Friday, August 24, 2007

Artistic Representations of Cat Butt

Cat butt. The great Dutch masters never painted it. Picasso never created murals depicting cat butt. Michaelangelo didn't put a cat's rump on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

The art world ignored the feline posterior for centuries. That's no longer the case, however. Now, finally, artwork featuring the backsides of kitties is readily available.

It's cat art with a "rearview perspective" and you can get yours via a nifty Cafe Press shop operated by Mad Frank (who insures us that he isn't really mad).

The artwork is varied but carries a consistent theme of cat butt. My personal favorite features two people in bed watching television. Their bare legs poke out from under the bedding. Their cat is at the foot of the bed, standing, watching TV. We get the people's perspective. Pure cat butt.

There's also a send up of the Munch classic, "The Scream" featuring a cry of anguish in the immediate vicinity of cat heinie.

There are some things you must see yourself. The cat butt art from Mad Frank falls into that category. A nice range of products. Multiple pieces. Definitely worthy of investigation.

I'm not ready to call it an artistic revolution or a movement (insert feline BM joke here), but it is incredibly interesting and a lot of fun!