Kids explain art to experts

(Shana = the woman; John = the man; JJ = the child)

Shana: Lichtenstein?

JJ: No, way off! I thought you guys were gonna be experts!

JJ: Hello, my name is JJ. I'm five years old. I like to make things. Are you ready to Name That Art?

Shana and John: Yes!

Game On

Shana: What do you see in that picture?

JJ: There's, like, paint all over him. Like, orange paint, yellow paint ... He has, like, no, like, colour except the paint.

John: He looks like the colours of paint.

Shana: Interesting.

JJ: But he has nothing on, but he has no colours.

John: Huh.

JJ: It really is! I see it.

Shana: Like, I want to guess some stuff that's, like, super not age-appropriate.

John: Right!

Shana: Do you know what I'm saying?

John: I do! I do know!

JJ: The paint is, like, dripping down.

John: I've got a guess, JJ.

JJ: What?

John: Is it by Douglas Coupland and it's called Brilliant Information Overload Pop Head?

JJ: Yes!

Shana: Wow!

Round 2

Shana: What do you see this time?

JJ: There's a yellow background and there's, like, marbles all over.

Shana: When you say marbles, could it be dots?

JJ: Yeah, I think.

John: JJ, what happens when you zoom in on the painting?

JJ: It gets, like, even closer.

John: That’s kind of cool!

JJ: I found something. There’s faces in the tears.

Shana: Faces in the tears? Is the artist Chris Ofili, No Woman, No Cry?

JJ: Yes.

Shana: Oh, finally! Am I right?

John: Nice job, Shana.

Shana: Thank you, John.

Round 3

Shana: What are we looking at now?

JJ: There's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight people. They're laughing.

Shana: And they're laughing.

John: Do they look like real people, like in a photo your mom or dad would take?

JJ: They look like cartoon characters.

Shana: Are they funny colours?

JJ: Pinkish ... peaches-ish

Shana: Peachish.

John: Can you smile like the people in the picture? [JJ smiles] OK, I have a guess for you, JJ. Is the artist Yue Minjun?

JJ: Yes, you're right!

John: Ah! He's one of the Chinese sarcastic realists. I bet it's Freedom And Leisure-10.

JJ: You're right again.

And the winner is …

JJ: John!

John: Thank you, JJ!

JJ: I made this.

John: Thank you! Thank you so much. Thank you.

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