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Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics | 
 enlarge | Authors: Burton Silver, Heather Busch
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 37975
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 143
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 4.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 1580087930
Dewey Decimal Number: 750
EAN: 9781580087933
ASIN: 1580087930
Publication Date: August 2006
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Product Description
In 1994, WHY CATS PAINT took the art world and animal world by storm with its unprecedented photographic record of cat creativity. This seminal book in feline aesthetics is now offered in a new pocket-size edition, making it a purrfect gift for cat lovers and art lovers alike.
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 cat lovers October 11, 2008
We know pussens are intelligent - this shows they are artistic also!!! It's truly interesting!
 Look for the original edition June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had only seen the original edition of this book which is a full sized binding suitable for coffee table display. I was disappointed at what arrived, this pocket-sized version. Much of the best material has been edited out and of course the photos are now bite-sized. If you can, look for the original publication which is much more funny and looks like an actual non-fiction publication. The tiny version looks like a cute gag - which is what it has been reduced to.
Great book, but it's a JOKE! April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband and I are cat people and were thrilled when we received this interesting book as a gift. At first, we were amazed as we looked over the cat's paintings and read about the "artists" histories. However, as we paid more attention to the fine details in the book (i.e. the index and footnotes, etc.), we realized that this book is purely tongue-in-cheek. For example, on the page with the cat mummies, check out the "Egyptian" names listed. One is something like "Fakt Kat." Get it? Faked cat. My husband and I also went and checked out some of the books listed in the bibliography and surprise, none exist. Go through the book and there are other examples, proving that it's meant to be a humorous read.
That said, we enjoyed this book immensely and found it to be pure genuis -- but not for the reasons we initially thought. I highly recommend it.
Delcious book! December 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book, with very nice photos. The art world jargon is very believable. The cats are presented the way typically artists are shown and described by the art establishment.Abstract expressionsim is covered mostly, also you will have examples of installation art. Deliciuos and heart warming!I trully recommend this book, if you are an aillurophile yourself, or want it as a gift for a cat person, or an artist.
Essential, despite flaws December 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Several theories of feline art have been put forward over the years, and this volume may serve as an excellent introduction to the uninitiated. Influential feline artists are discussed and their work reprinted in glorious detail. There is, however, a strong bias towards the mainstream of cat art. Important, indeed vital, underground movements are completely ignored. The street art of alley cats is sadly overlooked, perhaps reflecting the authors deference to the curators of that ivory tower, the Museum of Non Primate Art.
Also lacking is any serious discussion of Queer Theory, so vital in the deconstruction of any mammalian artistic representations.
Yet in spite of these flaws, Why Cats Paint remains an important and influential volume that no connaisseur of feline aesthetics can afford to ignore.
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