There are some pretty amazing kids out there that are already making there mark on the world. Your kid could be one of them. All you have to do it support them in any creative endeavors they wish to pursue; whether it be playing an instrument, dancing, acting, writing, or maybe art.
Art is exactly what Marika Thunder Nuss does. The 10-year-old daughter of artist Rita Ackermann is following in her mother's footsteps. She says her art comes out of boredom and it seems a lot of her ambitions are driven by avoiding boredom at all costs. As she tells Interview Magazine in the March 2009 issue,
"If I were president, I’d create world peace and make the White House a different color, ’cause it’s just plain boring."
Nuss is not amused by typical juvenile interests and uses art as a way to entertain herself,
"It’s [art] entertaining. Not like movies. You have to stare at it for a while. It’s just special, too, because there are so many different kinds. Sometimes it represents what people think and it lets you look into their brains. Like, if a person thinks something, they can make it into an artwork. If, say, you’re thinking about a fish, you can make one. You can draw or sculpt one. And there’s a fish."
Her first solo show, Randomness In The Form of Art, was exhibited at the Half Gallery in NYC this past winter. It features sketches, doodles, paintings, and crazy graffiti designs that give insight to endless possibilities of the imagination and remind me of the fantastical enchantment we experience in childhood where there are no boundaries or rules for what is right and possible.
She also did a collaboration with Partners & Spade to make limited edition T-Shirts. Each one designed completely differently.
For more information about Marika, check out her Interview with Interview Magazine and keep your eyes open for more Marika Thunder Nuss in the future, as I am sure we haven't heard the last of this thundering artist.
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