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“I enjoy relating animals to human equivalents,”
said artist Simon Combes. “I always think of cheetahs, for
example, as very serious animals. A lion may grin and a leopard
may leer or sneer but a cheetah would only frown. A cheetah might
be a dedicated professional athlete whereas a lion would be an
amateur rugby player.”
Simultaneously relaxed and vigilant, the cheetah at the center
of Arrogance seems very somber indeed. This is, in part, attributable
to the cheetah’s “tear marks,” black markings
that run from the cheetah’s eyes to its mouth. The markings
help block sunlight, as well as aid in hunting and seeing over
long distances. They also make the cheetah appear incurably grave. |