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General Discussions => Spunk => Topic started by: jocelyn on July 10, 2007, 03:44:23 am

Title: Louis Wain
Post by: jocelyn on July 10, 2007, 03:44:23 am

Louis Wain was a British artist known primarily for his paintings of cats. He developed schizophrenia as he got older, and this can be seen in his art. You can trace his decline into schizophrenia in the way in which he depicted cats.

Anyhow I just found in my computer this picture of my cat (George) which really reminds me of Louis Wain...

Title: Louis Wain
Post by: SlimPickens on July 10, 2007, 09:25:25 am

Never heard of him.  Interesting stuff.  These are from wikipedia:

early career:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Wain_Cat_%28realistic%29.jpg/180px-Wain_Cat_%28realistic%29.jpg)

late career
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wain_Cats_--_The_Fire_of_the_Mind_Agitates_the_Atmosphere.jpg/150px-Wain_Cats_--_The_Fire_of_the_Mind_Agitates_the_Atmosphere.jpg)

"Some speculate that the onset of Wain\'s schizophrenia was precipitated by toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that can be contracted from cats."

Title: Louis Wain
Post by: WALSH on July 10, 2007, 11:21:16 am

Man, you can catch all kinds of things from hoo haa














cats.