I found a seriously hilarious book at the library today. It was sitting innocently on the return-here-after-you-read trolley. The book is called "Why cats paint: a theory of feline aesthetics" by Heather Busch & Burton Silver. What tickles me the most about the book is that it's not meant to be funny at all. It explores the subject of cat painting in a similar way as that of interest rate policy. It discusses the historical perspectives, the different theories and so on.
One of the major artists was 'Minnie', who was an abstract expressionist. Minnie had a tendency to paint outside the canvas (read: on the wall). This was described, in the words of the authors, "Her paintings... refused to be contained by need for conventional boundaries and overflow off-canvas in a vital yet balanced manner."
So go and borrow the book from the library if yours has it. The pictures are simply divine and I'm sure you'll have a good time reading it.
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