MARIACHI CATS - PALETTE KNIFE Oil Painting On Canvas By Leonid Afremov

MARIACHI CATS

Mariachi cats entertain lovers of art

If you do not know Mariachi, it is Mexican folk music. This regional folk style was played with string instruments, and this is what we see on the canvas Mariachi Cats. The style became popular in the first part of the 20^th century – just in the period of art deco era.

It is worth saying that he has created the whole series of paintings with cats performing music, singing and dancing. You will never find such creative cats anywhere else. These cats deserve to be painted, while the pieces of art are worth hanging on the wall in your apartment.

The origin of Mariachi

The cats are dressed as peasant farmers – those who originally played this music. They came from the country because of migrations in the beginning of the 20^th century. The style was borrowed from rural culture that was urbanized and called Mariachi. The music has diverse forms and modifications. The influence of waltz and polka also generated new versions of style. It is important for Mariachi musicians to wear special outfits that are called charro. Charro is a Mexican cowboy or a traditional horseman, a legendary figure in Mexico.

The colors are dotted about the canvas. The cat is dancing and swirling in a dance, and the quickness of a moving skirt is seen thanks to long strokes created by the painter. One of the mariachi dance styles is Zapateado, which is very popular and the cat is dancing it. This Mexican dance style is characterized by lively rhymes accompanied by clicking of shoes of the dancer. It also became known in the period when art deco flourished.

Characteristics of Spanish/Latin dance Zapateado:

• Energizing footwork

• Elaborate tapping

• Clicking of shoes

These adorable cats wear Mariachi hats, which suit them perfectly! Original oil painting, created by Leonid Afremov has a playful combination: dotty texture with linear strokes that helps to achieve dynamism.

Mariachi cats can cheer you up

Humor and art can support us in the hardest moments of life. So when you feel depressed, look at the painting on the wall of your house and cheer up! Mariachi cats are performing exhilarating music. One can’t resist the temptation to dance to this melody that arises in mind. It is impossible not to smile, so cats continue serving the same goal: entertain people.

We often watch videos and pictures of cats because they surely put us in a good mood. Afremov offers another version for us. We can enjoy his paintings of cats.