the critic: judging kids art (HA!)

[thealphajerk]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

The truth is, that picture went around by email a few months back, and was allegedly drawn by a kindergarten age (4-5) boy.

Considering that this erect donger was presented to the boy's mother, I think we may have to go all Freudian/Oedipal on this one.

A powerful statement about the development of lust and sexuality in humans, juxtaposing the "taboo" image of the erect phallus with the commonplacity of the stationery item, thereby subverting the secercy and forbiddenness of the taboo by identifying it with the everyday socio-respectable scissors, with a redoubled emphasis generated by the silent play on words using the designation "tool". A+

ahh freud, the perverted psychiatrist we all need to desensitize us to most everything.
i am not at all versed in the works of oedipus but if you put it that way everyone would be getting a+'s simply because the perverse nature of the human mind allows you to find a grade filth in anything.

but just as a drawing of scissors he/she still gets an F

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by thealphajerk

ahh freud, the perverted psychiatrist we all need to desensitize us to most everything.
i am not at all versed in the works of oedipus but if you put it that way everyone would be getting a+'s simply because the perverse nature of the human mind allows you to find a grade filth in anything.

but just as a drawing of scissors he/she still gets an F

Rules for Freudianism in Art:
1. Anything taller than it is wide is a penis.
2. Anything wider than it is tall is a penis on its side.
3. Anything roughly round is a breast.
4. Anything triangular is a female pubic area.