What's wrong with these pictures?

February 7, 2003 5:48 AM

What's wrong with these pictures? I thought I knew at least a little bit about art until I took this quiz. That, plus the blurb about spider-goats (eew!) makes me think that maybe decaf isn't strong enough to kick-start my brain this Friday morning.
posted by Oriole Adams (22 comments total)

Hee Hee! Just what I needed!
posted by valval22 at 6:09 AM on February 7, 2003

Might be easier if I could actually see the paintings. They're miniscule!
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 6:16 AM on February 7, 2003

CD - if you could see the paintings any better, then you could play "spot the photoshop". If they're tiny like that, then the changes look more natural.
posted by jozxyqk at 6:24 AM on February 7, 2003

thanks a lot! now i feel like an idiot! just kidding, but i only got 2/5.... i guess i am an idiot... damn..
posted by glitterbug at 6:24 AM on February 7, 2003

Hey! I got them all! That totally makes up for my poor showing on the arse or elbow quiz. (potentially NSW)
posted by jennyb at 6:28 AM on February 7, 2003

3/5 - and I'm art-illiterate.
posted by Veritron at 6:28 AM on February 7, 2003

4 out of 5 for me, but who gives a damn about the Mona Lisa? Huh?

By the by, isn't that spider-goat bit old news by now?
posted by mikrophon at 6:37 AM on February 7, 2003

Ah, this says nothing about how much one actually knows about art. It's more about how carefully one actually looks at things. Was fun, though.
posted by orange swan at 6:38 AM on February 7, 2003

typical multiple choice... thought I knew the answer for sure, until I looked at the four options. anyone for a little friday morning standardized testing?
posted by swillis at 6:41 AM on February 7, 2003

5/5.. that probably makes me a better person than the rest of you. Or something like that.
posted by jheiz at 6:49 AM on February 7, 2003

4/5, and you're right, mikrophon, no one cares about Mona, least of all me.
posted by jazon at 7:09 AM on February 7, 2003

3/5, pretty good for someone who is most certainly NOT a morning person. Besides, who the hell ever looks at the Mona Lisa's hands? Oh, and thanks for the goat pic, now I'm going to be humming "Spiderman" all day.

...Spidergoat, Spidergoat, friendly neighborhood Spidergoat...
posted by J Random Loser at 7:26 AM on February 7, 2003

Unlike jennyb I did much better in the arse/elbow quiz than in the pictures one, where I only got 2/5. A 12/14 score in the former entitles one to the comment you must be a machine!
posted by misteraitch at 7:33 AM on February 7, 2003

0/5, baby, 0/5. Now THAT is downright impressive. Seriously, though, the magazine looks kinda cool.
posted by psychotic_venom at 7:39 AM on February 7, 2003

...Spidergoat, Spidergoat, friendly neighborhood Spidergoat... If only I were talented at animation...

But seriously, what Hollywood up-and-comer would play the part of Spidergoat?
posted by valval22 at 8:16 AM on February 7, 2003

Ben Affleck.
posted by nyxxxx at 9:26 AM on February 7, 2003

4/5. I feel so powerful. Wilt before my mighty brain, thou lesser mortals!
posted by Cerebus at 10:10 AM on February 7, 2003

3/5, but I already knew I'm just an uncultured boor.
posted by hilatron at 10:19 AM on February 7, 2003

I spent weeks doing a reproduction of the Van Gogh self-portrait for an art class, and I STILL got it wrong.
posted by Hildago at 11:28 AM on February 7, 2003

5/5 for me. But I get to see one in person whenever I want.
posted by me3dia at 2:18 PM on February 7, 2003

5/5. Only got the Van Gogh through process of elimination, though. Also, I would like to announce that this is my first Mefi comment posted with alcohol in my system. Irrelevant, but I think it makes the score more impressive. Or something. Ignore me.
posted by hippugeek at 9:57 PM on February 7, 2003

New link for the quiz, now in the site's archives.
posted by Oriole Adams at 9:04 AM on February 10, 2003