His work is described as art in its purest form, untouched by life’s pollutants and representative of what is important and beautiful.
What makes it particularly special is it was created by a two-year-old … and it’s been sold for A$12,000 (NZ$14,660).
Vinnie Marcis, who has high functioning autism, was 14-months-old when his mother Summa Shing first realised he had a gift.
“My grandfather, who is an art teacher, commented on how wonderful the works were,” she said.
Sydney gallerist Nicky Ginsberg said that the work is ”quite lyrical and spontaneous”.
”I understand why this child would be considered to be verging on the brilliant,” she said, pointing to one painting with a black background on the artist’s website as ”amazing”.
She recently hosted a Studio Artists in Colour exhibition including adult artists with Down syndrome and autism at her NG Art Gallery in Chippendale, said being ”locked in” an autistic world meant such artists were ”bursting with energy”.
She had purchased one work herself by another boy with autism, attracted to its freshness and simplicity.
Some people with learning disabilities are termed ”outsider artists”, rather than simply artists, said Ginsberg.
But there was a debate about whether the outsider term celebrated or diminished artists with autism, she said.
It was not only the family who were amazed by his talent, little Vinnie caught the attention of local art gallery owner and curator Troy Williams.
Williams said he discovered Vinnie’s ability when a friend told him to look at his paintings on Facebook.
“I didn’t realise Vinnie was only two-years-old when I was looking at his works,” said Williams, who has seen the toddler in action.
“I liked what I saw and basically decided that I would like to represent the artist and do a show.”
He exhibited his work at C Gallery in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley last week, a show
