An artist or an ape? | How About Orange

May 22, 2007

An artist or an ape?

Take a fun little quiz to see if you can tell whether each painting was created by man or monkey. I did okay: just one wrong, where I gave an ape too much credit.

14 comments:

Erica Tesla said...

Did you give the first one (blue/white/black with a little red) too much credit, too?

World Wide Alternative said...

Oh my! I got 100% right! Does that make me an artist or an ape?

Anonymous said...

I got 100%. However, I thought they ALL looked like they were done by apes. ;-)

YBF/GN

alyson. said...

ha, I just kind of clicked through, and I got 100% too! I thought that one looked a little Jackson Pollock-ish.

Carrie said...

Whee, 100% correct. Guess those Art History courses did pay off! I like that Jackson Pollack.

Jen Jen said...

I noticed that you will always put something that looks like done by an ape and I will always guess correctly:)

Actually I think the differenc between these painting done by artists or apes are really nothing expect people would only buy the former. At least I can't appreaciate those paintings.

Angela said...

I got 100%! Maybe that Art History degree comes in handy for something!

Jessica Jones said...

Yeah, Erica! It was the first one with the blue and black that threw me off!

** Terramia ** said...

I can see how this could get tricky. Very fun...

Janets Planet said...

I got 100% and I was just guessing --- going with my gut feeling.

Kory said...

have you ever been to this site??? http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

Jessica Jones said...

I have! I'm not sure if JP would be honored or horrified. :)

Natalie, the Chickenblogger said...

That was intersting... I like the famous or unknown artist test too. Oh, should I shame myself and admit I was 67%? I gave the apes the benefit of the doubt... guess I am sympathetic that way.

Anonymous said...

jen jen, actually, congo's paintings have sold for a pretty decent amount of money.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4109664.stm

they really are gorgeous. and i got 100%, but i already knew the paintings, so that probably doesn't count...