Cat

Edmond Casarella

A rare and humorous subject for the artist who normally worked in a non-representative style, Edmond Casarella’s mid-attack cat nonetheless shines with the insight of a such an animal owner: the irascible, wild, and sometimes uncontrollable spirit of the domesticated feline. Here, Casarella has taken a series of basic geometric shapes - circles for the head and body, triangles for the claws and ears - and struck the plate surrounding them with compact lines of reverberating energy.

Perhaps this cat is enjoying the feeling of its ancient nocturnal prowess, or perhaps he is hoping to scare you into dropping the food in your hand for his own feasting. Anyone who has ever been in the presence of cats knows full well the moment Casarella has captured.