The singer called the work by chimpanzees Patty and Kramer, who reside at the Save the Chimps sanctuary, a “masterpiece,” we hear.
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Pop star Pink is one of the first collectors of “ape art.” We’re told the singer purchased a $5,000 abstract painting fromPink was very curious about the work, and “was heartened to learn that chimps find painting therapeutic and, like humans, the ape artists tend to be introspective,” an organizer for the exhibit told Page Six.
Acclaimed artist Karen Bystedt curated the show at the New World Symphony Center in Miami Beach, across the street fromWe’re told Pink is one of the out-of-state collectors, who bought some of the first art ahead of the exhibit’s opening on Wednesday.Pink purchased a large acrylic on black canvas “featuring vivid swaths of blue, white, and, you guessed it, pink!” the insider told Page Six.
The piece is called “Art by Patty & Kramer,” the name of the chimpanzees, and the purchases will benefit sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Fla., where the animals live with “226 other chimpanzees rescued from labs, the pet trade, and the entertainment industry,” we’re told.Chimpanzees Patty and Kramer painted the piece.
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