41 Strange on Twitter: "The Psychedelic Cats of 19th Century Painter Louis Wain. H. G. Wells said of him "He has made the cat his own. He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world. English cats that do not look and live like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves."… https://t.co/Kq0LJNEJW0"

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The Psychedelic Cats of 19th Century Painter Louis Wain. H. G. Wells said of him "He has made the cat his own. He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world. English cats that do not look and live like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves."pic.twitter.com/RgEOxKzSZ7

6:58 PM - 12 Jan 2018

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1. Tom Cheetham‏ @TomCheetham1 12 Jan 2018
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  wow. i remember this from the Time-Life series of books in the 60s? I think it was "The Mind" ... this really brings back memories. wow.
  
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1. Filthy Hippie in a Loincloth‏ @droctopu5 12 Jan 2018
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  Oingo Boingo used one for their first EP in 1980.pic.twitter.com/xGeLzv7MtO
  
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1. IM DB‏ @dan_alphabet 12 Jan 2018
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  Psychedelic Cats? Now we know where psychedelic fur came from...
  
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1. Brain Eel‏ @Eelbrain 13 Jan 2018
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  That inforgraphic claiming he had schizophrenia is misleading. He did have the disease but also painted normal cats until he died, they didn't all suddenly look like that to him
  
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1. MB‏ @factorygames 12 Jan 2018
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  I learned about Wain via Current 93...some really fascinating, strange stuff, definitely one of a kind.
  
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1. Daniel Christian‏ @BigBearDAC 12 Jan 2018
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  He had kind of a sad story, though... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Wain?wprov=sfla1 …
  
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1. LucyCouple‏ @LucyCouple 13 Jan 2018
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  Amazing... also good idea for tattoo
  
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1. Kes Green‏ @kesgreen 13 Jan 2018
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  Psychedelic cat - that's where it's at
  
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1. marcel h.‏ @marcellus8000 13 Jan 2018
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  Reminds me of the 1977 Japanese film Hausu.
  
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1. Candy Colored Clown‏ @bdtrppr6 12 Jan 2018
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  why did none of my art history classes speak of this visionary?
  
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1. Clive Stuart Collins‏ @clivescollins1 12 Jan 2018
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  If you like these then you might like the ceramic Wally Birds produced by the Martin Brothers. http://www.ccslibraries.com/libraries/ealing-libraries/local-history-centre/history-of-the-london-borough-of-ealing/the-martin-brothers-of-southall …
  
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1. Margaret Forster‏ @MargaretForste9 12 Jan 2018
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  @melmus99 Scary...definitely drawn whilst on illegal substances.
  
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1. Air Conditioner‏ @meme_dadd 12 Jan 2018
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  I need these all on my wall right now!
  
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1. woweewow (⊙﹏⊙)‏ @_woweewow_ 12 Jan 2018
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  that last one is a straight up gremlin
  
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1. Cheryl Roarke‏ @CherylRoarke 12 Jan 2018
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  Love Louis Wain's art.
  
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1. DSA Bonapartist Caucus‏ @OldDreyfusard 12 Jan 2018
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  The colors were apparently based on patterns he vaguely recalled from his mother's fabrics.
  
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1. Rob Vlock‏ @robvlock 12 Jan 2018
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  Yeah, well H.G. Wells would say that, wouldn’t he?
  
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1. Charles Ellis‏ @CharlesLEllis4 12 Jan 2018
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  All that without LSD? Gimme some cat scratch fever!
  
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