With Maggot Art in the news again I thought I’d share an old painting.
How was it done? I dunked a few maggots in non-toxic paint, dropped them one by one on art paper, and they did the rest as they crawled away.
More samples from other artists here.
7 comments on Maggot Art
Awesome! This would be an excellent way to conduct outreach for entomology programs… handling giant bugs does scare some little kids off.
Hmm, this has some potential for the next time I sub for the art teacher. A little thought ahead of time and I can easily rear what I want from the compost bin…
This might be a fun thing to have at the Insect Fear Film Festival.
An excellent suggestion, Dave! I’ll pass it on to the IFFF committee.
It makes me look at elephant art in a completely different way…
Can we do the same for ants?
Maggots work especially well for this activity, as they can swim in goopy liquids like paint without drowning. Ants, not so much…
Aww. Not even honeypots?