Observational Findings, Found April 30 10:15:03am  Drawn in Dirt

by Anonymous member of Shinnecock Family Flock

open air studio Shinnecock Hills spacetime

Pigment Print on Cotton Rag   size variable


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Photograph of a drawing found in dirt, one of more then forty made by an Anonymous member of Shinnecock Family Flock.


This photograph and drawing raise many timely issues, from what is art and who is an artist to the “nature” of the drawing's composition. And intelligence: circus sideshows often included Chickens who played tic tac toe.


Update September 24, 2020: “Newfound brain structure explains why some birds are so smart—and maybe even self-aware” concluded in two studies (released to the public September 24, 2020). “ In recent years, birds have been found to make tools, understand abstract concepts, and even recognize paintings by Monet and Picasso...”