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AngrySackBoy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My Design Methodology professor asked us last month, "If an elephant paints a picture, is it art". We all answered no, he doesn't know what he's doing, therefor not intentional and with meaning, therefor not art. I've been proven sorely wrong. I have lost the game.
inspirationzinc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@inspirationzinc to look closely do a youtube search for "Big Painting Self-Portrait Elephant Artist" and watch that video
1111tatia (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Очень умное животное!!!! Человек не каждый так нарисует!!!!
BigSammy1000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thats better than i can draw
Dele1219 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Please learn about the abuse-filled lives of these elephants: tiny[dot]cc[slash]phajaan
katmannsson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@inspirationzinc Because god forbid we ever accept maybe we aren't the only Sentient creatures on the planet. Some day, An elephant is just gonna be like "Listen, Vote for a real Elephant for president, Ill show you mother fuckers how its done" And everyone will laugh and think "Thats a neat trick" and the elephant will kill us all.
inspirationzinc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This isn't fake, but neither is it real, at least not in the sense that the elephant "creates" the painting using mental abstraction (as humans do). The animal has simply been trained to follow commands and replicate pre-taught movements with a brush. Watch the video again closely and one can see the trainerphysically directing the elephant what movements to make. The elephant is thus acting out a perceptual command, as opposed to creatively conceptualising (and understanding) what it paints.
Pyrofries (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@jjy1957 They most certainly are
hamstergirl591 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@BlackDemonOfficialDidn't even pencil in an outline, either :3
BlackDemonOfficial (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
he's better than me?! |
