September 16, held a charity online auction, which could buy the painting, written by ... the animals, including chimpanzees, lenivtsem, penguins and the ant-eater

On Tuesday 16 September was an online auction, entitled «The Art of Animals». The tender was organized Auction Network ( auctionnetwork.com ). This website will open in 2007, broadcasting a variety of auctions in real time and allows visitors to place bets online. The sponsor of the auction was made by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The authors of the paintings submitted for the bid - chimpanzees, penguins, ant-eater, surikaty, sloth and other animals.

Association President Jim Maddy (Jim Maddy) said that to paint animals useful: Creativity makes clever beast. Paints, which draw animals are safe for their health. Some in the creation of paintings using a brush, while others painted their abstraction paws, claws and tails.

The fact that our brothers are less creative, have long known: it is enough to recall the Russian artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid , which opened in Thailand, art school for elephants. Specialists website about the art of elephants Elephant Art Gallery said that in order to identify talented elephant or not, it is enough just one day. If thickskin proved a talented, then one week it can learn to create abstract works quite decent.

One of the major celebrities in the world of animal art - dog breed Jack-Russell-Terrier named Tilly. Four-artist known as «abstract impressionists». She has already had 17 personal exhibitions in Europe and the United States. For its collectors willing to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

Sources: livescience.com , auctionnetwork.com , artinvestment.ru