My idea for my table top video came to me during an art class I am taking. We were learning about different art movements of the twentieth century when I heard the name Paul Klee. I learned that Paul Klee was an abstract artist who taught at the famous Bauhaus art school in Germany with fellow artist Wassily Kandinsky. What immediately interested me about Klee was his fascination with the art of children and the insane. If he were alive today he would probably consider the greatest museum to be a parent's refrigerator. This outlook interested me, and led me to think of ways I could incorporate Klee's views into my video. I considered recreating a painting that would mimic a work of Klee's, but immediately realized my attempt would undoubtedly be insulting. Then the idea came to me to recreate a child's innocent painting. The ideal situation would have been to bring an actual child with me and have him or her paint something them self, but unfortunately I had no child at my disposal, so I decided I would just do it myself.
So, the intention of my video was to make a declaration, like Klee did, on the brilliance of children's artwork. It is boundless and completely unhindered. A child doesn't even consider for a second that his painting of his house and stick-figured family doesn't closely resemble the real thing. This to me is beautifully pure and something that deserves my awe.
Although my video would have made much more sense had a real child been painting in it, I was pretty satisfied with the way it turned out. I painted what would most obviously be recognized as a child's painting so I wouldn't confuse anyone. I feel that it was simple, but had depth to it.
Painting at top: Senecio, 1922 by Paul Klee
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