Beautiful Pigs

By Andy Case By (photographer) Andrew Perris


Beautiful Pigs
Online price: £12.99
Paperback, 112 pages
Published: 16th July 2009

Category: General, Gift Books


This little piggy went to market, and this little piggy went to the catwalk ...

And what wonderful models our porcine friends turned out to be! The result is this stunning collection of portraits of pigs strutting their stuff as only creatures weighing up to 500lb apiece can. Featuring commissioned studio photography of championship breeds styled to perfection prior to competition, the animals here just love to hog the limelight. The top breeds from around the world are represented - from the graceful Large Black to the aristocratic Tamworth and the much-travelled Kune-Kune - with graphic charts containing all the essential breed information. There's also a potted history of pigs, plus reportage photography oif the behind-the-scenes primping and preening at the agricultural shows, to capture the care that is lavished on the prizewinning pigs and the nail-biting judging process.

This is a book to gladden the hearts of pig-lovers, be they city dwellers with a trotter in the country or country dwellers with a dozen trotters in the farm yard. Packed with visual and textual breed information, it is a unique gift book to make every reader feel, well, happy as a pig in muck...

The rehabilitation of the pig after Swine Flu starts here. Guaranteed to bring a fond smile to pig-lovers everywhere. - Saga

Stubborn and traditionally unkemp, the pig is an unlikely candidate for a photoshoot. But they can scrub up rather nicely. - Daily Telegraph

Smelly they may be, but there's something quite loveable about pigs. Beautiful Pigs by Andy Case portrays them in all their glory. - Northern Echo

A stunning collection of porcine portraits. - Daily Express

Primped, polished and looking positively gorgeous. - Cotswold Life

Some may think the title sounds like a bit of an oxymoron, but this gorgeous book is packed with Andrew Perris's glamourous piggy portraits. You certainly don't have to be a pig enthusiast to be charmed by the quirky beauties in this book. - Country-side

Andrew Perris undertook this unusual commission to illustrate a book on the different breeds of pig and simply outdid himself. In these stunning stark portraits, Perris manages to capture porcine facial expressions and convey a different mood in each shot. If Irving Penn and Tim Flach had collaborated on a project they might have come close to this. - Amateur Photographer



Publication Details:

Binding: Paperback, 112 pages
ISBN: 9780711230590
Format: 210mm x 250mm
60 colour photos and 90 line drawings

BIC Code: AJ, TV
BISAC Code:  PHO013000
Imprint: Frances Lincoln


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