Re: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography now animal art

[Leo W Wesson <lwwesson@pier1.com>]

Mark,
They are pretty gentle and probably do it for bananas and to please 
their mahout.

Leo

On Dec 12, 2003, at 10:33 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Leo W Wesson wrote:
>>
>> http://www.hqartgallery.com/elephant.html
>>
>> http://www.mulatta.org/Thaielephantorch.html
>> http://www.mulatta.org/NYTimesElephant.html
>>
>> In Thailand you can buy paintings and music created by elephants.
>> Is this art?  Are elephants advanced enough in their creative process
>> to create art?
>>
>> Leo
>
> Animals smell betteer then we can and lots of other things maybe they
> have a better sense of color and form then we do.
> Paint handeling might be an issue though.
>
> Do these Elephants do it for nothing because they are bored or do they
> paint for peanuts?
>
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.rabinergroup.com
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