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Russian Artist Inserts Her Fat Cat Into Iconic Paintings
Russian Artist Inserts Her Fat Cat Into Iconic Paintings
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Russian Artist Inserts Her Fat Cat Into Iconic Paintings

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Meet Zarathustra – a fat cat who’s very fond of art. His creative owner, Svetlana Petrova, decided to entertain her big ginger feline’s interests by adding him to some iconic portraits and timeless masterpieces.

Svetlana inherited Zarathustra from her late mother. The cat was much-loved and well-fed, so it was clear to Svetlana what to call her new project – Fat Cat Art. The images of recreated paintings went viral on imgur two years ago, hitting 4 mil. views.

If you’re in the UK right now, be sure to visit Zarathustra in the “Russian Extremes – From Icons to I-Cats” exhibition at the Barn at Stonehill in Oxfordshire, which will run until June 5, 2014.

More info: fatcatart.ru (via BBC)

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    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very clever! Loved the Salvador Dali...

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    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what happens when a creative mind is also funny. Pure Genius!!

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    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what happens when creative minds are also funny!!

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    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very clever! Loved the Salvador Dali...

    SurajAR
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    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what happens when a creative mind is also funny. Pure Genius!!

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    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what happens when creative minds are also funny!!

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