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'Staring' Sculpture Depicts Laser Cats In Duel to Death by Exploding Head
Posted by Wilson Rothman at 8:40 AM on September 11, 2008
I'm no curator, but these two air-dry clay cat sculptures, merged by mere fluorescent tubing and wired up to glow like the heavens, make me want to start a museum entirely filled with sci-fi animals locked in deadly combat.
Sure, artist Steve Bishop was going for a more metaphoric approach, indicated by the name he chose, "Staring at Cat Staring at Cat Staring." But I prefer the more literal interpretation: These cats have lasers embedded into their ocular cavities, and they're not afraid to use 'em. It's kinda like Schrodinger's Cat, but now, the only uncertainty is which cat explodes first. [Steve Bishop via Core77, with a nod to Andy Samberg and Bill Hader]
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WTF?! Ponies!
Posted 9:30 AM 11/9/08
Say my name, Atreyu! Say my name!
WTF?! Ponies!
macegr
Posted 9:15 AM 11/9/08
@nutbastard: I'd be willing to build you something like that if you were willing to pay for it.....
macegr
EBone
Posted 9:14 AM 11/9/08
Just make sure Scotty's assistant doesn't get in the way - looks like the M5 is looking for a new power source.
EBone
Emiat
Posted 9:09 AM 11/9/08
It wouldn't surprise me to find out 4Chan had already photoshopped pictures of cats in a similar situation.
I do like the art piece though, but I'm not sure about the title he has given it though.
Emiat
McLucky
Posted 9:08 AM 11/9/08
Yeah I'd like to see the cats looking like they are straining as well. I still would get one of these, Mrs. McLucky might have some questions but it'd be worth it.
McLucky
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 9:04 AM 11/9/08
we can haz lazer dool?
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Katoejoe
Posted 9:02 AM 11/9/08
@bosskev: Forget sharks. These are cats with friggin' laser beams attached to their heads! This would give Dr. Evil a Large Hardon Collision for the ages.
Katoejoe
vicsells
Posted 8:59 AM 11/9/08
@nutbastard: That would be cooler!
vicsells
bosskev
Posted 8:57 AM 11/9/08
@onewiththewurlitzer: Sharks?
bosskev
onewiththewurlitzer
Posted 8:56 AM 11/9/08
but say a jedi and sith lord engaged in deadly combat
onewiththewurlitzer
onewiththewurlitzer
Posted 8:55 AM 11/9/08
would be cooler if they weren't cats
onewiththewurlitzer
jkr's bold comment
Posted 8:53 AM 11/9/08
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jkr's bold comment
nutbastard
Posted 8:52 AM 11/9/08
Would be cooler if half was red, and half was blue, and they pushed at each other constantly.
nutbastard
Duke
Posted 8:51 AM 11/9/08
Makes me want a sweded version of Star Wars done in cats
Duke
ziggieboi
Posted 8:48 AM 11/9/08
@RacecarBoobTat: I must totally agree! I loved that movie when I was a little boy.
ziggieboi
RacecarBoobTat
Posted 8:41 AM 11/9/08
I'm thinking of those stone gateways in the Neverending Story!
RacecarBoobTat
Cordfucious v 2.0.1
Posted 9:55 AM 11/9/08
@RacecarBoobTat: "Atreyu you must believe". @WTF?! Ponies!: NO IT CANT BE.
I have it on DVD and watched it the other night.... still is as exciting as it was when I was 10.
Cordfucious v 2.0.1
rjupiter
Posted 9:53 AM 11/9/08
its ok, I just love what makes it onto Giz and in museums these days.
rjupiter
MagnoliaBoy
Posted 9:51 AM 11/9/08
Reminds me of Gamma World.
MagnoliaBoy
DeadWriter
Posted 9:51 AM 11/9/08
I thought that all the laser cats were locked up or destroyed for safety.
DeadWriter
Duke
Posted 9:46 AM 11/9/08
please don't turn around, please don't turn around, please don't turn around
Duke
SaturnV
Posted 9:34 AM 11/9/08
Anyone interested for a game of limbo?
SaturnV
iPeg
Posted 9:34 AM 11/9/08
I'm honestly too drunk to understand atm, but that seems like a very good idea to me. atm.
iPeg
WTF?! Ponies!
Posted 10:17 AM 11/9/08
in ur fantasyworld
bein tha nuthin
in ur majik forrest
eatin ur rox
in ur attic
whinin bout our big strong hans
WTF?! Ponies!
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 10:11 AM 11/9/08
@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Oh yeah.. here: [xspblog.com]
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
ijuleguy
Posted 10:09 AM 11/9/08
im in ur sinus cavity,
buring itz
ijuleguy
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 10:09 AM 11/9/08
Would be epic if one was Longcat and the other Tacgnol.
They'd have to be lamp posts though.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
spider2544
Posted 10:02 AM 11/9/08
i can haz laser eyes now
spider2544
kanon
Posted 10:33 AM 11/9/08
Die, Mouse, Die!
kanon
badhatharry
Posted 11:09 AM 11/9/08
But I thought, if they crossed the streams, the world would end?
badhatharry
se.genius
Posted 12:28 PM 11/9/08
how is Lion-O gonna fit into either of those tiny Thundercat fortresses? huh?
se.genius
strider_mt2k
Posted 12:19 PM 11/9/08
If David Lo Pan had cats this is probably something they'd do for fun.
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strider_mt2k
aec007
Posted 1:47 PM 11/9/08
Should have used a garden gnome with the fluorescent tube in his crotch and call it "Dick Vader"...
Now, that's funny!
:)
aec007
vgart
Posted 2:30 PM 11/9/08
AHHAHAH that's the funniest thing i've seen after seeing Sarah Palin bitching out Democrats.
vgart
Eltigro
Posted 9:50 PM 11/9/08
Reminds me of Austin Powers... wasn't there something about mutant sea bass and lasers?... and the word "frickin"...
Eltigro
darthuv
Posted 1:44 AM 12/9/08
I think its a good start. [I know some people will not like this.] How about freeze-dried cats fixed in matial art poses with a static energy arc shooting between them? Now that would be freaking awesome.
darthuv
Technogamer1992
Posted 1:31 AM 12/9/08
@Eltigro: i think there was human flesh eating mutated seabass in "the spy who shagged me" and "sharks with frikin' lasers" in goldmember
i think...i may be wron
Technogamer1992