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Art 101: Art is obsessed with animals. What's up with that?

In Art 101, Professor Lise (not really a professor) takes us through our obsession with the animal kingdom. »Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe Did you know that there's always a rat less than four feet away from your face? And that for every person, there are 228 animals? That's a total lie, but today we're talking about our obsession with the animal kingdom. I'm Professor Lise (not really a professor) and this is Art 101 (not really a class). We're here to go on a deep dive into an idea, an artwork or a story from the art world that's controversial, inexplicable or just plain weird. Why are we so fascinated by animals? They're the first things we ever painted. Researchers just found maybe the first figurative painting ever in a cave in Borneo and guess what? It's of an animal. In the Lascaux Caves in France from about 15,000 BC, the walls are covered in painted horses, bison and tiny little people. Why? There've been a ton of theories — things like the importance of the hunt. Respecting the life and power of animals was necessary to live in the world alongside them. Find us at: http://cbc.ca/arts CBC Arts on Facebook:   / cbcarts   CBC Arts on Twitter:   / cbcarts   CBC Arts on Instagram:   / cbcarts   About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.