Not A Tribute But An Abuse

This Dutch artist has turned his dead cat into a helicopter in the name of art and, he says, as a tribute to his cat that was killed in a road accident.

I say he has simply decided to try and produce something that he thinks will get played on YouTube and thereby get some publicity for his "art", which is an abuse of his former cat companion. I don't think it is art either.

He probably knows that there is a massive cat cult thing on YouTube. He just wants to jump on the bandwagon. Whatever way you look at it, it is disrespectful of his cat and cats in general. To be honest a lot YouTube cat videos have the same problem for me.

What do you think?

Comments

Anonymous said…

I think that is TERRIBLE.It is NOT art!If he's not abusing the cat he's abusing the poor creature's memory.I would NEVER do any thing like that to my cats.I also agree most YouTube videos are disrespectful and as trustworthy as a crook.It's all just for attention.PS:We're taking Karin to the vet tommorow for her shots.Wish me and that poor vet good luck!(if Karin is going to act anything like Licorice,she'll need it)-Saladin(that's my new name if you want to find me.What the heck is URL?)

3 August 2012 at 22:45

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