Comments on: Elephant Painting http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:55:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html/comment-page-1#comment-12975 Peter Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:06:22 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-12975 I am an artist and long been interested in this. The painting shown in the video is a fake, as described very clearly by an elephant art expert in Thailand in the interview here: www.inklessmagazine.com. Check out the TEAG interview (really informative and interesting) and the answer given to "What is elephant art". It is clear that the vast majority are fake, but elephants CAN paint and we need to know how to spot a painting that's real. I am an artist and long been interested in this. The painting shown in the video is a fake, as described very clearly by an elephant art expert in Thailand in the interview here:

http://www.inklessmagazine.com.

Check out the TEAG interview (really informative and interesting) and the answer given to “What is elephant art”. It is clear that the vast majority are fake, but elephants CAN paint and we need to know how to spot a painting that’s real.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html/comment-page-1#comment-2975 Anonymous Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:49:42 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-2975 this is real but the elephants are trained to paint those shapes...they don't decide to just paint other elephants on their own this is real but the elephants are trained to paint those shapes…they don’t decide to just paint other elephants on their own

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html/comment-page-1#comment-2973 Anonymous Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:01:48 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-2973 Whether this is real or not I can't say. . .but it is interesting! Elephant painting! Whether this is real or not I can’t say. . .but it is interesting! Elephant painting!

]]> By: Sareen http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html/comment-page-1#comment-2974 Sareen Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:26:23 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-2974 If an elephant can do it, so can you. If an elephant can do it, so can you.

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