Saturday, May 20, 2000
Pig Parade: Sow's It Goin' . . . Cincinnati!
Cool design showcases city's classic past
By Owen Findsen
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Artist Bev Kirk, with sponsor Owen Wrassman, was inspired by neo-classic Italian sculpture.
(Craig Ruttle photo)
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This is the 21st in the series spotlighting a pig from the Big Pig Gig Public Art Project taking place in downtown Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. Past pig profiles and complete information on the Big Pig Gig at Cincinnati.com/bigpiggig.
Artist: Bev Kirk, Sharonville, designer at Magnagraphics, Walnut Hills.
Sponsor: J.C. Bradford & Co., Owen Wrassman.
This pig's pen: 312 Walnut St., lobby of the Scripps Building.
You were inspired by: The decorative stone ornamentation on Cincinnati's buildings and homes.
You want people to look at this pig and think: Cincinnati is classic, contemporary and cool!
Completing the project took: Nine weeks. More than 200 hours of research, design, sculpting, construction and painting, with some assistance from Ms. Kirk's children, Geoffrey, Andrea and Cathy Ziemak.
Swine over matter: Heat hardened Sculpy polymer clay over one gallon of Bondo Auto Body Filler, quickset epoxy adhesive, exterior oil base primer and exterior latex paints. The chemicals alone “gave me a high on the hog,” Ms. Kirk says.
Your high on the hog was: Knowing that the pig will be auctioned to benefit the Mathis Foundation for Children.
Pig peeve: None. The whole process was a blast.
Best pig tale: The look on the salesman's face at the AutoZone store when I said, “I need Bondo for my pig.” He immediately gave me a porkalizer test.
My favorite pork dish: Herb marinated pork tenderloin with garlic and onions.
What artistic movement most affected the outcome of this pig? This was inspired by 17th-century neoclassic Italian stone sculptures, with patterns and details from antique architectural design molds. The sunglasses were inspired by the hit movie Pigs in Black.
What do you call this pig: Ms. Sowsparilla Cincinnatus.
The materials cost: $450.
Do you consider this art or porkography? Classic art, but I could be bacon a mistake about that.
If your pig starred in a movie (or an opera), who would you cast to play the role? Della Reese or Bette Midler.
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