German artist Werner Härtl, 45, specializes in creating elaborate paintings out of cow dung — which he proudly showcases for fans like a veritable Da Vinci of doo doo.

Sales of personal care products, from soap and eye gel to shampoo and toothpaste made from cow dung and urine are growing. And that’s not all. In bovine-mad India, art made from dung is popular too.

In Rwanda, the revival of traditional cow dung art called imigongo is helping genocide widows rebuild lives. 2:16. Making Incredible Artwork Out of Cow Dung. Dung Art Helps Genocide Victims Recover.

The biggest ever the artisan has made is a six-feet tall Buddha statue using 30 kg of cow dung. “Every piece of art is unique since I do not have a mould to mass produce, hence I handcraft every ...

Reinventing art with cow dung, plastic and waste material. AFP | By HT Correspondent, Soweto (south Africa) Oct 12, 2015 02:35 PM IST . Share Via. Copy Link.

Discover the incredible process behind the creation of cow dung collectors! From the factory floor, witness skilled craftsmanship combined with advanced machines that produce these essential tools ...

Recently, the herdsmen in a village of Naqu city, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, hosted a unique contest featuring a "cow dung" art exhibition. With an average altitude of over 4,500 ...

Chris Ofili won the Turner Prize in 1998 for a portrait made (partly) with cow dung. But art collectors on a smaller budget than the Tate - which bought Ofili’s No Woman No Cry - can soon pick ...

So she's hosting an art exhibit centering just that: cow manure. Reynolds said cows and bison are nothing alike. She said bison were there naturally until hunted to near-extinction.

He turned to cow dung art to vent his frustration after a particularly bitter harvest last year, when he’d been forced to sell 300kg of a bean-like vegetable called drumstick (also known as ...