Surreal Safari

I'm not a fan of most children's shows, and I'll tell you why. Partly it's because I'm not a child, but that doesn't mean much, since I love shows like Spongebob Squarepants and Gargoyles. There's something those shows don't do that made them so popular.


They don't play down to kids.


It's that simple. They don't insult kids' intelligence. Kid are damn smart, and they hate being talked down to as much as the average adult does (Though most of us know there's plenty of adults out there that should be talked down to. And if you don't think that's true, then you're the dumbass who's intelligence we insult).


These kid's art pieces hopefully illustrate the level of thought and proficiency even the youngest children put into their crative works. Case in point:

Girafe au Miroir (Giraffe with a Mirror) - Lolita (age 9), Beaujolais, France



There's a lot here to praise. The unfortunate connotations of her name aside, Lolita has utilized some rather advanced art concepts.

Firstly, she started this drawing on a black background. I didn't start using colored backgrounds until high school.

This piece is wonderfully surrealist. Not shit surrealism like photoshopping an eye into the middle of a raincloud either. This is Magritte stuff right here. I love the idea here, where a giraffe wanders the dangerous african savannah at night and chances upon a mirror that reflects a brighter, more joyous world.

Or maybe I'm reading too much into it. Maybe the giraffe's just checking it's mascara. They do have beautiful eyelashes.

How have I mangled this poor child's art? See for yourself.


CLICK TO HAVE YOUR MIND BLOWN (MAYBE NOT)


Next time, I won't be so serious.