By Andy Jones Published 13 July Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Kojo Marfo is a butcher-turned-artist determined to tell the world about the importance of cows. “The cow builds civilisations,” says Marfo. “In Ghana we use them to plough the land and if you have two to three animals, you can get a beautiful woman to marry you. In parts of India they are treated as Gods.” His appreciation began in childhood in rural Ghana, where he was raised by his mother and grandma, and it grew after moving to New York for work where he fell into a short-term career as a butcher. “I was actually hopeless. I knew so little about meat, I’d cheat,” says the 41-year-old. “On the wall there were anatomical drawings of the animals detailing each cut and I’d have to use those as a guide. Even then, my boss would catch me and all I would be doing is chatting to customers.” He may have once sold their flesh, but his bovine-inspired canvases now fetch three times their asking price. Marfo’s work now graces a range of designer scarves by Aspinal of London. Other topics close to the artist’s heart are… Read full this story
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