Hum 1020-02z
Karen Scheafer
Feb. 9, 2009

                      Royalty and poverty

     The pro to all art forms is the ability to express what you feel, no matter what the viewer portrays the art to be. In the black cat and brass sculpture I found obvious and underlying meanings; from the color, to the texture, and finally the shape and the mass.

The black cat sculpture is sleek and sophisticated. The cat seems to be smiling or even smirking, and is portraying the aura of an aristocrat. The cat is rather plump, eluding to a healthy and well fed animal. I believe the sculpture itself may be heavy and made from wood and then polished to appeal to the eye.

      The brass cat does not look as well kept as the statuesque black cat. The brassused to make the animal is coiled giving it a unruly look. The brass cat is thinner and more agile. It looks as if it is getting ready to hunt it’s prey, which appears to be a common occurrence. The brass cat also looks playful as opposed to the black cat that
looks pampered and safe.

      I enjoyed both sculptures and the two artists way of describing the same animal.My favorite was the brass cat because it was more intriguing. The textures also changed my perception of the sculptures making the black cat sophisticated, and the brass cat wild.

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