'Cat Espionage' Art Print by Vertigo Artography | Surreal Cat Art Cold War Spy Retro Kitsch Animal Head 1960s Intelligence Office Print

'Cat Espionage' Art Print by Vertigo Artography | Surreal Cat Art Cold War Spy Retro Kitsch Animal Head 1960s Intelligence Office PrintCat Espionage Art Print by Vertigo Artography. Cat Espionage is a brilliantly cast, perfectly deadpan and deeply irresistible surreal collage art print that places two of the most serious, most focused and most thoroughly credentialed intelligence operatives ever photographed at the heart of a 1960s Cold War operations centre, with both being cats. Set against the warm yellow walls and institutional equipment of a government intelligence facility,

‘Cat Espionage’ Art Print by Vertigo Artography.

Cat Espionage is a brilliantly cast, perfectly deadpan and deeply irresistible surreal collage art print that places two of the most serious, most focused and most thoroughly credentialed intelligence operatives ever photographed at the heart of a 1960s Cold War operations centre, with both being cats. Set against the warm yellow walls and institutional equipment of a government intelligence facility, surrounded by reel to reel surveillance tape machines and the serious hardware of classified operations, two figures in period perfect 1960s professional dress are deep in their work. The seated operative, a tabby cat in a light blue shirt and pink tie, yellow security clearance badge visible, leans forward over a teletype machine or early computer terminal, hands engaged, processing intelligence with the focused, wide eyed alertness of a cat that is absolutely paying attention and absolutely judging everything it sees. Behind him, the standing operative, a Siamese cat in a white and red sleeveless dress, yellow ID badge, striking blue green eyes holds a black telephone receiver to her ear with the composed, aristocratic authority of someone who has been in intelligence work for years and has seen considerably more than she is authorised to discuss.

Both cats are badged. Both cats are on the payroll. The operation is in progress.

The Cold War setting is immaculate, the reel to reel machines, the teletype, the institutional colour palette, the ID badges, the telephone, every detail is period perfect, every element places this scene firmly in the 1960s intelligence community and the cats occupy it with the complete, unquestioning authority of operatives who were recruited, trained and cleared for exactly this work. This is not a casual office. This is an operations centre. The cats are not here by accident. The cats are running the operation and the operation, whatever it is, is going exactly according to plan.

As the animal head art trend continues to grow, anthropomorphic animals in human settings resonating powerfully across interior design, social media and gift markets, Cat Espionage sits at the perfect intersection of cat art, Cold War spy aesthetic, retro kitsch and the deeply satisfying deadpan comedy of a scene that plays it completely straight and is, for that reason, completely perfect. Perfect for home offices, creative studios, libraries, eclectic living rooms, cat lovers, spy thriller enthusiasts, Cold War history buffs, retro kitsch collectors and anyone that appreciates the art of a joke delivered with absolute, unblinking seriousness.

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