My Kid Could Paint That

My Kid Could Paint That is a new documentary seeing a limited release today. I hope it makes it's way to Philly because I'd really love to check it out. It concerns a four year old girl who creates abstract paintings that ended up selling for top dollar to art collectors. Originally I thought the film would explore the definition of art and the pretenses of art collecting. But according to a Slate.com article it takes another route. There was a backlash when suspicions arose over how much outside influence the little girl was getting. The filmmakers decided to follow this scandal instead. Apparently it's still a good doc about stage parents and how outside influence can affect the artistic process. The Slate article goes on to explore the idea of what defines an artist as it applies to this case and a funny experiment involving elephants and paints. Click it HERE to read.

Visit the film's site HERE.