Meat Cow

2010. Wood, wire, beef, glass. 13" x 17" x 15"

In America's current state of material obsession, nearly everything is treated as if it were expendable. One example is the meat industry; now meat can be provided to all buyers immediately and cheaply. Many ancient cultures worshiped creatures that were a vital food source, yet modern life seems to be too high-paced for this kind of thankfulness. In this piece I pay homage to the creatures that are exploited so frivolously. The meat that was once a living thing takes the form of the animal it once was.