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CuriousLurker4/23/2015 1:16:06 pm PDT

Since Sergey is posting weirdness, I learned about this guy the other night:

Louis Wain

Louis Wain (5 August 1860 - 4 July 1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. In his later years he may have suffered from schizophrenia (although this claim is disputed), which, according to some psychiatrists, can be seen in his works. […]

Mental Disorder

Dr. Michael Fitzgerald disputes the claim of schizophrenia, indicating Wain more than likely had Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). Of particular note, Fitzgerald indicates that while Wain’s art took on a more abstract nature as he grew older, his technique and skill as a painter did not diminish, as one would expect from a schizophrenic. Moreover, elements of visual agnosia are demonstrated in his painting, a key element in some cases of AS.[citation needed] If Wain had visual agnosia, it might have manifested itself merely as an extreme attention to detail. […]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Wain

There are a bunch of his cats on Google Images, and here are some examples from his Wikipedia page: