Leilah Poulain's mom isn't super-handy with Facebook. In an attempt to showcase her daughter's painting of a penguin (above), she mistakenly uploaded the file to a public folder meant for entrants to a contest. The winner of that contest would have their artwork showcased in the Saatchi Gallery, a world-famous contemporary art gallery.
‘A year later I’d forgotten about it, and then I got an email saying Leilah was a Saatchi winner,’ said Rebekah.
I called them and said, “Thank you, but I don’t know what you’re on about”.
Apparently there were 1,700 applicants – but Leilah wasn’t actually one of them. Not on purpose.
‘It was quite funny really. I told my brother, who’s a graphic designer, and he couldn’t believe it. He said he’d love to exhibit at the Saatchi Gallery.’
Yesterday, Leilah’s painting was hanging on the wall of a gallery which features work from the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.
Rebekah added: ‘It seems it all happened because I’m such an idiot. I didn’t know what I was doing when I uploaded Leilah’s picture.
‘When I told her the picture was going to be in a gallery, she thought it was brilliant.
‘Leilah said, “Does this mean I’m a famous artist?”. She wants to go to see it in London now.’
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I just can't help but feel that these kind of things devalues art in the eyes of the world. "Look a 4 year old can do it"
It is great for a 7yo though :D
Children definitely have the advantage over adults in the spontaneity department.
It is strictly the purview of the critics...
Who should be dead.
On sale now, sight unseen (for those who prefer a pig in a poke) for only $9500 each, plus $1.99 shipping and handling.
Contact the Pere Ubu Gallery in Dada, Nevada.