Intriguing Image: Lolcat
This is a “lolcat.” Lolcats are all over the Internet. They are images mainly used as humorous gestures, rather than more serious art forms.
This is an image that focuses on content. This image takes familiar objects and characters and humanizes a kitten to express the scene of a prisoner explaining, “Nobody knows the trouble I have seen.” The expression of the cat exemplifies agony and pain. This image is meant to be humorous and uses unconventional and incorrect spelling to help achieve this. Artistically, the color scheme in this image is mostly grays and white and tans that provide the background. The darker background gives this image value and depth. The subject is centered, but the bars balance the image symmetrically. The cat is the center of interest. The movement of the image begins with the cat, moves to the text, back to the cat, and ends with a laugh. The highlights on the wall and the bars indicate a front light source. This kind of image could be found at various locations on the Internet. Some examples would be blogs, forums, social profiles, and humor websites. The image itself, and the environment it is presented in explain the meaning and purpose of this image. I would send this image to a friend as a gesture of humorous entertainment.
Source: http://www.icanhascheezburger.com
~Travis Erickson
1 comment:
Quite a finally touch and the lol sequence describes it quite well. Instead of it being a sad scene of a cat in prison, it signifies almost as if the cat is just letting out something. I simply find it something that pulls you in yet also makes you laugh if you get the message.
-William Waitman
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