kozyndankozyndan shopProjectsFind Our Other ProjectsBio/contactShop Society6ArchiveEmailFacebookTwitterInstagramVimeo“A Matter of PRIDE: The Battle on the River-Tyne (Ootside! Yeandme!)”pencil, digital. 2006.Ahh Newcastle - Stag party capital of the great North East! We sure did have blast there, as burdened as are minds were with thoughts of chosen wars and trumped up fear and masses blinded by cuteness. We got to witness the great battle for dominance of a river that divides two towns (Newcastle and river rival Gateshead), and at the same time unites them. All without a drop of blood spilled.We created this panoramic in 2006 for the exhibition “Spank the Monkey” at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, UK.#panoramic#Newcastle#Baltic Centre#Gateshead#kozyndan#illustration#artwork#digital#robot#robots#George Bush#Tony Blair#Banksy#bunnyMay 28, 2019FacebookTwitterPinterestGoogle +https://shop.kozyndan.com/…/year-of-the-pig-limited-edition…Kozy: I finally finished painting!! It took me 2 months to paint 138 cats! Cats and kittens are absolutely my favorite thing on this planet, but towards the end I was crying. Like when is this gonna end??!! I completed listening to all seasons of multiple podcasts. Even though the painting is finished, I’m still crying so I might be pmsing! I need a bowl of vegetarian pho for my reward (Let’s me know if you want togo eat pho, I’m leaving on the 17th!). I tried to fit as many cats as I could, but I could not keep track of all the cat photos you generously sent, or which cats belong to whom, and I missed a quite few cats! I’m so sorry I could not fit all of your cats! Also I accidentally drew a couple of cats twice! 😹——————————————–“Year of the Pig”The archival giclée prints will be printed on Somerset Watercolor paper, hand signed and numbered, 18 x 24 inches including white borders (actual image area is 15 x 22 inches/ 38 x 56 cm).Do you know the legend of why the cat is NOT in the Chinese astrology at all? Supposedly the Cat and the Rat were the best of friends and the smartest of all the animals. When the Jade Emperor announced the race amongst all the animals to cross the river to decide which 12 animals would be in the Chinese Zodiac, the Rat tricked the strong Ox into helping him across the river, only to leap forward at the last moment to claim first place. Even more deviously though, the Rat told his best friend the Cat the WRONG DAY for the race! The Cat showed up to find the race had already been run! The Cat would certainly have been in the Zodiac instead of the Pig (who came in last place as he got hungry during the race and stopped for a big snack and then got sleep and took a nap). Supposedly this is why cats chase rats to this very day (and how I justify painting 138 cats to celebrate the Year of the Pig - lo