Meet the Artists
Elephant Artist Biographies
04 | Elephant Kaew
The Adorable Kaew, his Mahout and I
Name: Kaew
Sex: Male
Born: 1999
Origin
Kaew was born at The Thai Elephant Conservation Center, Lampang, Thailand.
Nature
Kaew is an intelligent elephant and no at all naughty. He doesn’t like chickens at all and is frightened by them. That sounds funny we know, but the fact is that elephants don’t like small things that run fast. Rather like humans being scared of bugs really.
Special Story
Kaew is also a polo player and recently at an event in the coastal resort of Hua Hin, it was discovered that he loves to play to the gallery. So much so that he would go up to the photographers unaided and proceed to pose, sit and perform for them on his own volition.
Artistic Talents
Kaew is developing his style and currently combines two different techniques – painting both dabs and vertical strokes – which is quite unusual. This is an artist to watch out for as his style continues to develop.
Mahout
Kaew’s mahout is 21 year old Sombat Pinjai, who was born in October 1984. Sombat is married to Seerikamonporn and their first born is due soon. Sombat has had the good fortune to have been Kaew’s mahout since Kaew was born. Sombat was only 14 year’s old at that time and they have grown up together.
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