There doesn't have to be something to get, or at least thats the way i look at it.

Rhino = Big

i dont like this design much

It's about the way in which people, particularly those of western European descent, have abused the earth for generations. Note, for example, the fact that mountaintops are devoid of trees. This is an expression of how we have denuded our forests, our earth, and the clouds above represent the last gasp of air we have available to us as the absence of vegetation in the world has led to a marked decline in clean air. Also, the fact that the man on safari seems unable to spot the rhinos is representitive of our own inability to appreciate the beauty right before us, even when it is the size of a mountain. In short, imthiskid, you are a bourgeois tool of the establishment.

Well... that...

Or Rhino = big

im thinking something more simple like...

Rhinos are hard to find in safaris but theyre like massive and that theyre poking fun at that.

Naw, trust me: I took art history.

There tends to not be trees on mountains above 10,00 feet because it is too cold or there is too much snow to sustain trees at and above the so called "Tree Line" ,thats why there are no trees, Just because you took art history doesn't mean you know everything. Anyways this design doesn't appeal to me. Thats my 2 cents

Aristarchus is a tool of art

Rhinos=big and elusive

rhinos and mountains are both happy enough imagery to make this work for me.
the jeep is there to express an intended sense of scale.
what you see in it is a reflection of your own point of view.

Let's play "Spot The Fool!"

Here we go...

Hands up if you thought I was serious.

Now, look around: Everyone with a hand up? Yep! They're the fools!

I used to call this game "Spot The Dipshit!"

right, right... now that you've found that nobody agrees with you...

Okay, now let's play "Spot the Fuckhead!"

Aristarchus,

while i haven't had the privelige to study art at all, even i know that there is rarely any "intended" meaning in art such as this, just purpose (to attract ladies with a cool shirt in this case). what makes it fun is that everyone sees something else depending on thier p.o.v.
i did, however, enjoy hearing your intepretation because for me to see somone elses p.o.v. just enriches my own.

-elmsy

ps-does anyone else here actually have this shirt?
pps-rhinos are cool

Oh holy shit... This is too funny!

I weep for the future of satire. :)

Though you can get many meanings from this design, I think the artist was just describing white rhinos. On the origional submission, a box on the bottom left says:

'Rhinos rank among the most endangered species on Earth. The white rhino is the second largest land mammal next to the elephant. Rhinos are herbivores, they only eat plants.'

Endangered - that's why the guy is looking for it. I think the mountains and its size compared to the car are showing that it is huge. And, it's eating grass - herbivore. -shrugs- It may be a simplistic way of looking at it, but it makes it a great shirt for a rhino lover.

Hi Aristarchus,
1. since it's clearly difficult for you to find people who appreciate your personality in real life, I sympathize with your need to tout your BFA and act like a tough guy online
2. shut the fuck up

Haha... this makes me laugh... I think it's so funny how intense everyone gets while talking about t-shirts... Aristarchus I thought you were rather funny... Whether or not you were serious.... :0)

hmmmm, I actually read this entire little argument just because its so amusing.
I agree with Tabes
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The meaning of this shirt is that rhinoceri are awesome. That's what it all boils down to, and I think that's what everyone's trying to say. Even people not associated with this blog.

obviously the designer is implying that mountains are really made out of rhinos, and in the future we will be able to drive around on safari to view them in their natural habitat....trust me: i took art history.

ps- zouljiin! you last responded on my birthday. hooray!