Meet the Artists
Elephant Artist Biographies
01 | Elephant Aet
Me posing with Aet and his Mahout
Name: Aet
Sex: Male
Born: 1996
Origin
Aet was rescued from the streets of Bangkok.
Nature
Aet is normally well behaved and a typical young male.
Special Story
One day Aet’s mahout chained him to a tree near his home and he heard shouting so came out to find that Aet was picking up stones in his trunk and throwing them at the wife of his helper, Jamdang – he had a good aim! Having discovered his talent, Aet now does this whenever he gets fed up with humans staring at him. So if you get to visit Aet, be sure to sneak a peek but don’t get too close.
Artistic Talents
Aet is considered to be one of the top three elephant artists, with his paintings finding international fame. Aet has a very original style that used to include full loops, which is a unique skill among elephants. These days he has stopped the loop period and now concentrates on accomplished arcs. We are not sure if he is teasing us or has just tired of his original feat – for now.
Mahout
Aet’s mahout is 27 year old Sontaya Wawong, who is a local lad born in Lampang in October 1978. Sontaya started workin as a mahout at the age of 18. He is married and has no children.
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