Another snorting artist

The Brookfield Zoo in Illinois will be displaying paintings by Pinto, a Yucatan miniature pig, on March 1 to celebrate National Pig Day. (Anyone heard of that holiday before? Don't forget to send a card and a gift!) His work will be put up for auction the following day on eBay, with proceeds going to support the zoo. If the recent contemporary art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's are any indicator, the zoo is in for a windfall . . . .

Pinto uses solely non-toxic paints, and he employs his hooves, snout, objects, and food to paint his canvases.


I guess he figured fecal matter as a medium was done and done. More photos of Pinto and his oeuvre are seen in this Yahoo! slideshow.