Today’s Pick: Rats paint mini masterpieces


Editors’ Picks • August 27, 2025

The abstract art world is full of inventive creatives who love experimenting with color and composition, and the artists we’re featuring today are a perfect example. Think: Jackson Pollock, but smaller — much smaller. The painters in question are eight pet rats belonging to a college student in the U.K., and the works they’ve created simply by being their scurrying selves have helped their owner save up for a car. Watch the teeny artists in action at the link below.


Rebekah Brandes

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