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WERNER HÄRTL CREATES BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS… OUT OF COW POOP
Ripleys ^ | 11-10-2022 | Ripleys Believe It or Not

Posted on 11/12/2022 10:57:12 AM PST by Saije

German artist Werner Härtl creates intricate paintings celebrating Bavaria’s rural heritage while using a surprising medium: cow dung!

Despite the strange “paint,” Werner’s monochromatic artworks resemble sepia photographs, rich in detail. He first happened upon the idea of using cow dung as a medium while working as a farmhand.

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TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: animals; art; cows; wernerhartl
Using all parts of the animal, I guess that's good.
1 posted on 11/12/2022 10:57:12 AM PST by Saije
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To: Saije

Cow platter art ...

the Indians did this ...


2 posted on 11/12/2022 10:59:43 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Saije
Werner collecting his “paint” straight from the source. Courtesy Werner Härtle and Peter von Felbert www.felbert.de


3 posted on 11/12/2022 11:00:39 AM PST by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12) 4)
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To: Saije

When we were in Afghanistan...that’s what the people were using for fuel...cow pucks.


4 posted on 11/12/2022 11:01:20 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Tennessee Nana

It’s economical. The price of pigment has gone sky high.


5 posted on 11/12/2022 11:02:26 AM PST by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12) 4)
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To: Saije

He’s turning s**t into gold, is that what you are saying? 😋


6 posted on 11/12/2022 11:06:13 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Saije

Germans and their poop.


7 posted on 11/12/2022 11:09:30 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Sacajaweau

The great plains were settled by pioneers who burned buffalo chips, as the Indians did. I’ve tried to do it - makes a low smouldering fire, makes you appreciate a wood fire.


8 posted on 11/12/2022 11:09:43 AM PST by bigbob (z)
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To: bigbob

Will Angus Chips work? I’m kinda fussy about the meat I eat.


9 posted on 11/12/2022 11:17:59 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: stars & stripes forever
Modern abstract art


10 posted on 11/12/2022 11:24:30 AM PST by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: Saije

How very...EU...of him.


11 posted on 11/12/2022 11:24:51 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Saije
Of all the aninmal poop, cow pies are the most benign. When I was growing up we tossed the dried ones like frisbees. Nothing terrible about them.

12 posted on 11/12/2022 11:28:43 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Don’t tell Brandon.


13 posted on 11/12/2022 11:36:48 AM PST by bimboeruption (Trump = The best President since Washington. )
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To: Saije
Do you need Kobe cow patties to make fine art?

If I give the cows laxatives and lay out some sheets can I sell the results as Jackson Pollock paintings?

14 posted on 11/12/2022 12:14:36 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Soon the January 6 protesters will be held (without trial or bail) longer than Jefferson Davis was.)
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To: Saije
One of his paintings:


15 posted on 11/12/2022 12:25:36 PM PST by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Hiddigeigei

Wow, he is really talented.


16 posted on 11/12/2022 12:29:07 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (The “I” in Democrat stands for “Integrity.”)
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