Taiwanese tattoo artist Horiren blends two very different classic Japanese characters into a cute yet fierce hybrid with his Red Flame Hundred Cats resin art toy produced by Force of Art.
At first glance the piece appears as a Godzilla-style head bust with a curious texture. A closer look reveals that the Kaiju beast is actually made up of a seemingly endless pile of sleeping cats. The draw here is not so much the unusual concept, but the execution.
Rather than repeating one or a handful of cat poses, Horiren has out done himself with different poses, some with bell collars, some with bows, some without. The design has an organic feel with the cats nestled snugly against each other, some reaching across another. The cat transformation is extremely thorough, with a lazy, translucent orange cat doubling as the beast’s tongue. Red balls of yarn make a playful cameo as well. One could stare at this piece for minutes at a time and see something new with each glance.
Did we mention the light-up feature? yes, thanks to LED’s, the snuggly cat kaiju’s eyes, tongue and fins light up.
The Red Flame Hundred Cats OG edition resin art toy (8.86″ x 6.85″ x 7.87″) is available for preorder from Force of Arts retail partner GetUrToys for $138. Don’t snooze on this one as the preorder closes on Monday (3.21) —perhaps slightly earlier since Force of Art is based in Hong Kong.
U (3.19, 8:03 PM) : Preorder closes on 3.21 not 3.22.
