But is it Art? (No. It’s Hunter S. Thomcat.)

December 12, 2012

in Random crap

Art is, by definition, hard to define even when labeled as such.

Case in point: My cat after rolling around in Hailey’s sticker collection.

But is it art?

{ 225 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Lil December 12, 2012 at 6:25 pm: Looks like ART to me.
2 MacCrocodile December 12, 2012 at 6:25 pm: I actually do kind of want to frame this and hang it on a wall.

But no, it’s not art.
3 NeuroMan42 December 12, 2012 at 6:26 pm: It is art… freakish and pissed off art.
4 Lulu December 12, 2012 at 6:26 pm: Wait, are you having chest pains? Nausea? Dizziness? Because I think you’re having an arty cat.
5 JRose December 12, 2012 at 6:26 pm: This is my definition of Art:

If you can see it, feel it, and you took the time to bring it in to being, I call it art.

Unless it was a natural body function.
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6 Lisa December 12, 2012 at 6:27 pm: The look on your cat’s face says, “Yes, this is art. Very transgressive art.”
7 Andre December 12, 2012 at 6:27 pm: You can tell it’s art because it has a label on it that says “Art”. It would be illegal to label something with the wrong word.
8 Kari December 12, 2012 at 6:28 pm: I have seen modern art which was much less artistic than your cat.
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9 Lori December 12, 2012 at 6:28 pm: Errrrrr…..so..

okay…why does he look stoned, and or frightened?
10 Steve D December 12, 2012 at 6:28 pm: “The stickers represent the labels society imposes on the individual. The cat… the cat’s just a cat.”
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11 Rea December 12, 2012 at 6:29 pm: I say art. He placed those on himself without help.
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12 Call Me Jo December 12, 2012 at 6:30 pm: The subject matter is definitely evincing emotion(s). These are just some of the things this piece says to me: WHY?; I will kill you in your sleep; and Revenge WILL be mine.
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13 Amanda December 12, 2012 at 6:30 pm: If I were you, I’d print and frame this and hang it up! In fact, I kind of want to. It’s the best art I’ve seen in awhile.
14 Kate December 12, 2012 at 6:31 pm: Your cat is a freak. A freak who knows his art though. He posed himself to look like a Picasso. That is talent.
15 Dolores December 12, 2012 at 6:31 pm: Hmm…”is it art?”. I’m going with yes. Yes, it is.
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16 auroragyps December 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm: “Ack! I have Art on my face! Get it off!”
17 neal December 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm: Let him loose in a museum and see what people say.
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18 Leanne Moffat December 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm: He looks so unimpressed. But tell him art is subjective and it’s all valid. Wear oven mitts when you help him tidy himself up.
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19 John December 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm: The colours and perspective are very interesting. See how I spelled ‘colours’? Fucking legit.
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20 Carrie - Cannibalistic Nerd December 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm: That’s the artiest art that ever arted.
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21 Kara December 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm: That is art with an attitude.
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22 nicole @ I am a Honey Bee December 12, 2012 at 6:32 pm: yes 100% yes.

I want a magnet of it to put that art on my fridge
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23 Julie the Wife December 12, 2012 at 6:33 pm: That cat is pretetentious, and needs to quit succumbing to labels.
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24 khereva December 12, 2012 at 6:34 pm: As Bill Maher might say, “New Rule: if you have to tell someone it’s art, IT ISN’T.”
25 Morgan Eckstein December 12, 2012 at 6:35 pm: So you are saying that the cat did this to himself…and not you to him?
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26 Anne Stinnett (Wickedelfchild) December 12, 2012 at 6:36 pm: Performance art? Hunter S. Thomcat’s take on the consequences of labeling oneself?
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27 Kayleigh December 12, 2012 at 6:36 pm: Cat + Art = Cart
Cart (insert ‘does not equal’ sign) Art

Can’t argue math. (That being said, I do believe art is in the eye of the beholder because it’s the only way I can justify trying to sell my impromptu drawings as art for $.50 so I can buy a soda at work).
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28 Ryan C. Robert December 12, 2012 at 6:36 pm: This needs to be in a gallery somewhere.
29 Kera - Dreadnaught Darling December 12, 2012 at 6:37 pm: Bwahaha. Your posts make me miss having a cat around, kinda. Also, you should submit this photo to http://stuffonmycat.com/

That is definitely art, even if it is a little abstract.
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30 Anonymous December 12, 2012 at 6:38 pm: maybe he wants to be named Art.
31 Rachel December 12, 2012 at 6:38 pm: You could sell that masterpiece for a couple million dollars… and then share with all of your readers.
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32 Sylvia December 12, 2012 at 6:38 pm: YES!!!
33 Erin December 12, 2012 at 6:38 pm: Of course it’s art! It’s a masterpiece
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34 Bailey December 12, 2012 at 6:39 pm: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The same goes for art.

Yes. Yes it is art.
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35 Kate December 12, 2012 at 6:40 pm: “I don’t know what art is but I know it when I see it.”

I think that was Voltaire. Or Jesse Helms.

But hey, Hunter looks to be quite cutting edge. You should book him in some galleries.
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36 Ashleigh December 12, 2012 at 6:44 pm: His face is genius.
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37 whirling nerdish December 12, 2012 at 6:44 pm: Clearly it is performance art–a critique on the modern norton that anything can count as “art”. So meta, so bold. A masterpiece, really.
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38 Heidi Bryan December 12, 2012 at 6:46 pm: Art is in the eye of the beholder…I would love to have this picture in my home
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39 Amanda December 12, 2012 at 6:47 pm: It’s only art because of the face. That is what makes it art.
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40 Az December 12, 2012 at 6:48 pm: HayleyGHoover once made a nine minute video of herself eating a burrito. She called that art, thus, so is this.
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41 Sj December 12, 2012 at 6:48 pm: That’s a lotta Art! He certainly has grown into his name!
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42 Jacquie December 12, 2012 at 6:48 pm: He looks weirdly deconstructed, which I’m pretty sure counts as art. If only he’d rolled onto the letter F.
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43 Robin Dance December 12, 2012 at 6:49 pm: Anonymous just made me laugh out loud.

C L E A R L Y, those are name tags, which is brilliant because cats never seem to know their names when you call them and Art has found a way never to forget. Or you could go with Tra, since upside down, it’s street like that…..
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44 Birdman December 12, 2012 at 6:49 pm: Ooooh, he’s getting to be a big boy. Yes he is. Oh yes he is. Wook at hims chubby wittle cheeks.
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45 Laurie F. December 12, 2012 at 6:49 pm: It’s ART to you, and that’s what counts.
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46 Shanna H December 12, 2012 at 6:50 pm: Such angry art lol.
47 Sara December 12, 2012 at 6:50 pm: Clearly it’s a critique of the futility of humanity’s desire to both exist within and stand apart from the concept of “labels.” I would label it art.
48 jessie marie December 12, 2012 at 6:51 pm: If it looks like art… walks like art… meows like art… it’s art.
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49 Carole December 12, 2012 at 6:52 pm: Performance art gone awry from the look on HST’s face.

I second the request for a magnet.
50 Liesl December 12, 2012 at 6:53 pm: It has that certain je ne sais croi.
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51 KaraB December 12, 2012 at 6:53 pm: Performance art at it’s finest!
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52 Robyn December 12, 2012 at 6:54 pm: Totally. It’s like an Art at-cat
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53 Cheryl December 12, 2012 at 6:55 pm: I was filing some paperwork in my office and noticed some areas where the paper was bitten off. My cat (who looks like yours) licks the glue of envelopes, and lays on every single thing in the house and in fact is blocking my moniter with his body while I type this. He’s SO helpful!
54 Sally December 12, 2012 at 6:57 pm: It looks like he is paying homage to Marcel Duchamp and the dadaists : D. Art is in the selection or something to that effect.
55 Imperfect Jessica December 12, 2012 at 6:58 pm: As they say, art is in the eye of the beholder and by the looks of it? Art is in HST’s eye
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56 Kelly and Geoff December 12, 2012 at 6:59 pm: The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
- Leonardo da Vinci

So, yes, art. Even without the label.
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57 Catie December 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm: His face is the best part of the whole picture
58 Lisa Branam December 12, 2012 at 7:01 pm: I had an art history teacher in college who would always say “art is whatever you think it is.” Hunter S Tomcat must think he is art.
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59 Natalie the Singingfool December 12, 2012 at 7:03 pm: Eye of the beholder, Jenny.
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60 Lovelyn December 12, 2012 at 7:04 pm: Yes that is definitely art.
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61 Sarah December 12, 2012 at 7:12 pm: he’s giving you the stink eye
62 Laneycakes December 12, 2012 at 7:12 pm: Lulu Comment 4 wins
63 Nikki December 12, 2012 at 7:17 pm: Looks like art to me! Heaven knows most pinterest users find cats in odd positions to be art!
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64 Kaki December 12, 2012 at 7:17 pm: FACE!!! yes, I third the refrigerator magnet. please.
65 Pam December 12, 2012 at 7:19 pm: There’s art written all over him!
66 Tammy December 12, 2012 at 7:19 pm: The look on his face that says “I really don’t understand what the fuck is happening to me right now” – that’s definitely ART.
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67 Maggie December 12, 2012 at 7:21 pm: The cat is not art, but your photograph, which has artfully captured the essence of cat, is worthy of acclaim.
68 DragonTears December 12, 2012 at 7:22 pm: Stop pretending, Art is hard.

I will always adore you for introducing me to Amanda Palmer, and Copernicus the homicidal monkey, Beyonce the big metal chicken…. mmm I think I’ve made some sort of point. LOL
69 Pat C in Washington December 12, 2012 at 7:22 pm: You do know there’s a website called Stuffonmycat.com where people torment their cats by um…putting stuff on them. I would never do that to my cat. He’d probably do something hideous to me in revenge as I was sleeping. Like poop in my ear.
70 Ubergeek December 12, 2012 at 7:24 pm: It’s performance art. Look at that face.
71 Janine Huldie December 12, 2012 at 7:26 pm: Love your cat. She is a piece of iconic art in her own right!!
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72 Nickie December 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm: The best part is his face. He looks irritated like ” really? you grabbed the camera instead of helping..not cool.”
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73 Laurie December 12, 2012 at 7:37 pm: It’s a performance piece. Clearly you don’t understand art.
74 Sara December 12, 2012 at 7:39 pm: Hilarious art. I’ll give you a batch of chocolate chip cookies if you try to frame him.
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75 Kathy December 12, 2012 at 7:43 pm: My wife, an art major, once tried to explain to me what makes it art, but as far as I know, I just like it.

Moar cat art for the win.
76 Burns the Fire December 12, 2012 at 7:50 pm: It begs the question.
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77 Tanya December 12, 2012 at 7:51 pm: Very modern. I like it.
78 Robyn Webb December 12, 2012 at 7:52 pm: So cute! He’s looking a little chunky. :]
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79 Tanya December 12, 2012 at 7:55 pm: I think he is going to get a few calls from agents and sponsors to get him an endorsement deal. I see it now: Hunter S. Thomcat says go to museums!
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80 Audrey December 12, 2012 at 7:58 pm: You have the COOLEST, AWESOMEST cat in this whole universe!!! As cool as the cat in The Cat From Outer Space!!!!
81 Lisa S. December 12, 2012 at 7:59 pm: This is my favorite thing on the Internet today.
82 pellington December 12, 2012 at 7:59 pm: Bad angle. Hunter looks like he ate Hunter.
83 radioactivegan December 12, 2012 at 8:03 pm: Sometimes I feel like art is smacking me in the face, too.
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84 Kp December 12, 2012 at 8:04 pm: my first paper in college was an essay on “what is art?” and I believe every single one of us freshmen started the paper by using webster’s definition and “expanding” it. As I recall that was my first college F.
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85 Stephanie December 12, 2012 at 8:23 pm: The cat is not art but the photo of the cat is art.
86 Cap December 12, 2012 at 8:38 pm: Most awesome cat facial expression ever. I need this art for my wall.
87 KC December 12, 2012 at 8:38 pm: HIS FACE!!!! His face is definitely the funniest part. He looks so disgruntled.
88 Maia December 12, 2012 at 8:40 pm: Art is art if you say it is.
89 jesspants December 12, 2012 at 8:46 pm: Art is open to interpretation – I vote YES.
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90 Girl to Mom- Heidi December 12, 2012 at 8:49 pm: This is better than 3 basketballs floating in a fish tank selling for $500,000. I bid a million.
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91 Elizabeth M. December 12, 2012 at 8:57 pm: Jesus H. Christ was that cat in the pills again?
92 Nita December 12, 2012 at 9:02 pm: Think of it as performance art.
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93 Emmy December 12, 2012 at 9:10 pm: Dat face!
94 Jen December 12, 2012 at 9:16 pm: Ceci n’est pas un chat.
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95 Mom Off Meth December 12, 2012 at 9:19 pm: That is fucking amazing art.
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96 Jables December 12, 2012 at 9:22 pm: Le chat brun, en colère…
97 Holly Folly December 12, 2012 at 9:23 pm: Thank god for those labels on that cat! Otherwise I wouldn’t have known this was art.
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98 Angel December 12, 2012 at 9:45 pm: Please please have this a print. My kitties would love to have this hanging in their area. It would look great over their new cat play tower. Even cats need decor.
99 Ginger December 12, 2012 at 9:49 pm: Well of course it’s art!?!?!

Just because he’s been in your meds again doesn’t make it any less so.
100 Michele-San Diego December 12, 2012 at 9:50 pm: “Help Mom save me!” He is too cute….art indeed
101 Emelie December 12, 2012 at 9:58 pm: It’s official. He is the essence of art.
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102 Stephanie December 12, 2012 at 10:00 pm: It’s art if someone calls it art, and many people already have. Also, awesome photograph. Crazy time is always the best.
103 Kym December 12, 2012 at 10:10 pm: A Picasso or a Garfunkle? No matter, Art any which way you name it.
104 Kathleen December 12, 2012 at 10:11 pm: Made me giggle.
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105 Christina @ The Beautiful Balance December 12, 2012 at 10:16 pm: Does that come in a 52×60??
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106 fernjen December 12, 2012 at 10:20 pm: He is only telling you it is art because he got caught. Just seconds before he was desperately trying to get it off his face, then you walked in and he was all, “Hey. What? No this is totally intentional. It is ART. You don’t understand it so you judge me.”
107 Amanda December 12, 2012 at 10:41 pm: Anybody else having that problem where a word doesn’t even sound like a real word anymore? That’s where I’m at. Art. Art. Art.

I feel like a seal.
108 Curiouser & Curiouser December 12, 2012 at 10:48 pm: Kayleigh (#27)

Fur + Art = Fart

Now we know this IS art because it’s artsy fartsy! (Yay math!)
109 Emma December 12, 2012 at 10:55 pm: It’s clearly a piece of meta-textual performance art commenting on the arbitrary labeling (and valuation) of modern “pop” art. You can tell because Hunter S. Thomcat has the “WTF is this nonsense?” expression so commonly seen on people experiencing both pop art and the accompanying price tag for the first time.
110 Lisa-Marie December 12, 2012 at 11:00 pm: LOVE!
111 Lady Macbeth December 12, 2012 at 11:22 pm: Ceci n’est pas un chat. -Magritte
112 Cheryl D. December 13, 2012 at 12:29 am: Oh…it’s most definitely art.
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113 Anonymous December 13, 2012 at 12:50 am: I only want to know when this will be available in your webshop
114 neers December 13, 2012 at 12:50 am: http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3946289812089685956&postID=7067843851970062374&isPopup=true

it definitely is art!! in another news,you are worth embarrassing grades as well!!
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115 Jacq December 13, 2012 at 12:52 am: I only want to know when this will be available on your webshop.
116 The Suzzzz December 13, 2012 at 12:52 am: Looks like Art cubed that would seem it would be cubism so my vote is yes, technically art.
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117 Alli December 13, 2012 at 1:02 am: Please make this a print and sell it in your store thingy. I would buy the crap outta that art.
118 Miss Gee December 13, 2012 at 1:28 am: I think its Art because Hunter S Thomcat resents that you’d have to label him as Art for him to be considered Art and that’s kind of like a rebellion…an artful rebellion…:D
119 Kaitlyn December 13, 2012 at 2:11 am: Art is in the eye of the beholder.
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120 Claire J December 13, 2012 at 2:22 am: Art should be beautifully incomprehensible. “I only understand what the most banal of artists is trying to tell me,” yada yada.

As this photograph makes no sense to me whatsoever…you’ve got yourself some high quality art here, girl!
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121 CM December 13, 2012 at 3:07 am: I didn’t realize you were so artistic! Have you ever considered doing one of those gallery-things? Victor would have to get you a few more cats, but it could be cool.

Also, you would need to post warnings outside your gallery:
“WARNING: If you are allergic to real art in various forms, do not enter!*
“*may contain cats”
122 Victoria December 13, 2012 at 4:53 am: I’d recently been brainstorming a whole line of Lego sets yet to be released, ( as a mother of three boys, life often revolves around Legos)- my favorite idea is a Bloggess set complete with taxidermy and removeable curlers- now it also comes with Art Cat!
123 Dark Matter Fanzine December 13, 2012 at 5:00 am: If you took it with a large format camera, or at least a medium format camera, and developed a type C print yourself I’m sure you could exhibit it as high art
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124 Rob [FFS beam me up Scottie, everyone else on this planet is fucking mad] December 13, 2012 at 5:24 am: Certainly Artful.
125 Heretic Husband December 13, 2012 at 6:06 am: I have a rule (which I stole from the Red Green show): If I can do it, it’s not art.
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126 Invader_Stu December 13, 2012 at 6:25 am: It’s cat art!
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127 Stephanie West December 13, 2012 at 6:51 am: Thank you, thank you for letting this be the first thing I saw when I woke up cranky today. Like the other commenters, I want to print and frame this and put it somewhere so that I see it every day. This art is priceless.
Xoxo. Stephanie
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128 laanba December 13, 2012 at 6:53 am: When did he get so big? At least he is still causing trouble…. er… making art. Same thing.
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129 JoesMama December 13, 2012 at 7:17 am: I had to download this. It absolutely needs to be framed and hanging on my wall!
130 Emi December 13, 2012 at 7:18 am: HST! Of course it’s art. It’s a beautiful, thank you for the morning giggle work of art. I would display it. Thank you for all that you write and all of the moments you share. You are priceless.
131 Amy (KidFreeLiving) December 13, 2012 at 7:37 am: Art is in the eye of the beholder. And my accountant. And the guy who used to live next to my parents. And a nickname for one half of Simon and Garfunkel.
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132 HR Minion December 13, 2012 at 8:03 am: I think your picture of it is art.
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133 Laney December 13, 2012 at 8:07 am: Right. I’m sure he was rolling around in it. It did not happen to land on his face by a completely fortuitous application to the face by an innocent human who just *happened* to be passing by. It was completely accidental.

Not judging you. I also happen to love torturing my cat. Especially when she forgets she loves cuddling and I remind her by trapping her under the covers with me.
134 Stephanie December 13, 2012 at 8:12 am: Oh, it’s definitely art. In fact, I’m fairly certain you could sell that. For a lot of money. Fairly quickly.
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135 Czaja! December 13, 2012 at 8:18 am: Why is his head so little and his body so big?
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136 Debra D. December 13, 2012 at 8:26 am: I say it’s art is someone says it’s art, so it must be art since I just said it was art.
137 The Hook December 13, 2012 at 8:35 am: Looks to me like a case of catnip overdose…
138 abby December 13, 2012 at 8:37 am: Obviously this is a sign that your cat is the Mona Lisa of cat’s. He was meant to be studied and cherished by leagues of scholarly cat ladies.
139 Cheryl in Wisconsin December 13, 2012 at 8:41 am: He hath labeled himself Art. Suddenly he is more valuable.

“What is art? Art is a window washer.” Anybody who lived in Madison, WI in the 80′s will know that one.
140 Kathy Prado December 13, 2012 at 8:51 am: Poor baby.
Yes…it is art – but uncomfortable art….
so that means it’s cutting edge – right?
141 moooooog35 December 13, 2012 at 9:09 am: I just think he wants to be renamed.
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142 Courtney December 13, 2012 at 9:11 am: Could Hunter be lobbying for a name change?
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143 Deborah December 13, 2012 at 9:26 am: Yes, it is definitely art! Performance art, at least. i love it!
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144 Kristen @ The Balanced Bowl December 13, 2012 at 9:41 am: Ouch…how did the removal process go? Geez, leave it to me to think about that instead of the aesthetic value of the scene.
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145 Kat December 13, 2012 at 9:58 am: You should definitely put that on a t-shirt! LOL
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146 Adichappo December 13, 2012 at 10:12 am: Hunter S. Tomcat is quoting Amanda Palmer: “Stop Pretending Art is Hard!”

that is awesome!
147 Jenn December 13, 2012 at 10:13 am: My art professors have always defined art as anything using one of the senses that elicits and emotional response, whether it be good or bad, that is not a natural function of the body. By this definition, because it makes me feel happy seeing this picture of Hunter S. Thomcat covered in stickers and looking disgruntled, I would call this art.
148 alisha December 13, 2012 at 10:18 am: The look on his face is all “I regret nothing.” I am guessing he changed his opinion when you had to yank those off, though. But I heard in order to create meaningful art, you must suffer for it.
149 Tanya December 13, 2012 at 10:29 am: This could be considered art! It is definitely cute enough. I would hang it on my wall.
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150 swlikeablegirl December 13, 2012 at 10:29 am: Art is his party nametag alias.

You: Weren’t you the cat that threw up the hairball in the Henderson’s punch bowl at last year’s NYE party?
HST: No. That was Art. Art can’t hold his licker. or his liquor. He’s an embarrassment to cats.

Also, you now need to meet people named Henderson.
151 Judy B. December 13, 2012 at 10:33 am: HST is just so adorable! Of course, I may be biased because he looks just like my Jack: orange on orange with big orange eyes. As I often say, “Every home should have an orange cat, and every orange cat should have a home.”
152 Dee Dee December 13, 2012 at 10:33 am: His “art” is much better than the stuff I’ve been creating lately. I wish I would have thought of sticking art stickers all over myself. I’m so bummed!
153 MadMary December 13, 2012 at 10:45 am: All these comments and no one has noticed that Hunter appears to be missing an ear? It’s a performance piece channeling Van Gogh, Picasso, Warhol and of course, Lautrec.
154 Heaton December 13, 2012 at 10:49 am: Why does art always judge me? And get mad when I make it wear stilts?
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155 Euphoria Girl December 13, 2012 at 10:59 am: I once saw an exhibit at a world renowned art gallery that included a dirty fish tank with a basketball floating in it. If that’s art, Hunter S Thomcat is a masterpiece!
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156 krazy kris December 13, 2012 at 11:05 am: if the internet says it’s art,cause the internet can’t say anything that isn’t true. the internet says that….ha ha
157 Edenn December 13, 2012 at 11:08 am: Maybe the cat is suffering an identity crisis and thinks his name is Art!
158 Rebecca Jane December 13, 2012 at 11:38 am: he looks the way I feel when confronted with most conceptual art.
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159 Julie December 13, 2012 at 11:41 am: I’m pretty sure it’s art. I mean, says so right there. “Art.” I like things that tell me what they are.
160 Midianite Manna December 13, 2012 at 11:46 am: Cats are the strangest people.
161 Meg December 13, 2012 at 12:32 pm: Dude, get that Cat to MoMA! You could make a fortune!
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162 Corey Feldman December 13, 2012 at 12:36 pm: I think the photo could easily be called art.
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163 Anna December 13, 2012 at 12:39 pm: Maybe he’s trying to tell you that he wants to change his name to Art and get a black beret to go with his new persona.
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164 Bionic Dee December 13, 2012 at 1:19 pm: Yup that’s art right there
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165 Steve December 13, 2012 at 2:04 pm: Art is in the eye of the beholder…”Behold, it’s Hunter S. Thomc(art)!”
166 Adrasteia December 13, 2012 at 2:10 pm: This looks better than most art I’ve seen. I once saw a toilet on a platform that someone claimed was a dippy representation of simplicity or some horseshit. Bollocks, it was a toilet on a piece of plywood. At least Hunter S. Thomcat put some effort into it.
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167 monica December 13, 2012 at 2:46 pm: it’s modern.
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168 Jason December 13, 2012 at 2:57 pm: I’d always heard the composition of cat was:
matter + antimatter = it doesn’t matter
But as an art major……..I say art. Cats with ANYTHING stuck to them is hilarious to me. Try tape on their feet. Fun-E.

Jason
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169 Brattus Rattus December 13, 2012 at 3:53 pm: Jenny – WTF are you feeding that cat? LOL He’s getting MIGHTY fluffy.
170 Shawn Walter December 13, 2012 at 5:06 pm: It has to be art, *it says so right on it*.
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171 Alexis December 13, 2012 at 8:45 pm: Ha, ha. Definitely art. When our cat gets a sticker stuck to him, there’s no way I could catch a picture of him; he becomes a grey tornado until the sticker falls off or is snatched away.
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172 Valerie December 13, 2012 at 9:39 pm: Art is in the eyes of the beholder… Or some shit like that. I hope you pointed and yelled “ART!” at the top of your lungs. Because it just looks like it needs to be yelled.

Hugs!

Valerie
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173 salmarlow December 13, 2012 at 9:55 pm: Yes it is art.
174 Lady Penelope December 14, 2012 at 12:26 am: I don’t know why HST feels the need to label himself… repeatedly…
175 Grace December 14, 2012 at 12:28 am: I think you know what Amanda Palmer’s answer would be…
176 Grace December 14, 2012 at 12:28 am: I think you know what Amanda Palmer’s answer would be…
177 Nicki December 14, 2012 at 2:04 am: 1) Yes it is art. In fact, I would call it Performance Art.
2) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LAUGH!! I NEEDED IT RIGHT NOW!!!
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178 PB December 14, 2012 at 2:46 am: Hunter S Thomcat is a natural clown — which as you must know not all cats have that talent. I love him. Our kitty passed away last summer and I miss her antics like crazy- so Thanks for the Fix Jenny! And Thank Hunter too please
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179 JIll December 14, 2012 at 6:57 am: It is art if the cat says its art, and clearly that is the implication. He can’t speak, so he has made his motives clear.
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180 Sam Whiteoak December 14, 2012 at 7:54 am: And the award for the worst stalker EVER goes to ME!! How did I miss this post? And in answer to your question, No. It isn’t art. For that, he needs to be chopped in half and floating in a tank of formaldehyde…Or laying on an unmade bed…
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181 Maura @ Eve Was Partially Right December 14, 2012 at 9:07 am: It must be one of those performance art pieces that makes you stop and think because of the surreal nature of it.

But I think it’s the sign of a clever mind. That cat is dynamite, and a True Lawson.
182 Diandra December 14, 2012 at 9:17 am: Wow! He’s growing up so fast. One day, they’re interrupting your Katie interview, the next they steal your pills and go on tweeked out rampages. Then- the proudest moment- when you realize that if your cat can only get his shit together, you could totally leech off of him well into your Nursing Home Days. Get that feline an art tutor. Preferably angsty. Angst is in right now.
183 OMGitsaClaire December 14, 2012 at 9:24 am: The one on his face kills me every time!!
184 Jacqueline December 14, 2012 at 9:48 am: Gosh! Hunter has gotten so big!
185 Melissa December 14, 2012 at 10:26 am: I will pay top dollar for a print of this to hang in my office and/or home.
186 Jaimie Dubuque December 14, 2012 at 10:46 am: The face that cat is making is priceless.
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187 uniqueweirdness December 14, 2012 at 10:52 am: If it looks like art and it smells like art, it must be art. Or is that fart? It’s one of those.
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188 Sue December 14, 2012 at 11:35 am: Meh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4guRiNZLGQ
189 Sue December 14, 2012 at 11:49 am: no no no, I meant to post this one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=oGzjvzy65Nc&feature=endscreen\
190 Another Sarah December 14, 2012 at 11:50 am: What I want to know is, what kind of stickers are kids collecting nowadays? Back in my day, we had glitter unicorns and velvetty dolphins…none of this black-letters-on-a-white-blackground stickers. What is this nonsense?
191 Bodaciousboomer December 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm: When I was 10 we went on a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. There was a canvas painted all white. It had one red stripe put on it with a paint roller. I was told that was fine art.

Your cat is a better artist.
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192 Devon December 14, 2012 at 2:08 pm: HST looks less than amused which totally makes me super amused.
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193 Julia H. @ Live Young & Prosper December 14, 2012 at 4:57 pm: I’d make it my desktop wallpaper…which is obviously the qualifying sign of art.
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194 Kurt H. December 14, 2012 at 5:23 pm: Kinda reminds me of PutABirdOnIt.com.
195 miss molly December 14, 2012 at 8:36 pm: oooh! are you a fellow Amanda Palmer kickstarter backer??!
196 Karyn Gorman December 14, 2012 at 9:18 pm: After rolling around in stickers, I would say more like performance art. Bravo Hunter S. Tomcat. Bravo
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197 Headset Hellion December 14, 2012 at 10:38 pm: I can’t stop giggling at the expression on his face. I have to admit, though, that when I first saw the picture I immediately thought that you had put the stickers on him yourself. It seemed like a perfectly normal idea.
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198 Tom Stronach December 15, 2012 at 8:31 am: if some mad Brit can stick a dead cow in a glass square filled with Formaldehyde and call it art and another mad Brit can reproduce her dirty smelly bedroom with fag ends smelly knickers and rotten food and call it art why can’t Hunter S Thomcat in this photo be called ART – no debate really
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199 Granny K December 15, 2012 at 9:40 am: Cats are what they want to be. So I say: Ask the cat.
200 Randy Martens December 15, 2012 at 10:44 am: Its a Cat AND Art!
201 Keri December 15, 2012 at 11:57 am: Clearly he’s a Dada artist. Art in a very anti art way. Also, he looks pretty pissed. Watch out for his claws.
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202 Beth December 15, 2012 at 12:06 pm: So glad to see HST again! He’s gotten so big.
203 Corinne December 15, 2012 at 1:40 pm: Completely perfect.
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204 buckycatt December 15, 2012 at 8:37 pm: Purrfurrmance art?
205 Telzey Amberdon December 15, 2012 at 9:43 pm: Look up “Salvador Dali” in Wikipedia and scroll down; there are not one, but TWO pictures of the man himself with the exact same look on his face as your cat. So, yes, it IS art. Because Salvador Dali says so.
206 Katie December 15, 2012 at 11:29 pm: Unrelated, mostly.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/102024088/flying-steampunk-rat-ooak-artist-needle
207 BiPagan December 16, 2012 at 12:30 am: I’m curious if this will show in the comments. My favorite part of thebloggess wordle is “chaos tentatively.”
208 Mishka December 16, 2012 at 12:50 am: He can be both….and he doesn’t look happy!
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209 ifstef December 16, 2012 at 5:00 am: it is art just not very good one
210 Jess December 16, 2012 at 6:23 am: LMAO. Expecting to see that in the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art next time I go!
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211 omes December 16, 2012 at 6:36 am: i saw this and prompted burst out laughing. oh man, i really needed that today. LOVE YOU!!

p.s. you should sell this as a print. and then i will buy it and frame it and hang it on the wall.
212 Kate December 16, 2012 at 6:48 am: All this talk of performance art has me wanting to see him repeat it in real life. Would it be considered animal cruelty if you put him in a giant see-through cube filled with ART stickers and stuck it in a museum? Soundproof cube, obviously.
213 Jennifer Wilkerson December 16, 2012 at 10:56 am: His facial expression is my favorite. Also, love the AFP stickers!!
214 Ginny December 16, 2012 at 3:05 pm: If someone can draw a triangle and call it art then this is art. Mostly because I’d much rather have this hanging on my wall than a painting of a triangle.
215 Quirky Chrissy December 16, 2012 at 3:48 pm: If it looks like art and smells like art and says art…it must be art.
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216 Jessie December 16, 2012 at 5:43 pm: Every time I see this, I laugh and since i have it up in my browser right now all the time, I laugh quite a bit. Thanks for this.
217 Rebekah Mae December 16, 2012 at 9:34 pm: How much for this masterpiece? I must have it on my wall at once.
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218 LifeLoveLuxe December 16, 2012 at 9:51 pm: That Blue Steel look + Mona Lisa pose is quite impressive. “Art” is an understatement.
219 Tonja December 16, 2012 at 10:50 pm: Hey Blogess – you goddess. I’m really hoping you’ll just post something soon. I’m counting on you to remind us that life does, indeed, go on and that we aren’t really a hopeless case of hate and sadness. You seem to have a balance between shitty reality and love and light – and we could all use a little of your juju right now.

Anyhoo. We love you and need you.
220 Cecily December 16, 2012 at 10:58 pm: I’m gonna go with Not Art, but that’s because of my cat Westley the Dread Pirate Roberts that cat in black. Picture sent via twitter.
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221 Lisa Klow December 17, 2012 at 9:59 am: I luvs Hunter S. Thomcat.
222 Melissa December 17, 2012 at 12:44 pm: That’s cat’s face is a work of somethin’…
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223 Joe_90 December 18, 2012 at 9:54 am: Catz cant spellz. I thoughtz it sayz RAT.
224 Lindsay December 18, 2012 at 12:25 pm: Could there be a print of this to purchase?

(I wish, but no, because I found the graphic on free images and added the quote, but I worry that sometimes copyrighted work accidentally ends up there. If I could find the photographer and ask directly if it was okay I’d totally make it available. ~ Jenny)
225 EdT. December 26, 2012 at 12:49 pm: So, just why does your daughter have a collection of stickers with “ART” printed on them?

Oh, wait… “your daughter”… never mind, I answered my own question.

~EdT.
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