- An artist went viral on TikTok after she shared a cow print mural she'd made using a sock and paint.
- The video received 9.7 million views and 24,900 comments who weren't convinced by the final design.
TikTokers were quick to share their thoughts on a viral artwork after an artist attempted to create a cow print mural using a sock and dabs of brown paint, which many felt resembled the interior of a toilet instead.
On June 20, a TikToker who goes by Tisha Aragon posted a video that showed a sock-covered hand dipped in white paint, which was then applied to a wall. The upload then cut to a clip of the same sock, wet with what appeared to be brown paint, which was also dabbed and wiped onto a wall.
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Aragon, who describes herself as a "Texas artist that paints with a SOCK" in her TikTok bio, included the hashtags #cowprint, #art, and #painting beneath the video, and revealed the final look at the end which showed the top third of the wall had been covered with the fresh paint job.
The upload was viewed 9.7 million times and over 24,900 comments reacted to the final look, many of which wrote they could see what she was aiming for, but the design reminded them of something else altogether.
"I like it.....but....it also looks like the inside of the toilet bowl," one viewer responded in a top comment that received over 25,800 likes.
Many more comments made similar references and jokes about toilets, as they felt the cow print design hadn't quite come out right.
"I like it, poocasso," a further user wrote in a punny comment that received over 900 likes as it referenced both the famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and a popular TikTok sound which is often used by uploaders attempting to appear positive about something they're really unsure about.
Others were a bit kinder and suggested the mural actually looked more like a tortilla than the planned cow print, while some suggested ways the artist could potentially improve the look, such as painting the rest of the wall brown or black.
Later that month, Aragon uploaded another mural, this time of flowers above a set of bathroom basins, which received a much more positive response. "Oh girl this makes up for the cow print by 1000%. That is beautiful," one viewer wrote and received over 4,800 likes.
Aragon has over 119,000 followers on TikTok where she has uploaded a whole array of designs using the same sock and paint method, which generally receive praise from viewers. She did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Controversial artworks have blown up on TikTok in recent months as viewers give their personal take on the merits of the final piece.
In May, a tattoo artist received over 3.5 million views as comments discussed whether his permanent sketch of a flower was worth the price tag, and earlier this month viewers debated whether a professional artist who kept going viral was truly talented or simply scribbling.
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