Artist Katharina Conrad, whose work is featured above, is a talented illustrator who turns the cats of popular culture into cool, colorful art!

Conrad was initially inspired by the story of Frank and Louie, the world's longest-living Janus cat.

From the artist:

I thought to myself that it would be fun to do a painting of him, and then wouldn't it be fun to do a whole series of paintings of cats from my personal life, T.V, movies, the internet, books etc. (basically any cat that I had some kind of emotional attachment to), and then to make some kind of self-published book of them in the end. And I've been working on it ever since.

What are your thoughts? Do you think this is definitive proof that LOLcats are, indeed, art?

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From Major General Whiskers:

Greetings minions, If you're reading this, then our ploy was a success. After years of demeaning ourselves in cat .gif animations, being forced to nyan through space, and having our vicious battles with ribbons and soda boxes videotaped for all see, our patience has finally paid off. You may think we're adorable. You may love us. But it's all been a ruse, and the time has come for action. Let us explain. I am `MajorGeneralWhiskers. My hobbies include sleeping on your face, making claw-graffiti on leather couches, and seeing how far I can kick litter outside the box. I lead the Feline UpRising, also known as FUR. We're an army of expert cat hackers and script kitties who have been working tirelessly to take over deviantART. We even reduced our sleep schedules to a scant 17 hours per day, and it's all paid off. Now that we've seized control, we'll be making a few changes to make things more to our liking.

We all knew this day was coming. Now it is here. Rejoice? Or... RUN?!?!?!?!

I call this one.... "Disturbed Feline in a Vase"

itz byootiful, kitteh!

Love LOLcats? Who doesn't?! There are so many more over here!

Gotta catch 'em LOL!