Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Ceiling Cat Has


This series of mixed media poster sized products is based off the internet meme of 'lolcats'. Ceiling cat has taken on a symbol of a God-like being. The cat is usually depicted peering through a small cut in the ceiling. Usually there is some phrase the lolcat is saying. In these it is "Ceiling Cat Has" meaning that the cat has the people shown in the print with him in heaven. I have drawn ceiling cat at the top of each of the pages which are different photos printed from my computer. These photos are of important artists; from left to right - warhol, haring, krasner, pollock, dali, man ray, picasso, braque, warhol again, and basquiat. I chose pictures that had two artists. I did this to complete a triad ceiling cat along with the artists. This was done to represent the triads seen in religion. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. So this elevates these artists to god-like status. The blue and black at the tops represents the night time sky; this is often associated with the underworld and the heavens.


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Warhol and Haring are shown in this composition. The letter BVS are shown at the top of the work. This is for Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The roman numeral III is shown as well. These are to reinforce the religious triad.

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Lee Krasner and her husband Jackson Pollock are shown in this work.

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Salvador Dali and Man Ray are depicted here along with Ceiling Cat.

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Here is Pablo Picasso and his friend Georges Braque. Drawn in the night sky above them is a sketch from Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon', taken from one of the women's noses. It reminded me of a stairway which is why i chose it. The 3 columns are from Freemason symbolism. They stand for the 'rule of three': beauty, wisdom, and strength.

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Here again is Warhol shown this time with Jean-Michel Basquiat. Drawn in the night sky is a trefoil, a geometric shape that expresses the Christian Trinity. Also shown is Gimel,the Hebrew numeral for three. Turned on its side is Basquiat's crown; with it's three points I felt it was fitting for the triple symbolism shown throughout the work.