20” x 20” x 2.25
Oil on Canvas
SOLD (to a collector in Arvada, Colorado)
Cow Pi is part of the artist’s widely recognized Pun Series and belongs to the Pi Series, a sub-series built around the double entendre of the mathematical symbol π and its culinary homophone. While the series often references dessert, this work takes a deliberate detour by invoking the colloquial term “cow pie,” commonly used for cow dung.
In this piece, the pi symbol appears subtly within the cow’s nose, embedding abstraction into the anatomy of the subject. By merging mathematical language with rural vernacular, Cow Pi plays with shifts in meaning, taste, and context. Humor draws the viewer in, but the work ultimately examines how symbols migrate across disciplines and social registers, challenging assumptions about refinement, value, and interpretation.