The boss of a top art gallery Mark Jamieson got the shock of his life when he found out his new “star” Aelita Andre was a two-year-old. “I was shocked and a little embarrassed” he said.
Tiny genius?
Aelita’s mother Nikka Kalashnikova and her husband, Michael Andre, did not set out to mislead the gallery. They simply wanted Aelita’s work to be judged on its merits. “Of course, every mother is proud of their child. I didn’t tell him (Jamieson) because I had all these feelings going through my head — fear, embarrassment.”
Kalashnikova says Aelita began painting shortly before she could walk. Both parents are artists and Aelita was used to seeing them work on canvases on the floor.
Kalashnikova at first dismissed Aelita’s painting as “just mucking around” but by August last year she’d seen enough potential that she provided her with a canvas painted red (by her mother) and let her get to work. The image that resulted is among those on display in the exhibition, which has been opened on January 16 in Melburn.
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I guess each of us have ever noticed that listening a favorite music makes feel better. We teach our kids to sing and listen music and they have their own preferences on the way. Besides that don’t you know that this music can make you smarter too? The point is to choose the right music.
Don Campbell wrote wonderful book called “Mozart Effect” then looking through this book you will know a lot of interesting things including the beneficial effects of certain types of music.
Some of the benefits are:
Improves test scores
Cuts learning time
Calms hyperactive children and adults
Reduces errors
Improves creativity and clarity
Heals the body faster
Integrates both sides of the brain for more efficient learning
Raises IQ scores 9 points (research done at University of California, Irvine)
It’s really very cognitive and helpful reading not only for parents.
No doubt, music, as a cultural artifact, has a very positive influence on the emotions. And what else you know exactly, that is when we play or sing with our kids together we learn to hear each other and that is also very important. Competing behavior includes also visiting concerns, musical performances and festivals. Since almost everyone has now computer and internet access we have great opportunity to find and buy any needed tickets, though it were concerts, sports, arts, theater, Reading Festival Tickets or just family events thickets. By the way, for all those parents who prefer such kind of music as major rock, indie or alternative acts Festival Tickets are available online now. Anyway check out detailed Reading Festival Information for choosing the most acceptable show for both you and your children visiting. Children under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free but must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult of course.
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