AELITA ANDRE: THE 7-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY
STUNNING THE ART WORLD
Australian abstract artist Aelita Andre was just 9 months old when she started to paint - a true
artistic prodigy in every sense of the word. Now aged just 7, her remarkable work is being
exhibited in New York attracting rave reviews from the public and art critics alike.
Despite her tender years, she's already been featured by The New York Times, BBC, ABC, The
Atlantic and even TIME magazine even ran a story with the headline "Is This Four-Year-Old
Artist the Next Picasso?"
He parents, Nikka Kalashnikova and Michael Andre are artists themselves, the former a
musician the latter and filmmaker. Now they have all the arts covered with Aelita's unique gift
for the visual arts. But in the middle of all the fanfare and waves of global interest, Aelita seems
somewhat oblivious to it all, preferring to spend her time in her studio away from the public eye.
It's there where she feels most at ease, painting from her heart and relying on her creative instinct