These Topiary Cats Are Absolutely Incredible, and We'll Take 10 of Them
Some viral art starts with a sketch, some starts with a camera, and this one started with a bush that looked suspiciously like a cat. Richard Saunders, a surrealist artist, noticed the resemblance while looking back at a garden photo, then turned his Russian Blue, Tolly, into the star of a growing series of giant topiary cat scenes.
He photographed Tolly in a sleeping pose, layered the image into the original landscape, and posted the result online. The response was immediate, and Saunders kept going, placing the oversized cat into more and more unexpected settings.
Now the topiary cat has a whole little world of its own.
This is the first one he created, based on a photo of Hall Barn, Beaconsfield.
Someone reposted the photo without Richard's watermark, claiming it to be a real image, and it went viral!
Here is the topiary cat drinking from a lake in Painshill Park, Surrey.
The topiary cat meets a friend at the postern gate of Hertford Castle.
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Here, the topiary cat rests on a beach in Cudmore Grove, Essex.
This is the topiary cat visiting its master's garden in Hertfordshire, England.
If the topiary cat were real, this is how Saunders would imagine his home!
Here is Richard Saunders hard at work, being visited by his lovely topiary friend.
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Check out a video of the topiary cat's journey below!
Ready for more feline chaos, see how an artist photoshopped giant cats into everyday scenes in Giant Cats: A Surreal Photo Adventure.
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