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Elephants help the children… The Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai was opened in 1976 to help raise awareness of elephants as the average population is going down by 2% per year in Thailand alone. The Maesa Camp began training the elephants and one of the greatest achievements was training the elephants to paint. It was quickly discovered that Thai elephants had truly amazing artistic potential and were able to paint in both abstract and realistic styles. These "trunk works" immediately won popularity with the tourists and the price of some elephant work went from a few hundred Baht to often over 10,000 Baht. The elephant's skills as artists became widely acknowledged and received glowing acclaim from both the domestic and international media. Many of these paintings have gone on to be exhibited in art museums abroad, whilst Thailand itself has gone on to host two successful exhibitions of elephant art. Recently the Guinness book of records officially acknowledged one of the paintings of the Measa Elephant camp as being "the most expensive painting by a group of elephants" in February 2005. Also the Measa elephants have an award from the Ripley's believe it or not museum (Thailand) for the largest painting created by a group of elephants. Elephant Art for sale: (click images for larger view)
2007 Paintings..
Download short video clips of elephants painting. Elephant Profiles:
Elephant Artist: Kamsan Elephant Artist: Lankam Born- 8th September 1998 Gender: Male Mahout: Kammoon Thongkao Art Lessons taken at the age of 3 Achievements: Realistic Flowers in an impressionistic style. Lankam's brushstrokes exude confidence, prowess and charm. His artwork has been exhibited in several galleries in USA and Europe. Elephant Artist: Duanpen Born- 10th October 1998 Gender: Female Mahout: Artit Tow- Boonruang Art Lessons taken at the age of 3 Achievements: Abstract paintings (dots), in 2003; Duanpen's paintings were exhibited at the Kawamura Art Museum in the town of Chiba, Japan, as well as galleries in the USA and Europe. Elephant Artist: Wanpen Born- 3rd November 1998 Gender: Female Mahout: Wichien Am- Mart Art Lessons taken at the age of 3 Achievements: Realistic paintings of flowers (Dots), acclaimed by her art teacher as one of the greatest elephant artists in the world. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. Elephant Artist: Songpun Born- 26th September 2000 Gender: Male Mahout: Kamchorn Tatiya Art Lessons taken at the age of 2 Achievements: Abstract paintings (Lines) Songpun is constantly admired by foreign tourists for his charming personality. His work has been exhibited at galleries in the USA and Europe. Elephant Artist: Punpetch Born- 24th November 2000 Gender: Male Mahout: Mortula Densittikoon Art Lessons taken at the age of 2 Achievements: Abstract paintings (dots) in 2003, Punpetch took part in an art exhibition with other well-known local artists at Chaing Mai University Art his art is exhibited at galleries in the USA and Europe. Elephant Artist: Pu Ood Born- 1987 Gender: Male Mahout: Wichairat Kuikaew Art Lessons taken at the age of 3 Achievements: Realistic flowers in impressionist style. Pu Ood is often admired by tourists for his beautiful brush strokes and handsome tusks. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries in the USA and Europe. |
