2 Year old artist holds art exhibition

CHAN:
And in Australia, the buzz in the art world is about a two-year-old toddler artist. Her first exhibit in a Melbourne gallery has created quite a sensation along with skepticism over the authenticity of the art.

STORY:
Messing around with paint using her bare hands is a common sight for two-year-old Aelita Andre.

An exhibit of her paintings in a gallery in Melbourne has caused quite a stir in the Australian art scene.

[Robert Nelson, Art Critic and Art Professor]:
"It drew to the public's attention the quality of a child's imagination and the child's interest in art through proactive parents and to me that's a great thing to be watching."

But Nelson has doubts about whether Aelita is a child prodigy or simply a child collaborating under her parents' influence.

[Robert Nelson, Art Critic and Art Professor]:
"The colorful backdrop for the calligraphic marks that was probably put there by a parent, that's not the work of a child, certainly not a child of that age. So there's probably some degree of collaboration between parent and child."

Aelitas artist parents, Michael Andre and Russian born Nikka Kalashnikova, say they could see their daughters potential as soon as she began drawing in her Montessori playgroup.

[Michael Andre, Aelitas Father]:
"Well I mean I first noticed it in her playgroup when she was doing her water colors on paper. And to me I just naturally saw abstract representations, objects and scenes and various things. And to me, to me whatever she was doing was completely natural.

Even though Aelita could paint before she learned how to walk, her parents say she dictates everything on the canvas.

[Nikka Kalashnikova, Aelitas Mother]:
"I don't want to push her into anything. I really want her to explain her world, what she sees on canvas, whichever way she sees it, whichever way she wants it, whichever method she uses, it doesn't matter.

Aelita's paintings sell for anywhere between 240 and 1,400 U.S. dollars.

Her parents said they would likely place the proceeds of any sale into a trust fund set up for their daughter.

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[ScarletKILLER22]

she is 2 years old there is no fucking way she has any idea what she is doing i think this is bullshit

[rgda3rd]

The art world is just silly. i would like a good explination of how this is art. the basis of art is the thought that goes into it isn't it?? this kid is just finger painting.

[mrsjacoblatimore100]

my 1 YEAR OLD sister can do that!

[lfrohling]

Check out more recent videos of her- I just saw a 4 y/o girl painting and realised it was the same girl... She's growing up :)

[usumbaby]

Nelson your are a fuck tard!!!!! Get a job that actually means something to the world!!!

[SuperMarioFan234]

How is this art good? It's just a bunch of diffrent colours.

[CheesePuffKitten108]

even for a 2 year old that sucks! why put this on the news? she's horrible for a 2 year old I did better then that when I was 2!

[stringerboi]

I love how you idiots over intellectualize and over analyze the painting of a fucking 2 year old who is by no means a prodigy. My baby nephew can do the exact same shit whilst smelling like vomit and drinking his milk bottle as if it was laagers.

I can mindlessly put a buncha paint on a canvas and call it modern art (which means art where you dont have to try). Real Art ladies in gentlemen- go to the Louvre.

I wouldnt pay $5 for this new brand of art shit. Be sure to comment :)

[EmperorJ666]

modern art is such shit, this isn't art it's just scribbling a mess and splashing shit on a canvas, i made shit this "good" when i was a kid i must be a damn art prodigy too LOL

[zeppelin88ab]

As long as it is not her parents scamming the art world, Im fine with this. Personally I think the art is very creative and quite structured for such a young child. You art elitists need to stop complaining that there "is noo real meaning behind this". Who cares? Art doesnt always have to display someones angst or happiness.