artists need government funding. Good art will always sell.

You apparently missed the works of some of what we now call the masters of art (for instance, the Impressionists). Not all of the great artists were famous or wealthy (or even of moderate income) in their time.

 

[frx218]

I hope she can break out of her shell and paint for her self not others.. or this would be a waste of talent..

 

[Locut0s]

She is indeed talented. Her paintings are extremely realistic. However, and I know this is going to sound harsh given her age, I would not call that art really. Much of it is of the "kitchy gaudy" variety of 'art'. And no I can't do better myself but for my own tastes at least I know real art when I see it and this is not it.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: sonambulo
i think you have art and total crap confused. let's face it. she's going to grow up to paint siht fantasy murals on the sides of vans.

Probably true.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
That's amazing.

It kind of struck me as a bit tasteless that her art is for sale though. It's like "She's a genius! Buy, buy, buy!"

The family is capitalizing on her in ever way possible. The prints are around $1500-2000.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Why did you paint the portrait of Jesus?
It was God's timing; I had been looking for a Jesus model for two years, and I could not find the right face. Then one day I asked my family to pray with me all day. We petitioned God to send the model right through our front door. The next day a tall carpenter came in. He was so humble, and I was surprised that he agreed to model for me. But a week later he called back to say that he was unworthy to represent his master. We all prayed together again, and a few days later he called back to tell us that God wanted him to do it, but he had to cut his hair and beard in three days. So we took a few pictures and I studied his face for a long time. After dozens of sketches, I started painting. It took me 40 hours to finish the first Jesus painting ?The Prince of Peace-- and I still remember I lost four teeth in that time!

:Q

I really can't imagine a 9 yr old girl saying something like that.

Complete bullsh1t attempt to sell to people who would actually believe this stuff. The commercialism is very thinly disguised. Some wealthy peanut farmer in Georgia will drop $$$ for this stuff.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: jjones
I find her earlier drawings and paintings more interesting than the later ones. It's as if, when her parents realized she had talent beyond her years, they decided to hire someone who can paint the poker playing dogs on velvet to tutor her. I hope she gets beyond that.

I agree, her earlier work was actually better. I think the piece entitled "lonely" is her best work.

 

[Legendary]

Meh to the poetry, but her painting skill is impressive for a 10 year old.
I hope she doesn't plateau too early.