I was sitting in the break room at work yesterday when I opened up the USA Today that was on the table. I saw a picture of a painting and thought "What the hell is that?"
Turns out, a chimpanzee painted it....with his tongue, and everyone was all excited about it.The only words that would come to my mind were: "Are ya fuckin' kiddin' me??"
Yes, I am in art school and I'm an artist, but most of the time I don't understand what someone calls art. I am beginning to understand brush strokes and color choices and how an artist decided what to do with them and most of the time, I can see the emotion used to paint or draw something. That, to me is art.
But I don't like being duped. I'm not saying a chimp doesn't have feelings, but come on! This?
To top it off, he won a contest! WTF? I can't even get a scholarship and this furry sub-human is winning fucking painting contests!
The only way I can rationalize this to make myself feel better, is the fact that the money went to his Primate Sanctuary to help other chimps and apes.
FML...here is the whole story:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/29/chimp-paint-contest/2726163/
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| "Brent is a natural," said Cathy Willis Spraetz, president and CEO of Chimp Haven. |
1 comment:
Interesting and neat-o are self explanatory. Ugh, I feel your pain in being "outdone" by an ape. I mean, really?!
I think that might be more like three cents.... :P
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