"At six feet tall, "Catsquatch" looms over its creator Shyama Golden. House cats of every shape and hue-Russian Blue, Maine Coon, Siamese, Bengal, Tabby, Tortoiseshell, Tuxedo, Siberian, Snowshoe, Norwegian Forest-cling together in the shape of a yeti lumbering through a snow-covered forest. Scale and skill aside, "Catsquatch" is charming, silly, and little bit weird-probably not unlike the conversation between Golden and her partner, filmmaker Paul Trillo, which spawned it."
"Trillo envisioned one giant, Godzilla-sized cat. Golden thought it should be a maelstrom of cats. The passing idle became a two-month labor of love that subsumed Golden's small Brooklyn apartment as she realized the character in oil paint while standing on a kitchen chair to reach a canvas that is as large as her living room wall. Ultimately, Golden plans to turn Catsquatch into an illustrated children's book-a story about cats that run away from home in a bid for independence,"
Shyama Golden painted a six-foot work titled "Catsquatch" made from house cats of varied breeds assembled to resemble a yeti lumbering through a snow-covered forest. The piece blends scale, technique, and whimsy, combining charm and absurdity. A collaborative idea with partner Paul Trillo merged visions of a single giant cat and a maelstrom of felines, becoming a two-month project executed in Golden's small Brooklyn apartment. Golden executed the painting standing on a kitchen chair to reach the large canvas. Plans include adapting the image into an illustrated children's book about runaway cats forming a beast as a parable of independence.
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