Four-Year-Old Painter Declared 'Next Picasso': Is She a Prodigy?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2011/06/08 20:42:02

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Aelita Andre has been called the "next Picasso" by over-zealous observers, but at 4 years old it's tough to say whether the Australian painter really is prolifically artistic, or if the art world is just going crazy.

[H]er art has been selling since she was a relatively unseasoned 2-year-old. The works at the Agora exhibition are listed at $5,000 to $11,000 a canvas, and she's sold at least nine so far — plus other pieces on the side, for as much as $30,000 each.

Agora director Angela Di Bello says she had no idea the work was done by a toddler when she chose to feature it.

Andre's first exhibition, "The Prodigy of Color," opened in Manhattan on Saturday, Time reports.

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Trish 2011/06/08 22:52:18 (edited)

Picasso? Please...

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If You wanna see art here is one of my first paintings.

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LtTawnyMadison 2012/09/07 02:38:51 (edited)

Picasso? Please...

Picasso started out as a traditional artist and did great realistic work. He then branched off and even then didn't just do blobs of paint on canvas. That's Pollock. While it's great that her parents are encouraging her to be so artistic, I hate the fact that modern art is so overvalued (and lacking in standards) that art which is completely normal for her age is considered "great" and sells for thousands of dollars. My 4yo daughter did very similar pictures with fingerpaints last week. Her parents are quite brilliant actually - they probably looked at modern art and said, "Hey, my daughter can do that! Let's get some real paints and big canvas and get rich!!"

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♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌ 2012/05/08 01:06:45

Picasso? Please...

I could toss paint on a canvass and call it picasso

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truthman 2012/05/07 07:42:24

Picasso? Please...

She is cute but it reminds me of the elephant painting with its trunk. She is just playing.

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rosesvengeance BN-0 2012/05/07 01:58:02

Picasso? Please...

all the paintings just look like a mess and that is all this girl is doing is making a mess.

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C-ZAR™, Emperor of the PHÆT 2012/05/06 22:54:16

Prodigy

always great to see kids involved in the arts

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Invader_Ellie_Slamacow 2012/05/06 22:24:44

Picasso? Please...

no thought or time was put into those paintings.
that's like the episode of family guy when Chris painted one (butt ugly) picture for his dad and he ended up being famous.

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Daedalus 2012/05/06 22:08:20 (edited)

Prodigy

I am an easy sell I guess. She might not be Picasso but the whole process looked fun. I hope she can get formal training later.

She uses a ton of paint. That cannot be an inexpensive hobby.

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Gracie - Proud Conservative 2012/05/06 21:57:06

Picasso? Please...

That's what a lot of art looks like to me, a four year old with some paint. I see nothing that shows she's a prodigy.

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Queen B 2012/05/06 21:42:35

Picasso? Please...

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The difference between her and other 4 year olds is that she is given free rein to experiment with paint, canvas and other media, and the average 4 year old is told to stop making a mess. She gets to hang her canvases in a gallery and other 4 year olds hang theirs on the refrigerator. She may grow to have very real artistic capabilities as she gets older, due to the fact that she was allowed to explore and experiment with all these art materials, but I don't think I'd call her the next Picasso or Jackson Pollock just yet.

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AmericanVirus 2012/05/06 21:36:10

Picasso? Please...

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It hurts my brain how stupid people are, almost every 4 year old would come out with the same thing if they were given all the same opportunity as this little girl.

I honestly hate people.

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rknothead 2012/05/06 21:36:08

Picasso? Please...

Painting is more than just technique. To be truly great it must evoke some kind of emotion in the viewer that is tied to the passion of the artist.

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Morgan 2012/05/06 21:22:02

Prodigy

they remind me of that pintintg that looks like it was done by a three year old but apparently thats what modern art is. id just like to see her having fun with it

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skroehr 2012/05/06 21:21:54

Prodigy

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It's a shame she's been compared to Picasso. Almost any 4 year old with a decent supply of media at their disposal could be as good or better than Picasso. I want to see some 4 year old paint like Rembrandt, Monet, DiVinci. Now that would be a prodigy. ;-)

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Jack's Pearl 2012/05/06 21:16:09

Prodigy

Having the experience she has and add years, she could end up an artistic prodigy. She does have a way with the paints and materials and the work looks like anything any adult successful artist does. I just hope this little girl has a lot of time to play and do other things and isn't just put in a room to make thousands of dollars. She needs to be sure to have a regular life besides this. IMO.

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mm61675 2012/05/06 20:54:16

Picasso? Please...

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I am positive ANY 4 year old can do that.......

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Jacker The Capper 2011/10/31 04:08:19

Picasso? Please...

Wait 10 years and then ask me.

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PinkSugarZombie (Tori) 2011/06/11 02:45:25

Picasso? Please...

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TAL 2011/06/10 01:55:25
Bianca 2011/06/10 01:37:47

Prodigy

her finished products are fascinating

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mello 2011/06/09 18:56:00

Prodigy

Not really a prodigy, but not horrible either. I hope no one lets her get a big head or puts too much pressure on her.

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Dimitri 2011/06/09 18:52:58

Prodigy

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There's no one form of art, really. So I'd say she's a Prodigy in her own way

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rcardon 2011/06/09 18:44:29

Picasso? Please...

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I think the art world is up in the night. Back when I was a kid that was called making a mess. Shoot, if I knew I could throw and splatter some paint on a canvas and sell it for thousands of dollars, I wouldn't have spent thousands of dollars to get a bachelor's of computer science. :P

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Augusta Melbourne 2011/06/09 18:38:18

Prodigy

O.K, she may only be 4 years old, but that's what you can expect from someone of her age group. Paintings don't have to be so realistic, abstract paintings like hers express feeling, with so much colour and wonder. All she wants to do is have fun, and that's what she's doing. And that's what she's showing in her work.

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Dawn 2011/06/09 18:32:30

Picasso? Please...

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here's my (then) 4yo's painting of the rainforest . . . where's our check please?

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MOMMA THOMAS 2011/06/09 18:26:05

Picasso? Please...

LET'S GIVE HER A FEW YEARS TO REFINE HER TALENT.

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moviebuff 2011/06/09 18:24:54

Picasso? Please...

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She is so cute. As far as prodigy we'll just have to wait and see. As she grows older and takes classes and refines her techniques we'll know better. That's good though keep your kids occupied, doing something other than watching tv.

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brittany 2011/06/09 18:13:50

Prodigy

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shes actually better than picasso, picasso wasnt that great.

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Aly Hart to brittany 2012/05/06 21:47:10

I beg to differ

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brittany to Aly Hart 2012/05/07 01:48:56

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thats like the best thing from him ive seen.

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☠Marz555☠ 2011/06/09 18:07:50

Prodigy

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Yes, she is using techniques... albeit 4 year old techniques.

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YoItzBram! 2011/06/09 18:04:05 (edited)

Picasso? Please...

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Splashing paint onto a canvas is so OVERRATED!! If that was art then I should have been rich a long time ago!

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Luna Wren 2011/06/09 17:54:19

Picasso? Please...

while I do admit I like the art, here I think the art world is going a little overboard in calling this young painter a prodigy. I think that they jsut want someone or something to believe in, to believe that all the things in this world that are causing our society to lose the culture we once had, arent effecting us anymore. But like I said I like her art, it would look amazing in my space.

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Queen Tamara/Tamar Mepe 2011/06/09 17:50:38

Prodigy

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I love it her choice it is beautiful!

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Lanikai 2011/06/09 17:45:12

Picasso? Please...

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smeared finger paint passes for art now? Wow

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blackicekitsune 2011/06/09 17:37:16

Picasso? Please...

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ok, i will admit shes pretty good

but come one there are thousands of better artists out there who can barely pay for their food

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glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2011/06/09 17:18:41

Picasso? Please...

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She's just doing what all kids her age do, mix paint colors and having fun, Sure this will be nice for the refrigerator but not a $30,000 price tag. https://naea.digication.com/f...

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lawlerskates 2011/06/09 17:03:57

Picasso? Please...

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Watch, she's gonna grow up and be so full of herself that she doesn't realize her paintings aren't the "latest thing" anymore.
This too shall pass.....

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RobertRowe 2011/06/09 16:55:52

Picasso? Please...

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it's better than the elephant paintings

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