Picassos of the animal world.It's not just people who make art. Or is it? Many animals also paint, sketch, and display remarkable artistic abilities. This lesson explores the aesthetic issues related to animals that engage in artistic endeavors. The "artists" Koko and Michael are two gorillas who have been taught GSL GSL - Grenoble System Language. M. Berthaud, IBM, Grenoble. "GSL Language Reference Manual", M. Berthaud et al, March 1973. "A MOL-Based Software Construction System", M. Berthaud et al, in Machine Oriented Higher Level Languages, W. van der Poel, N-H 1974, pp.151-157. or Gorilla Sign Language as part of an ongoing project run by the Gorilla Foundation. Thus, the gorillas can communicate through the many words that they sign. They also enjoy painting and sculpting sculpting Cosmetic surgery The surgical reshaping of a tissue. See Deep tissue sculpting, Facial sculpting. . Michael is, according to his keepers, especially artistic. In Stink Gorilla More, Michael "signed" that he had painted a bunch of flowers. Visit the Web site www.Koko.org to answer the following questions: What do you see in the picture? Does it resemble a bouquet of flowers? Why or why not? Can animals paint works that are realistic? Asian Elephant Asian elephant Elaphus maximus. Art Conservation Two famous Russian artists started the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project to help improve the welfare of domesticated do·mes·ti·cate tr.v. do·mes·ti·cat·ed, do·mes·ti·cat·ing, do·mes·ti·cates 1. To cause to feel comfortable at home; make domestic. 2. To adopt or make fit for domestic use or life. 3. a. elephants. The nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. raises funds through donations and the sale of artwork created by elephants that the AEACP has trained to paint. The work is primarily abstract expressionist, but the elephants are also now being instructed on how to create realistic works. There are regional styles with the works selling for as much as $500 per piece. Do you think that the elephants are the artists or are the people who train and help the animals with their paintings the true artists? Would you like to own a painting by an elephant? Why or why not? Go to the Web site www.elephantart.com and choose a work that you would like to purchase. Tell why you would like to have the artwork. Congo the Chimpanzee chimpanzee, an ape, genus Pan, of the equatorial forests of central and W Africa. The common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, lives N of the Congo River. Full-grown animals of this species are up to 5 ft (1. A chimpanzee named Congo was renowned in the 1950s for his extraordinary painting skill. He was compared to the famous Cubist painter Picasso who actually owned one of the animal's works. It was said that Congo painted with purpose and even knew when a work was completed (which he signaled by laying down his brush and refusing to work on his paintings any longer, even at later dates). A painting by Congo was sold for more than $25,000 at an auction at Sotheby's Auction House in 2005. This is one of the highest prices paid for artwork by an animal. Do you think that because famous artists owned work by Congo that it makes the animal's work more valuable? Do you think that a chimpanzee could really know when a painting is complete? Should people pay such large amounts for artwork done by animals? Tillamook Cheese The "scratch art" of a Jack Russell terrier Jack Russell terrier, breed of dog developed in the 19th cent. by an English clergyman, the Reverend John (Parson Jack) Russell, 1795–1883, for hunting. named Tillamook Cheese was featured on CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. . His owner gave him pieces of carbon paper wrapped around cardboard which the little dog loved to dig at and scratch designs on. Go to his Web site www.tillamookcheddar. com and decide if you think that his work is art or not. Should a dog have an exhibit in art galleries? NATIONAL STANDARD Students compare multiple purposes for creating works of art. WEB LINKS www.Koko.org www.elephantart.com www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7817380/ www.tillamookcheddar.com Gaye Leigh Green is associate professor of Art at Western Washington University Western Washington UniversityWWU or Western) is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. in Bellingham, Washington. glgreen@wwu. edu |
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