Through Instagram and his own website, Laurent from Bavaria in Germany has already sold 32 paintings. – All mothers are proud of what their children make, but I saw that this was something special, says the little artist’s mother, Lisa Schwarz, to Reuters. And the two-year-old makes more art than just a mother can love. The Times of London writes that some of the paintings have a value of 15,000 euros, i.e. close to NOK 177,000, on the international market. According to the mother, they received a settlement of 270,000 euros – over NOK 3.1 million – for Laurent’s first painting. According to Lisa Schwarz, they have received compensation of 270,000 euros for this painting. This is Laurent’s first painting “The Fingers”. Photo: From the website laurent.art They chose not to sell the painting because it had too much sentimental value. – It is his first. We like to have it on the wall and Laurent is incredibly proud of the painting. This is not about making money, says Schwarz to The Times of London. The newspaper has referred to the boy as “pint-sized Picasso”, in Norwegian “halvliter-Picasso”. It has been difficult to keep the young painter away from the canvas, tell the parents. Big on Instagram After Laurent caught sight of measuring last fall, the artist’s mother set up his own Instagram account for him. She says that she primarily filmed him for her own sake. – I thought it was incredibly cute with a little boy in front of the canvas. Laurents’ mother, Lisa Schwarz, is convinced that this is something extraordinary. Photo: Reuters Mora was quickly impressed by his son’s choice of colors when he paints. – The choice of colors is extraordinary. It is not normal. Several people have been inspired by the two-year-old’s abstract paintings. The Instagram account now has over 56,000 followers, and Laurent has also got his own website for his art. His first exhibition opens in September. – A social medium phenomenon – It’s great fun to see children enjoying art. Cornelia Svedman says so. She is an art adviser, expert and writer. – Picasso said that every child is an artist. The difficult thing is to stay that way even as an adult. The 2-year-old boy has over 56,000 followers on Instagram. Photo: Lisa Schwarz via Instagram / @LAURENTS.ART Nevertheless, Svedman is not sure that the paintings the two-year-old creates can be called art. She says that the discussion about what is art and what is not is old. What do you mean? Are Laurent’s paintings art? Yes, I think so 👨🎨 No, not at all 🙅♀️ I don’t know 🤷♂️ Show result – A painting is not automatically art. There must be knowledge or skill behind it, and in addition the artist’s intention is important for something to be art. Svedman thinks that a two-year-old cannot meet the requirements for what can be called art. – I think this is not an art phenomenon, but rather a social medium phenomenon. Svedman believes that this is not art, but a social medium phenomenon. The picture is from an art fair Laurent exhibited at. Photo: Lisa Schwarz via Instagram / @LAURENTS.ART – Totally mediocre The artist William Heimdal (21) agrees that this is a social medium phenomenon. He does not think this is anything extraordinary. – It just looks like a normal boy unfolding, and parents who are very clever with social media. William Heimdal (21) believes that Laurent’s paintings are mediocre. Photo: Johan Moen / news Heimdal is a member of the Memorosa group, a group of classically figurative painters who follow Odd Nedrum’s philosophy. Nerdrum’s son Øde Spildo Nerdrum is also there. – This is completely mediocre. Can be called art He still says that it can be called art. – Everything is art in a way, but here it moves to being pure securities. Much art has no content, it is not interesting on any level. He says that art should show something that cannot be said in words. – In order to do that, you have to take some pretty serious deep dives into your own soul. A two-year-old can’t do that. Money is not the same as quality Even if the two-year-old gets both likes and earns money on the painting, that doesn’t mean it’s art, says Svedman. – Price is never the same as a quality assessment, it is an expression of the market. On the other hand, Svedman is not sure if Laurent can become an artist when he gets a few more years behind the canvas. – Time will tell. It is with art as with sports and everything else, it is not always those who are the best as two-year-olds who become the best in the end. Published 19.08.2024, at 11.10
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