Tuesday, July 04, 2000

Pig Parade: Sparkling Swine

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This pig mirrors disco decade

By Owen Findsen
The Cincinnati Enquirer

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        This is 66th in a series spotlighting pigs from the Big Pig Gig Public Art Project taking place in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. Find past pig profiles and event details at Cincinnati.com/bigpiggig

        Artist: Matt Kotlarzyk, 29, Norwood.

        Sponsor: Heidleberg Distributing Co.

        This pig's pen: Plaza 600, Sixth and Walnut streets, downtown.

        You were inspired by: Disco!

        Completing the project took: 150 hours.

        What's the matter?: Mirrors, mirror mastic.

        Your high on the hog was: After it was installed we packed sandwiches and went downtown and had a picnic by the pig. It was great watching people who came by. It was a real cross section of people, and we could see they were really digging it.

        Pig peeve: Peeling the mastic off my fingers every night.

        Best pig tale: There is a secret message built into the mirrors.

        Favorite pig food: Prosciutto wrapped around mellon, as served in the Cantina Antinori in Florence, Italy.

        What artistic movement most affected the outcome of this pig? Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics.

        If your pig starred in a movie (or an opera), who would you cast to play the role? Gracie Allen, because she had such a bubly personality.

       

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