Saturday, August 14, 2010, 6:28 PM
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Oh my gosh. Does the name
Kieron Wiliamson sounds familiar to you? Apparently he's involved in the art scene in Britain for the past two years and everyone's raving about him. Here's the big catch: He is only eight years old. Eight!
According to Wikipedia, during his second exhibition last year, his paintings were sold out in no less than fourteen minutes, raising £18,200. Sure, it didn't break the
No.5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock record (although some disputes that Leonardo Da Vinci's Madonna dei fusi may actually be holding on that record instead) but £18k is still a hell lot of money. Like, just imagine all the m&m's I could buy with that amount.
my favourite
All I can say is this: His talent seriously astounds me. And there goes my bruised ego. To quote Professor Higgins from My Fair Lady "Damn damn damn damn!"
Btw, just how adorable can Emily and Zooey Deschanel be? Also, my curiosity got the better of me and I check out the definition of adorable. My Form 4 and 5 English teacher told my class that according to a dictionary (she did not choose to indulge with us on which dictionary exactly) adorable means ugly in a cute way (huh?) and word spread throughout my entire year. Turns out it means
delightful, lovable, and charming, if The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language is to be believed. But hey, teachers knows best,
right?
With their father, Caleb DeschanelAlthough I have to admit, I was naive enough to believe that misinformation. One thing I don't regret about outgrowing my teenage years.
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Labels: people, Random Babbles, the arts