UK artist Govinder Nazran has produced 4 very cute Cat and Dog art sculptures for the hungry collectors of his work. Here’s a picture of Nitty Nora by Govinder Nazran:
But I actually find some of the names of the sculptures as interesting as the actual look of the pieces themselves, many of them just tickle me!
The four pieces are ‘Happy Larry,’ ‘Nitty Nora,’ ‘Sigmund Squelch’ & a very long one: ‘Just Because I Rock Doesn’t Mean I’m Made Of Stone.’ II thought it would be fun to delve in and find out where these names may originate from.
Happy Larry – sculpture
Seems to be a number of suggestions about this one and the origin of the much used phrase: ‘Happy As Larry’ and it perhaps originates from a nineteenth century writer G L Meredith from new Zealand.
www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-lar1.htm
(Here is an image of the sculpture:)
Nitty Nora – Sculpture
Seems to be the nick name for the ladies that came into British schools and clean Nits from children hair, although I personally can’t remember the name!
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuff/irem22.php?opt=irem
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1934763,00.html
Just Because I Rock Doesn’t Mean I’m Made Of Stone – Sculpture
(Here is an image of the sculpture:)
I’m not sure if this is a lyric from a rock song but certainly it’s a quote from a film “Me Myself and Irene†with Jim Carrey, who has a split personality and plays the demented Hank Evans in parts of the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183505/quotes
Sigmund Squelch – Sculpture
I think this is probably a pun on the Name of Sigmund Freud, the world famous pioneering Austrian psychiatrist
(Here is an image of the sculpture:)
These stunning sculptures are a great addition to Govinder’s range and yet again allow us to delve into the imagination of the man. The finish on these pieces is always very clean and the colours are always vibrant.
thank you
Russell
