The Angriest Cat on the Internet Has Become a Muse for Artists
“There are two types of people…I hate both” is the most popular slogan of the new cat mania on the Internet. The reason for this is a new Internet sensation - "The Angriest Cat in the World" named Tartar Sauce, which has not only become one of the most recognizable memes on the web, but also an inspiration for creative people.
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1. After numerous news and morning shows, personalized cookies and magazine covers, Tard (short for nickname) has become a muse for more than three dozen Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment artists in Huntsville, Alabama. Their works, created as part of the Angry Cat art project, will be sold at an online auction at the end of May. Proceeds from the project will go towards various programs and a playground at the art center, which provides studio space for 100 working artists.
2. Judson Portzer holds his painting "Grumpy Cat". "I don't believe this cat can be a girl," says the glass artist.
3. Artist Erin Michael has assembled the Grumpy Cat image from over 1,300 metal rings in a variety of colors. “This facial expression is inherent in many people, although they do not even know about it.”
4. Dustin Timbrook poses with his portrait of Tarde on Low Mill's iconic water tower.
5. Emily Bodnar shows her "Grumpy" snowflake.
6. Animal lover and artist Tracey Allyn Green painted this funny little bugger on a rock.
7. Ginny Vereen handcrafted a mini wool rug featuring a disgruntled cat.
8. Tartar sauce looks very dignified in this portrait by Anne Moller Steverson.
9. Tracey Singleton's "Angry Cat" is made of soap.
10. Jennifer Taylor painted Tarde with four-legged friends.
11. And Calvin Hubbard made ceramic sculpture.