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Cool Cats: Colourful, handmade paper collages exemplify feline fashion

There's a reason that 'cool cat' is a phrase. Love them or loathe them, felines have a way of maintaining an air of confidence that is unparalleled in any other species.

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Grey tabby cat with yellow eyes wearing a black leather jacket and red collar, smoking a cigarette, created from coloured paper collage against a bright blue background

This forms the main inspiration for Peruvian paper artist Kike Congrains' fun works. Using glue, scissors, a knife, coloured paper and old magazines, the cat portraits are handmade, with each having a unique personality and style.

From a heavy metal-inspired tabby to a rock chick shorthair, the collages are guaranteed to make you smile.

Congrains' previous works include sea-creatures, pop cultural characters and vintage imagery. When speaking about his inspiration, he recently told Peru This Week magazine: "Collage is an art form that doesn’t need previous experience or any training in art whatsoever, everybody has done one in some moment of their life even if they didn’t know they were making a collage."

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Stylised cat illustration with turquoise eyes, brown striped markings and cream face wearing a green collared garment against a bright yellow background
Cat with mismatched yellow and blue eyes wearing a red polo neck jumper against a purple background, handmade paper collage artwork by Kike Congrains
Orange tabby cat wearing a teal shirt and studded collar, illustrated as a handmade paper collage against a bright red background
Four handmade paper collage cat portraits by Kike Congrains, each with distinct personality and style, set against coloured backgrounds of purple, blue, yellow and red
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