Story "The Cat with a bird in his mouth." This is a parable? What does it mean?

[Vladimir]

Colleagues, somebody knows where is the beginning of the plot of a cat with a bird "- literally a cat or a cat with a bird clamped between his teeth? Vladimir Yakovlev is a recurring theme. But there are actually many. Luxurious "wounded bird and cat" in 1939 by Picasso. Vladimir Shinkareva there is such a plot. In general, many. About Yakovleva I read that he saw the cat from the window of a psychiatric hospital - allegedly striking impression. But now there are doubts. Actually, this subject "field" or is there some kind of parable, a legend? Who knows?

UPDATE
May 4, 2008 I became known to the solution. Posted here: http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showth...=2145#post2145

[Сергеич]

Vladimir,

The cat had heard that the poultry yard ache chickens.
She dressed the doctor, took the doctor's instruments, was there and,
standing at the door, asked the chickens, as they feel? "Excellent! --
said the chickens - but only when you are not nearby.
So among reasonable people recognize evil, even if those
and to pretend to be good.
Aesop.

In general, the cat is often used as an example of the duality of the world. For some (mice, rats), death of a cat's teeth, for others (kittens when they were dragged by the scruff) is the personification of caring and affection.

[Meister]

it seems to me that artists are not always treated to some legends, but to use animals in their work in accordance with their own thoughts and ideas. : cool:

[Vladimir]

It is clear that a cat with a bird in his mouth - is a vivid impression. That is quite possible that that Picasso Shinkarev, Yakovlev independently saw it with my own eyes, to react emotionally, we felt a deep metaphor, symbolism, and under the influence shifted to the canvas and drawing paper. But it is not just a cat or a cat, which were often vdozhnoveniem (like a cat, Sam a Warhol). And the coincidences a bit too much, so I feel that not everything is so simple and there are some neat explanation. Fish in still lifes, which is not just a fish. Maybe there so? Biblical parable is highly unlikely. Where else can dig?

[Сергеич]

Here's an excerpt:

Separately it is necessary to tell about the "cat's Pope" - L. Wayne. The heroes of his paintings - it is primarily people-cat, the wonderful world of humanized animals. Children with a cat, sometimes unruly in school. Cats-teachers educate them and above them laugh the most unruly students. All figures Wayne - the world game and a joke. He has a dandy with champagne and cigars that are ready to idle doing nothing, and cats in bowler hats, exchanging the latest gossip socialites. Since 1888 he switched to pictures of cats. The success of this case was so huge that it became regarded as one of the main experts on cats and even elected chairman of the National Cat Club. The popularity has reached such proportions that in London the end of the last century said, though without the Christmas greeting cards, drawn by Wayne, is like Christmas cake without blueberries.

rest of the link http://www.band-jv.altnet.ru/site2site/cats08.htm

[Vladimir]

And what else could it be? Maybe in some kind of cult?

[artemirra]

I think everyone should just look at the context. For example, in the 17 th century still lifes are in everyday use motif certainly means something (get to books about symbols and emblems in painting, I'll write about it), but at the 20 th century artists ... I do not know, I do not. If only the use of traditional motifs - so often encountered.

[Vladimir]

Artemirra, and that for a book about the symbols and emblematic? Look, eh? Perhaps an explanation of something quite simple. Context usually does not happen. That is, it is unknown what the artist was thinking at that moment, what did ... Once again I say that about the same vladimra Yakovleva I read the version that he saw a picture of a cat with a bird in the clinic. But there is no memoir, so that version could well be invented ...

[Vladimir]

Artemirra, welcome, could I see a book on the symbolism? About cat that write?

[Nik]

In my opinion, all of you a few ears draws his explanation. You have to consult Freud for explanations. What they say by way subconsciously searching for a way to throw out his hidden natural aggression and repressed sexuality. By the way, less may be a second (or maybe not), the first explanation is not devoid of good grain. Which normal sensible and a sensitive mind could draw such a plot? This, at least to himself to be unpleasant, because any aggression against any living beings should be in a normal human being to cause internal protest. And the fact that the artists, to put it mildly, not quite normal ordinary people, known to everyone.

Well, in general, many things can still be screwed to a similar explanation.