Cowparade

CowParade is the largest and most successful public art event in the world. CowParade events have been staged in over 80 cities worldwide including Chicago, New York City, London, Tokyo, Prague and Paris. Why Cows? This is a popular asked question. Simply, the cow is a universally beloved animal. The cow represents different things to different people around the world-she’s sacred, she’s historical, she connects us to our past-but the common feeling is one of affection. There is something magical about the cow that transcends throughout the world. She simply makes everyone smile. As an art canvas, there is no other animal or object that provides the form, flexibility, and contiguous breadth of a cow. The three shapes (standing, grazing, reclining) provide artists with subtle, yet interesting angles and curves to create unique works of art. The basic cow form is also benign so that it can be altered, transformed, and morphed into completely other animals, people or objects. Incredibly, over 2500 hundred Cows have been created worldwide, but no two are alike. CowParade is one of the few events that involves the entire community; corporations, local artists, charity and the public all share in the creation and success of the event. Below is a summary explanation of the different facets of the event. CowParade has featured both renowned, emerging and amateur artists. Over talented and emerging artists from every corner of the world have participated in CowParade, the world’s largest art movement. Artists such as Romero Britto, Ai Weiwei, Patrick Hughes, James Rizzi, Oliviero Toscani, David Lynch and Red Grooms have created bovine masterpieces. Designers such as Michael Graves, Kate Spade, Vivienne Westwood, John Rocha, Elio Fiorucci and Christian Lacroix have fashioned one-of-a-kind heifers. Architects such as Robert A.M. Stern, Lord Richard Rogers, Lord Norman Foster and Professor William Allsop have designed sophisticated cow-structures.