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GULF WEEKLY -
Cats are emerging as the ‘meow’se of choice, inspiring many artists in Bahrain and posing the question: why do felines continue to claw their way into our paintings, literature and culture, coinciding with International Cat Day tomorrow.
Whether it is Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland (1865), Japanese author Syou Ishida’s We’ll Prescribe You a Cat (2024), French Art Nouveau painter Théophile Steinlen’s iconic Le Chat Noir (the black cat) poster (1896), or Freddie Mercury’s musical tribute Delilah (1991) to his favourite namesake companion, cats have been an integral part of the art that we have been consuming for centuries .
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