Kid Art Review #10

For this edition of "Kid Art Review" our guest reviewer is 9 1/2 year old Sean who loves the musical "Wicked" and drawing. Sean reviewed our current artist projects one afternoon before holiday break from school.

(SPACES) What is your favorite piece in the show and why is it your favorite?

(Sean) I really liked Sonic Planetarium because it was a mix of art and science fiction, and she put this whole dome up. I like art that you can really experience. You actually got to walk inside it and learn about science and art. It was a beautiful piece. She realized how beautiful space is and it is important to teach the world about the wonders of the world.


(SP) If this artwork were a movie what kind of movie would it be? A love story, science fiction, comedy, documentary, action, horror, etc.

(SN) 7000 Marks would be a science fiction film because it is about real things; a dead diseased oak tree and immigration, about going around the world to different places. I would watch this movie about this journey that the tree went through. I chose science fiction because it is science and it is amazing. It's about real things that are happening.


(SP) What do you think a caveman would think of this artwork?

(SN) I think they would think GoGOES Radiotelescope was so fascinating, but they would be a little scared of this new object. They might pick it up {mimics a caveman grunting and picking up something to smash it} and they would be fascinated by this object they've never seen before. It's like when I saw a phone for the first time and I was like "what is this amazing thing?" They would try it out, but they would probably break it.


(SP) How would you explain this art to an alien?

(SN) That's kind of a hard. I think that since they are in space they would have an idea already of what the Sonic Planetarium is. If I had to explain it, I would say "you know there is a world outside your sky, and there are things in the sky you have probably seen, and it tells you about your land, your world, and your planets-you probably call it "Bee Doh," but we call it Mars. And it helps us learn about your world."{emphatically} Space!!!

(SP) If you could sum the show up in one word what would that word be?

(SN) "Creative." Because it really was creative. Who could think of making a dome? Who could think of turning a satellite into an artwork? Who could think of turning a thousand drawings into an animation? It's so creative. The minds that people have to explore the arts is just amazing.


(SP) If there was one thing you could say to the artist what would that be?

(SN) It's fascinating, because it really is. Because you walk into this dome and you hear these sounds from a world beyond us. It is fascinating walking into a room and learning about science, but at the same time you are experiencing a beautiful piece of artwork. I love how she made this piece out of everyday materials. I couldn't do that.


(SP) If there was one question you could ask the artist what would that be?

(SN) "How did you get the idea?" I think when most people think of art they think of painting and drawing, but sculpture is kind of the third wheel. So I think of how she thought to make the dome and how she had the patience to make it.

(SP) Out of 5 Trumans how many Trumans would you give this show?

(SN) Five, because, and I'm going to repeat all my words, it was fascinating, creative, and was all so cool. I'm walking through it and it was amazing. It wasn't what I expected. I thought it was going to be a hallway of never ending paintings like in Harry Potter. I give it five Trumans, because it is nothing you'd expect and it's beautiful. I think that the public would be fascinated by the story of satellites and pencils.