Fal asked: are humans the only beings able to make artwork and show the intentionality behind it? I think that this depends on how you expect to be shown. Regardless of the questionable intelligence of animals, the majority of animals and humans do not share a common language. Therefore, they cannot just walk up to a human and explain, in speech, the intentionality behind a painting. Still, is that enough to prove that there is no intentionality? Suppose that a tourist views a painting by a French painter. Let's assume that the tourist and the painter do not share a common language and that no translator is available. Is the painting not art because the painter cannot explain his intentions through the language barrier?
On a different note, what if an animal is able to explain its painting. Several apes can communicate with their trainers through sign language. I do not know if any of them have ever engage in an artistic endeavor, but, if they did and they explained the painting through sign language, would it satisfy the proof of intentionality?
In an answer to your question, yes. It is communicating in some way. The same thing goes for the French man.
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