Discussion on Posthuman Aesthetics in Visual Art

I agree that the dog is super eerie. I also think that the artist wanted to test the observers to see if they would still find the dog cute if she drew him in this position and subversion. The pouty face with large eyes and the soft-looking fur are meant to make the dog look cute, yet the added intelligence, human-size and power are meant to challenge that cuteness. I have to say that I do not find the dog cute like this at all, I find him extremely creepy and uncomfortable, yet I would find such dog very cute if it was a regular small dog. I think this reaction points out the fact that the reason why we find dogs and other similar animals cute is because of their lack of intelligence, self-awareness, submissiveness to us and relative harmlessness. If dogs possessed human qualities, I doubt we would find them cute. There is a reason why many people fear apes.