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The Cat and the Caricaturist —————— or the Cat as Observer

2008.06.19
It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see. ~Eleanor Farjeon

“Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it 'creative observation.' Creative viewing.”

—William S. Burroughs

I have become intrigued with the combining of seemingly unrelated ideas or images, or the drawing upon the many, sometimes dissimilar, meanings a word might have.
—John Barton


Perhaps this idea is percolating in me because I've become intrigued with the lyric essay— which often uses disparate events, stories, snippets and pieces them together to form whole cloth.
16 Comments
sendao very nice ! first is very unique...
sendao · 2008-06-19: 17:01
ronin53 :):):)
ronin53 · 2008-06-19: 17:19
urmysunshine quite interesting if I do say so myself!!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-06-19: 18:50
oldbabe I was creatively observing! Ok, so now you have me googling "lyric essay" to learn more. This was the first time I had heard the term.
oldbabe · 2008-06-19: 21:00
Queen911 Creative!!
Queen911 · 2008-06-19: 21:03
joycephotography Love #2.
joycephotography · 2008-06-19: 22:38
vollenda Wonderful set and great idea! I love the quote for #1. Spike has freaked me out so many times by staring into another room as if something were there. :)
vollenda · 2008-06-19: 22:45
Jannie Lynda this is a wonderful post! The title hooked me. I love the cat in #1, And the quote is so very right on! My kitty Loki will stare intently at the ceiling in a dark room sometimes. I call it looking at Spirits. Like Vollenda, it freaks me out a little, but then is comforting all at once. I wish for that moment that I could see the world through his eyes.
Jannie · 2008-06-20: 00:49
jet28 Interesting idea :-)
jet28 · 2008-06-20: 02:19
somogyvari Great set,original idea !
somogyvari · 2008-06-20: 03:22
prashantkarkera 1st one is frightening
prashantkarkera · 2008-06-20: 08:57
mojaroo great set.1st shot is interesting
mojaroo · 2008-06-20: 20:01
ScubaLiz Very clever of you, great idea!
ScubaLiz · 2008-06-20: 22:00
Gwadannie Great set !!!
Gwadannie · 2008-06-21: 01:12
Robertthebob What an inspirational set! Thanks!
Robertthebob · 2008-06-21: 10:32
camilleauteuil ... the quantum physicists are saying the same thing : the glance of the observer influences the observed thing ....
and I think that cats and artists see often what the others do not see ....
your photos are beautiful !!
camilleauteuil · 2008-07-04: 00:59
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