Documentaries

Recently, I rented from the library a documentary for us to watch. Now I've seen it before, but I wanted my boyfriend to see it. It's called "My kid could paint that" and it's about Marla Olmstead, a four year old who makes abstract paintings that sell for millions.

What's so great about this movie is that it brings up a lot of questions about art and what is art. Now Marla's work is very abstract, similar to Pollack. I have done abstract work. But, when I've done it, I've just sat down and painted for the sake of painting. No goal or mindset in particular. And sometimes the results are good, sometimes bad. It's very objective. To me, its easy to create and simple to look at. Since there's no defined images, people won't get upset at all. It's what you find hanging in a hotel.

Here's the other point that the movie brought up. Is Marla making art, or is she just being a kid? When I was young, my mom had a bin full of crayons. Whenever she had to do something in the kitchen, she would bring the bin out and I could color to my hearts content. The point I'm getting at is, Marla is just being a kid. But because someone was able to sell it correctly, they made money.

I recommend any artist watch it. It raises a lot of good questions and makes you wonder.