What is Elephant Art?

100 Percent Authentic Elephant Art

Sadly faked elephant art does exist. Faked elephant art could take two forms: art that is actually painted by a human, or art that is painted by an elephant that has been physically aided by a human.

Art that is painted by a human to represent art by an elephant would be very difficult to distinguish, but I believe that it is very rare to find any. To avoid it I recommend buying only from established, reputable outlets and websites that have a track record and a reputation to uphold.

Elephant art that has been painted with the physical help of a human is quite prevalent however, but thankfully it is also relatively simple to spot. You will find some websites selling almost perfect renditions of well known objects (a vase of flowers for example) or abstract art that has perfect geometry like triangles, squares or circles all apparently made unaided by an elephant. These paintings may look nice and they probably had elephant involvement, but they are not the ‘real thing’ as I define it. I am a purist and so you can be sure that all the paintings offered for sale on this website are created by elephant artists unaided by human hand.

Bear in mind that every elephant artist has his/her own distinctive style of painting and with a little study you will learn to recognise this for yourself. For example I can tell you immediately on seeing a painting that: “Ah yes, that’s definitely a painting by Aet in his early creative loop period”, just as I might recognise a Picasso during his ‘Blue’ period. It really is a wonder to watch as they create each work in their own way unaided. They have off days just like human artists and on these occasions their work gets a bit sloppy. On the other hand they never have really great days when they suddenly create a masterpiece of something that is easily recognisable to you and me.

On the subject of fakes, I would like to urge you to beware of organisations that suggest that all the money you pay to them goes to help the elephants. Some non-profit organizations make no profits because they spend all their income on high rental and salary overheads for example! If you come across an organisation or website selling elephant art that does not state exactly how much money goes to help elephants, which elephants and how, you can take their claims with a pinch of salt.

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