This adorable little cat by Javier Ramirez sits with its tail curled up and around its body, the tip resting against the chest like a folded ribbon. The wraparound gives the whole silhouette its sculptural unity, a single unbroken line traveling from the rounded base up the flank and across the front. The pose is poised and attentive, ears erect, head turned slightly, paws tucked beneath.
The painting is a riot of disciplined pattern. Javier sets a starburst medallion of orange diamonds with a rainbow honeycomb center across the back, frames it in turquoise and gold tessellations, and runs a pink flower lattice down the flank. The base carries emerald scales over magenta keyfret. The face stays simple by contrast: lavender ears, deep blue mask, amber eyes, and a small pink mouth that gives the piece its quiet, knowing look.
A small cat with the bearing of a temple guardian.
