Life of Cows

"Life of Cows" is a tribute to Bovines.   It is a mixed media sculpture made of cow bones,  bolts,  barbed wire,  butcher knives,  wooden frame,  enamel paint and epoxy resin.  

The bones represent the cows,
The wooden frame represents the posts which hold the barbed wire,
The barbed wire represents the fence of the feed lot,
The bolts represent the bolt which end their lives,
The butcher knives represents the knives used to cut the meat from the bones,
The enamel paint is the blood,
and the epoxy is the glue made from their hooves and bones.


  Cows are factory farmed these days on feed lots, behind wooden and barbed wire fencing.  Millions of acres have been cleared on this planet to grow corn to feed cows, to fatten them up for the slaughter.   Once the cows are fat enough they are brought to the slaughter house where bolts are shot through their skulls and into their brains,  supposedly killing them humanely.  Of course not every cow is killed right away, some actually have their throats cut while still alive and bleed out.   Once the cows have been bled hooks are put through their lower legs and they are hoisted up upside down and their skin is ripped off their bodies ,  the cows are then "rendered" into burgers, steaks, ground beef, hot dogs, etc.    Whatever is left is usually ground up and used in cat and dog food and treats, used to make wood glue,  or thrown in the trash.