Dead Animals Get Decorated By Sandra Musy.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl_hBuuVl0SKVxd-2mTTYXXsxFuegdPyh6aJ8SFu3t64KBCwwQnFy0_4SX4VahOt_6DM4jT4Sd0AeqTG9AYqc0WFfF0Ko2uaE_HcONUHPeGIxlNDxDK3Z6PvyM8L1rFODU4HCjfTGtRPU/s1600/3_4+jane+Doe+%232+%2875%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509539651479127410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl_hBuuVl0SKVxd-2mTTYXXsxFuegdPyh6aJ8SFu3t64KBCwwQnFy0_4SX4VahOt_6DM4jT4Sd0AeqTG9AYqc0WFfF0Ko2uaE_HcONUHPeGIxlNDxDK3Z6PvyM8L1rFODU4HCjfTGtRPU/s400/3_4+jane+Doe+%232+%2875%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 474px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Jane Doe #2, Unique piece (doe, green sequins, pins), 44cm x 39cm x 28cm</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sandra Musy: la nature vénéneuse</span> was a recent exhibition featuring some seriously glamorous taxidermy -- sparkly stuffed animals of the real variety.<br /><br />The artist, Sandra Musy, born in 1973, lives and works in Paris and creates in several mediums, one of which is, as you can see, taxidermy. This particular exhibit featured her wall-mounted deer heads and stuffed boars or pigs, ornately decorated with sequins.<br /><br />The game trophy deer heads have the very clever names of <span style="font-style: italic;">John Doe</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Jane Doe </span>and are numbered. Her numbered sequined pigs are called <span style="font-style: italic;">Spider Cochon</span> (or Spider Pigs) and they are <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Cochon">a reference to The Simpsons.</a><br /><br />The pieces shown below are available for purchase if not yet sold.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jane Doe #1</span><br />Unique piece (doe, black sequins, pins), 44cm x 39cm x 28cm:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9sTaBVtYuKm2RrHqpH8pgfgi6NqbfJWYgX11tR2y6PrhIw2UHAsAKllw1v1RxhP1Yy1ei3D1liKyrTJlYClifG1z_HRxsYRoG0IWUAf9tuVcFpqwDJZvJMaI9lahhAljqfGeM3E4Sh_U/s1600/Jane+Doe+%231+grosplan+%2851%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509542418183467394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9sTaBVtYuKm2RrHqpH8pgfgi6NqbfJWYgX11tR2y6PrhIw2UHAsAKllw1v1RxhP1Yy1ei3D1liKyrTJlYClifG1z_HRxsYRoG0IWUAf9tuVcFpqwDJZvJMaI9lahhAljqfGeM3E4Sh_U/s400/Jane+Doe+%231+grosplan+%2851%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 620px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Doe #1</span><br />Unique piece (roe deer, black sequins, pins), 50cm x 33cm x 28cm:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L3H5jNIktX18mG6fzV8df_0S9C_H8ls59GJPhrFIDskCTx9qE2pstvD7lqO_95_FJK8xhlhKYw3dT3L9fI-dwXJh5zXa_krlo7PAYS-u2kg439MWisjXR2VkFHZnsQs7knZKphzzt1eU/s1600/3_4john+Doe%231+%2874%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509540082396546738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L3H5jNIktX18mG6fzV8df_0S9C_H8ls59GJPhrFIDskCTx9qE2pstvD7lqO_95_FJK8xhlhKYw3dT3L9fI-dwXJh5zXa_krlo7PAYS-u2kg439MWisjXR2VkFHZnsQs7knZKphzzt1eU/s400/3_4john+Doe%231+%2874%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 554px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Doe #2</span><br />Unique piece (roe deer, silver sequins, pins), 58cm x 38cm x 28cm:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpoXmBZSOPL0ixA7D6pghyphenhyphenju4xbv9toDgat-ZWBfxs7E408seVFk9PYA3dE8v1nEHzqz-daNn5PqVI6zv9nv3ADo-xdA8UPXXW1l8TLowWWiZydbcYJSG3-3gmZt-yEsCZQSggOefc4GL/s1600/John+Doe+%232.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509547499363974386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpoXmBZSOPL0ixA7D6pghyphenhyphenju4xbv9toDgat-ZWBfxs7E408seVFk9PYA3dE8v1nEHzqz-daNn5PqVI6zv9nv3ADo-xdA8UPXXW1l8TLowWWiZydbcYJSG3-3gmZt-yEsCZQSggOefc4GL/s400/John+Doe+%232.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 701px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spidercochon #1</span> (SOLD)<br />Unique piece (young wild boar, green sequins, pins), 40cm x 20cm x 10cm:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9e4tdTaMBXTE2dkPPA9BOOR2Q6DwNmJ43FG2GCaRcAd7GavD5-_dCp3hfhy9cWaTFOa_EfXOYpaIU8yKpJWNKxUPsbWCuXjAs3W7wj9iQOtixRX7RnfpSMk7yDP2E_Z38ZoEbon0VZ64e/s1600/Spidercochon%23+1,5kg+%2808%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509545460789321042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9e4tdTaMBXTE2dkPPA9BOOR2Q6DwNmJ43FG2GCaRcAd7GavD5-_dCp3hfhy9cWaTFOa_EfXOYpaIU8yKpJWNKxUPsbWCuXjAs3W7wj9iQOtixRX7RnfpSMk7yDP2E_Z38ZoEbon0VZ64e/s400/Spidercochon%23+1,5kg+%2808%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 450px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spidercochon #2</span><br />Unique piece (young wild boar, green sequins, pins), 44cm x 25cm x 14cm:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yMQDd-w8Rv0-QiqKG6U2z7yCQgg403-mp6zqWDmTCLQ7YzjTpuVHQQSodCI699hsfteOICLO5oxPRh67k_cgpSvl9-Rn2Tv46pG3MmFVyztih5KEGhQ5wly2nk7209AnmdFbTUW_Wghy/s1600/Spidercochon%23+2kg+%2899%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509545385857116274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yMQDd-w8Rv0-QiqKG6U2z7yCQgg403-mp6zqWDmTCLQ7YzjTpuVHQQSodCI699hsfteOICLO5oxPRh67k_cgpSvl9-Rn2Tv46pG3MmFVyztih5KEGhQ5wly2nk7209AnmdFbTUW_Wghy/s400/Spidercochon%23+2kg+%2899%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 575px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spidercochon #3</span><br />Unique piece (young wild boar, black sequins, pins), 58cm x 32cm x 22cm:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8Qhdw1JQv7p_ZYMldBS7_pX_12HmMg-d1M-tY9l_mTiYS5yrxaua-tOOFB7hnq92YH9zQnuEZAaG1J9EoPBcn8eW8sUASu_Viw_x_vqnFbRA5dS4ki-dFECXiXOhK6XxKERoPErIo-j8/s1600/spidercochon%233,5kg+%2837%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509546388463953586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8Qhdw1JQv7p_ZYMldBS7_pX_12HmMg-d1M-tY9l_mTiYS5yrxaua-tOOFB7hnq92YH9zQnuEZAaG1J9EoPBcn8eW8sUASu_Viw_x_vqnFbRA5dS4ki-dFECXiXOhK6XxKERoPErIo-j8/s400/spidercochon%233,5kg+%2837%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 694px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">all above photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.artydandy.com/">Arty Dandy</a></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.artydandy.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509553010093178802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENFyWl8Kt6G3RsT1nwSsF_qh8Vc7mmN7mOpw1C7N7SaoDqbuLjgBsiB4KD3rmsuNyJAoVw-vRcYpSG1kiFVtXXg31Bm2wqTJx5wGcnLXJSExW4DFiRbucWa2-RH2PpPm0hioNwkFmE2Vo/s400/ARTYDANDY+Exterieur+1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br />The exhibit was held at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arty Dandy</span> from May 27, 2010- July 31, 2010 and the above pieces, if still available, <a href="http://artydandy.com/main/?cat=10&z=contemporain">can be purchased through them</a>. Paris delivery offered, for shipping outside Paris, please contact them at <a href="mailto:contact@artydandy.com">contact@artydandy.com</a><br /><br />The invitation to the show:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqNDR0UFzozg3YiEpLk-WLlqEZUAW-XtMZ1-aLc4BCRMclqr75Wb4hSfWz5dekFJj8hAWfZUKIG2JtTLNwezmjL4dq196Mz7QBb8FXphKj1ygAGDL3pkA2TRp0xvMPrpKL5UUCZMA3t2r/s1600/Exposition+Nature+Veneneuse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509542926654582082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqNDR0UFzozg3YiEpLk-WLlqEZUAW-XtMZ1-aLc4BCRMclqr75Wb4hSfWz5dekFJj8hAWfZUKIG2JtTLNwezmjL4dq196Mz7QBb8FXphKj1ygAGDL3pkA2TRp0xvMPrpKL5UUCZMA3t2r/s400/Exposition+Nature+Veneneuse.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 324px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/softpanic">Soft Panic</a>, an Electronica Psychedelic Pop artist named Wissam Hojeij in Paris, with John Doe #1 and Jane Doe #1, two of Sandra Musy's beautiful beasts:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4bExVYX6zf-CXpkg65EajKsZFS25xdN53dHpckt7McLn9QbWUR6dydw8OrdNEcqDOcxKJCVlf_TRgscgaRHx_Xlx6AU3sLzLdIw2L2QXKDM2Z-iYdaKG1ki99UI6VCotTbZfrBw24Mwn/s1600/Sm+for+Soft+Panic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509551214382986962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4bExVYX6zf-CXpkg65EajKsZFS25xdN53dHpckt7McLn9QbWUR6dydw8OrdNEcqDOcxKJCVlf_TRgscgaRHx_Xlx6AU3sLzLdIw2L2QXKDM2Z-iYdaKG1ki99UI6VCotTbZfrBw24Mwn/s400/Sm+for+Soft+Panic.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1eczVB8_gbZKrQ9lQROxtgTV5ZnrUUg6Gzxm0xlfOmgc9HjGuOq44doIidhytHsklbiVWHki1N9DTEhyphenhyphenhQElYFLAuU0QQi3_lSU9DvhgtTs0RP6Tyqo9uwXKErSC_UUQZ3aOIyuE_Bq-/s1600/soft+panic+with+Jane+doe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509551083520050962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1eczVB8_gbZKrQ9lQROxtgTV5ZnrUUg6Gzxm0xlfOmgc9HjGuOq44doIidhytHsklbiVWHki1N9DTEhyphenhyphenhQElYFLAuU0QQi3_lSU9DvhgtTs0RP6Tyqo9uwXKErSC_UUQZ3aOIyuE_Bq-/s400/soft+panic+with+Jane+doe.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photos by </span><a href="http://www.propice.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Fred Lebain Photography </a></span><br /><br />The Spidercochon below was from a previous show at Toast Gallery:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXomZhdjJuABsP6_dkxS7cTUlHP8dx9OKKLRq0mFieCC1hbtVc_3-GpNO-3OPUaDKv2d8YFUtAbEbLho2tPUhEs2j6MWxmdsR8d3-_K28XQ19nUaDLcN2NopwjmYqNiEj9PYwAPqh2UWE/s1600/toast+gallery1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509551526249642146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXomZhdjJuABsP6_dkxS7cTUlHP8dx9OKKLRq0mFieCC1hbtVc_3-GpNO-3OPUaDKv2d8YFUtAbEbLho2tPUhEs2j6MWxmdsR8d3-_K28XQ19nUaDLcN2NopwjmYqNiEj9PYwAPqh2UWE/s400/toast+gallery1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><br />Sandra Musy's work is very difficult to find. She does not have a website, nor can I find the gallery that represents her, but you can <a href="http://www.paris-art.com/musee-art-moderne-contemporain/sandra-musy/musy-sandra/5.html">view some of her other works here on Paris Art.</a><br /><br />Sandra Musy is the second artist I've written about who uses stuffed dead pigs in her work.<br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/wim-delvoyes-swine-art-own-your-own.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509755467813606690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg_zlztOLyCN4p1_k6BjvZyu1G-oZcimfihD7FmkexoVyB5TYTW36xl6Glqa6atFCEsOKRqrZzpIqv0JpuPOxVc9OvhHpWLnn9VS34nMh72ZlTiQkWcW2xCP4bIizWoppcBdbWUT2lEId/s400/Cinderellapigtatt.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />To see the tattooed taxidermy of Wim Delvoye, <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/wim-delvoyes-swine-art-own-your-own.html">go here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_noss%26fsc%3D7%26ih%3D5_3_1_0_0_0_0_0_0_1.104_89%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dtaxidermy%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Find books about taxidermy here.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />Books on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_noss%26fsc%3D4%26ih%3D6_5_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_1.120_101%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dwim%2520delvoye%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Wim Delvoye</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />

Dead Animals Get Decorated By Sandra Musy.

above: Jane Doe #2, Unique piece (doe, green sequins, pins), 44cm x 39cm x 28cm Sandra Musy: la nature vénéneuse was a recent exhibition fe...

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More Swine Art by Wim Delvoye : Tattooed Pigs & Pigskins (UPDATED PICS)

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fJtjGVg-0on0f6p62SItmUsJXPf6nY67vE1tg5IOCDA5F7wcgycCyBF40L2M0OyfHK3URqGqU_ySL1mpkFrR3QJ4AlDMtSPzGzxHX3_xxqoCshHP5NVZmrpw3b-Q00BQyj5-uaDcPE0/s1600/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499394189694073474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fJtjGVg-0on0f6p62SItmUsJXPf6nY67vE1tg5IOCDA5F7wcgycCyBF40L2M0OyfHK3URqGqU_ySL1mpkFrR3QJ4AlDMtSPzGzxHX3_xxqoCshHP5NVZmrpw3b-Q00BQyj5-uaDcPE0/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 523px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a dead stuffed pig featuring Wim Delvoye's tattoos</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MVCjfPW8Cb-dwECSuLJwo8NqV_3SHvzVdE9fxvQu0ozljwDNfvbHFZEK1WVcANMGlm5SHf8r9yGCjZjbK6sD3Ws_yJQizoPu3fe5Bbu9wrVF6pgCvMt0FvSgfIVCPXae-wwNA9Sx2pM/s1600/wim+tattooing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499393456056447186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MVCjfPW8Cb-dwECSuLJwo8NqV_3SHvzVdE9fxvQu0ozljwDNfvbHFZEK1WVcANMGlm5SHf8r9yGCjZjbK6sD3Ws_yJQizoPu3fe5Bbu9wrVF6pgCvMt0FvSgfIVCPXae-wwNA9Sx2pM/s400/wim+tattooing.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Artist Wim Delvoye tattooing a live pig</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/10/inked-oinkers-or-tattooed-pigs-by-wim.html">My last post on artist Wim Delvoye</a>, his pig farm and his tattooed pigs has received so much interest - as well as controversy- that I'm sure to stir up the pot by showing you where you can see more of his actual tattooed pigs (in this case, stuffed as opposed to live) as well as his framed tattooed pigskins.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiO0j-UqAUJD3nMZF8lnsiikrNfOB5KLUNWvoyc5f0ARHhPDVbQ8aij1wkYGpMG8fMn_Nd3bKsp4KfI0tCk_1JTPydRwYzlGiTHUUyOn5rbW4X9jB_4PqACahvoDVXmoiNlgCq1ty-ZY/s1600/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499393261537960898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiO0j-UqAUJD3nMZF8lnsiikrNfOB5KLUNWvoyc5f0ARHhPDVbQ8aij1wkYGpMG8fMn_Nd3bKsp4KfI0tCk_1JTPydRwYzlGiTHUUyOn5rbW4X9jB_4PqACahvoDVXmoiNlgCq1ty-ZY/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 531px; height: 691px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxSQq7_qSpaI0rovZf0toSKI-cc8NuhWDIn-aGR_GqUT6WpYuWh4Mu3BFIGlgjs-T9ZSLaz5uPObrJtzgfKZD_kGS2OgHEzGadBUaEr3zpkuLm_GFhLGozVCXx2EdW0IK-nIvEhXpoF7W/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195924250429916146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxSQq7_qSpaI0rovZf0toSKI-cc8NuhWDIn-aGR_GqUT6WpYuWh4Mu3BFIGlgjs-T9ZSLaz5uPObrJtzgfKZD_kGS2OgHEzGadBUaEr3zpkuLm_GFhLGozVCXx2EdW0IK-nIvEhXpoF7W/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 669px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCOE1f3c4e3qTOgOX7odCC_GJdwaXEnwdO_Sa_ztJWA0Vngd7lOnA7QhfY46RBCLD-tJUF2a2kjz2JK1R9CdeomouNdLNS0d1HEJzF-NypklJfFXBfKGnafrJkSw-lJ-By4IG8x3N8dyl/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195924563962528770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCOE1f3c4e3qTOgOX7odCC_GJdwaXEnwdO_Sa_ztJWA0Vngd7lOnA7QhfY46RBCLD-tJUF2a2kjz2JK1R9CdeomouNdLNS0d1HEJzF-NypklJfFXBfKGnafrJkSw-lJ-By4IG8x3N8dyl/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 676px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPexZ8t896eifNGJkWNM5DRNOr5XOt6xnWXOipK2GTt3yrpUya8hOTAX6IKGFkqg6mMrTUHPeMEVSi2GYB2M2Dwn9p5Hy-s_TEOOCP5uqkmI8nN19CcXVGdn1C5Omw7ME0GCF7CfIfo60m/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195925075063637010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPexZ8t896eifNGJkWNM5DRNOr5XOt6xnWXOipK2GTt3yrpUya8hOTAX6IKGFkqg6mMrTUHPeMEVSi2GYB2M2Dwn9p5Hy-s_TEOOCP5uqkmI8nN19CcXVGdn1C5Omw7ME0GCF7CfIfo60m/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><br />Tattooing pigs, live on his art farm, or stuffed and on exhibit are just a small part of this Belgian artists' unusual repetoire. <a href="http://www.wimdelvoye.be/">See his site here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.galerieperrotin.com/artiste-Wim_Delvoye-116.html#">See the skins and stuffed pigs at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin by clicking here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FgMpXL7YU5qrwlsyq4pN6Q2zXd8ibbVVznTdeH1iDONkK1RGbjib0gKVt1vAVgskzuwDgmOKHTgCm23rY_AuCpUQ4vJw8gG39VEFSM9w4sK-9bw3s9opso_ejdjE1jGCrGE8CiHXDMBT/s1600-h/Picture+56.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246253022748841026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FgMpXL7YU5qrwlsyq4pN6Q2zXd8ibbVVznTdeH1iDONkK1RGbjib0gKVt1vAVgskzuwDgmOKHTgCm23rY_AuCpUQ4vJw8gG39VEFSM9w4sK-9bw3s9opso_ejdjE1jGCrGE8CiHXDMBT/s400/Picture+56.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 487px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/10/inked-oinkers-or-tattooed-pigs-by-wim.html">See the original post with many pics of tattooed swine as well as an interview with the artist here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BlyjbSUQS6iyD8A1UnI3-i-Zd8rDFA3ZIBOMGNZx5C7Ot-Gqmf90sS1sDVyyKNSY0Q2xfaVpityBzC2rwDdDi_vC2k4ztu69bl5jOyB771t41r7Dtu7RtOu44scdB7SHqxBN5ABUXqrP/s1600-h/Picture+55.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246252639926993714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BlyjbSUQS6iyD8A1UnI3-i-Zd8rDFA3ZIBOMGNZx5C7Ot-Gqmf90sS1sDVyyKNSY0Q2xfaVpityBzC2rwDdDi_vC2k4ztu69bl5jOyB771t41r7Dtu7RtOu44scdB7SHqxBN5ABUXqrP/s400/Picture+55.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 271px;" /></a><br />Now you can get your own <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/08/funky-find-of-week-artist-wim-delvoyes.html">Wim Delvoye Action Figure! 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More Swine Art by Wim Delvoye : Tattooed Pigs & Pigskins (UPDATED PICS)

above: a dead stuffed pig featuring Wim Delvoye's tattoos Above: Artist Wim Delvoye tattooing a live pig My last post on artist Wim Delv...

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