Funky Find Of The Week: Artist Wim Delvoye's Action Figure!

I have blogged, not once, but twice about artist Wim Delvoye (shown above at the exhibition of his action figure). His tattooed pigs and pigskins have always been a hit with my readers and provoke many controversial comments.

Well, now I found that there's actually an action figure of the Brussels artist that you can purchase!

size of figure : 34 x 37 x 15cm | 13.4 x 14.6 x 5.9in

medium : mixed media

edition : limited

description : packed in a Wim Delvoye-box

Above: The exhibition of the 'doll' at Fiac in Paris, France, 2007.

You can buy it at Galerie Perrotin here. Or here.


To see and learn about the artists' tattooed pigs, click here. And here.

More Swine Art by Wim Delvoye : Tattooed Pigs & Pigskins (UPDATED PICS)

above: a dead stuffed pig featuring Wim Delvoye's tattoos

Above: Artist Wim Delvoye tattooing a live pig

My last post on artist Wim Delvoye, his pig farm and his tattooed pigs has received so much interest - as well as controversy- that I'm sure to stir up the pot by showing you where you can see more of his actual tattooed pigs (in this case, stuffed as opposed to live) as well as his framed tattooed pigskins.





Above: stuffed tattooed pigs from the exhibit at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin


Animal lovers have made some comments about how cruel it is to ink live pigs, but from what information I have been able to find, it seems that pigs nerve endings are far less sensitive in their skin than our own and tattooing them does not cause pain as it does on human skin.

Critics should also know that artist Wim Delvoye is a vegetarian and owns his own pig farm.

The tattooed pig skin pieces below are at the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris.








Tattooing pigs, live on his art farm, or stuffed and on exhibit are just a small part of this Belgian artists' unusual repetoire. See his site here.

See the skins and stuffed pigs at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin by clicking here.


See the original post with many pics of tattooed swine as well as an interview with the artist here.


Now you can get your own Wim Delvoye Action Figure! Check this out!