Posted on 06/04/2012 4:51:02 AM PDT by BO Stinkss
Many animal lovers find it hard to part with their pets when they die. So when cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, was run over by a car, his artist owner decided to turn him into a permanent piece of artwork as the ultimate tribute by transforming him into a flying helicopter. Dutch artist Bart Jansen first stuffed Orville before teaming up with radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman to build a specially-designed flying mechanism to attach to the cat. The end result, named the Orvillecopter, is now on show at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam where visitors can watch Orville flying for themselves. Jansen said the Orvillecopter is 'half cat, half machine', and part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his cat Orville. Jansen, part of the art cooperative Generaal Pardon, said: 'After a period of mourning he received his propellers posthumously.' He added that Orville will soon be 'flying with the birds' stating: 'Oh how he loved birds. He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight.'
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I noticed that too and figured this wierdo is in good company. Mock God, play with dead animals.
LOL! That seems as likely a “rationale” as any that you could come up with!
When I was a kid, artist was codeword for "poofter"
bump!
Ha! Good point.
Dali was IMHO an excellent artist and amazingly prolific. If you have never been to a full Dali exhibit you owe it to yourself.
Sure he pushed the envelope, but he had artistic talent.
Not to mention marketing talent.
Don’t think I’ll kitty ping this one, thanks. I’ve seen the video, it’s funny; I have no doubt the cat died a natural death after a happy life, but...damn.
I dunno - a cat suffering from cognitive dissonance can be an ugly thing.
That is a soaring tribute to his pet! When artist Bart Jansen’s cat died, a conventional burial and headstone did not seem like a sufficient memorial to his dead friend. Instead, the artist envisioned a more uplifting tribute worthy of a cat whose dreams flew with the eagles! He was meant to fly!
To all the art critics, you need to develop a sense of humor. Sure, it is tacky, but funny as hell (except to cows). The cat was already dead, so there is no harm using a pelt for some purpose. I wear leather shoes — that is no worse.
Dali was a great painter when he wanted to be. The rest of his schtick was marketing.
“The SkyNet funding bill is passed. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Dead cats are weaponized. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.”
Dali was a great painter when he wanted to be. The rest of his schtick was marketing.
The only reason I clicked on this was to see if it was my husband’s old college room mate.
He was squashed by a car!
For an outside cat, that’s a natural death.
Doncha people wish someone would do that to you after you croak? It would certainly be a better fate than being a dead Lenin in a mausoleum, or being stuck inside a container on somebody’s mantle.
Selecting the correct pilot would be key to post mortem bliss. I would need a good friend to know exactly who my flying corpse should terrorize.
this could be the new Dept. of D.O.G. spy drone for watching those right wing extremist cat groups.
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