How? The kid will like the one painting targeted at kids and that is it.

Also, kids are exactly the demographics super susceptible to claim liking or disliking things based on what their friends say about them.

That doesn’t make sense.

Show a kid 2 paintings they’ve never seen before. Show it to them in isolation. Guess which one they pick?

I'm almost positive most kids would pick a Lisa Frank piece over the Mona Lisa. Are you trying to make the point that bright colors, rainbows, and unicorns are the highest form of art?

I agree with you, and view my comment as complementing yours by refuting the parent, rather than making a value judgement on Lisa Frank's work. Apologies if I missed the mark there!

How would that prove there is no sociological aspect? Or that people don't use taste as in-group signaling?