Art is the Solution

The Favorite Cat Source: The MET The MET (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) recently posted a documentary called Metropolitan Cats on their YouTube channel . As the title suggests, the video celebrates the cats within the MET’s collection, from ancient sculptures to modern paintings. I was immediately drawn to the video because—as many people know—I adore cats (I have one myself, and I would love someone to paint a picture of her). I watched the documentary and found it to be both interesting and entertaining. Metropolitan Cats documents the relationship between cats and humans as it is represented in art. It argues that cats have functioned as important symbols throughout history and that their feline grace and inscrutability has captured the human imagination. I don’t want to reiterate everything that was said in the documentary; if you want to see it, you can watch it here . However, I wanted to chime in on the significance of cats in art. As Metropolitan Cats points out, c...