Would you tattoo your pig?
Hello ladies and gents,
Contemporary art has its place, but does it belong on a pig?
“Contemporary belgian artist Wim Delvoye tattoos shaved pigs in Beijing, China. He decorates them with smiling faces, Louis Vuitton logos and various words. Art collectors can buy the pigs and pay for their upkeep or purchase their tattooed skins after the pigs pass away, paying up to a few thousand dollars. “(google)
I am wondering if this is some form of animal cruelty or if it’s even art at all. I don’t really know what the artist is really saying. The idea of preserving the skin of the pigs after they die is crass in my opinion. Would you pay a few thousand dollars for one of these pigs?
Is the artists inspiration and designing even original? Can someone copying a fashion designer’s (also an artist) original copywrighted textile designs a form of pilagarism and fraud?
If ever you do choose to purchase a piece of art that costs a couple thousand dollars, make sure that some key words such as fraud don’t pop up in your evaluation of the piece. Hopefully no living beings will be involved in a long term way.
I also wonder, if the pigs are only valued for their skin, would their purchasers end their lives prematurely just for their skin? Unless someone eats the pig I think animal cruelty is subject in the situation.