Pigcasso: The pig creating art that sells for thousands
A pig that was saved from a slaughterhouse now spends her days creating artworks that sell for up to $2,000 (£1,600). Aptly named Pigcasso after her namesake Picasso, she started painting in October last year.
She now has her own art gallery, with art collectors describing her pieces as "abstract". The sow was brought to the South African animal sanctuary where she now lives when she was a piglet.
The manager of the sanctuary Joanne Lefson, who rescued Pigcasso, says she first noticed the sow's talent when she placed some balls and paintbrushes in her pen to play with.
She now has her own art gallery, with art collectors describing her pieces as "abstract". The sow was brought to the South African animal sanctuary where she now lives when she was a piglet.
The manager of the sanctuary Joanne Lefson, who rescued Pigcasso, says she first noticed the sow's talent when she placed some balls and paintbrushes in her pen to play with.
"It wasn't long before I discovered that she really liked the bristles and the paintbrush for some reason. And it was just a case of nurturing that talent," she said.
The artwork, some
of which now hangs in Pigcasso's very own art gallery on the farm, has sold for
prices ranging from $280 to $2,000.
The funds raised from art sales go
towards the South African Farm Sanctuary, a haven for rescued farm animals.
Itv.com
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