Cincinnati already has about 70 painted pigs on its streets for the Big Pig Gig, sponsored by Art Works. Nearly 400 full-size fiberglass pigs will be out in Cincinnati, Newport and Covington before the summer is over. Celebrating the Tristate's pork-market heritage, the porcine artworks will be auctioned off in October to raise money for local charities. Flamingos do not have a large surface. A flamingo does not lend itself to art.
Cows are benign.
They immediately attract art. You speak to artists, serious artists, and they only want to paint cows. Mr. Elbaum's remark didn't go over well in Cincinnati. Parades of animals and vegetables are spreading across the land. Here are other cities and projects either under way or planned.