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Abstract Reasoningnew
A film's exploration into the authenticity of 4-year-old Marla Olmstead's paintings raises the thorny question of how we judge abstract art.
'My Kid Could Paint That' a Fussnew
Filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev thought it would be a good opportunity to make some observations about the place of art in consumer culture as he captured the increasing media scrutiny of a 4-year-old's paintings.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Laboring with Childhood in 'My Kid Could Paint That'new
Amir Bar-Lev's excellent documentary starts out as a straight-up chronicle of a way-underage artistic phenomenon, until unforeseen developments suggest some sort of mass-media con job based on dreams of squeaky-clean white suburbia.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
10-10-2007 |
Reviews
Amir Bar-Lev Parses the Paintnew
He uncovers the dirty secrets of a child art prodigy in My Kid Could Paint That.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'My Kid Could Paint That'
Documentarian Amir Bar-Lev makes himself a moving target when he breaks form to editorialize in private monologue about his doubts over the veracity of 4-year-old Marla Olmstead creating museum-worthy paintings without the help of her father.
