Filed under: Celebrity Animals, Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise Art
This is a sneak preview of the “Celebrity Animals” project that Dlisted and Gallery of the Absurd collaborated on with ANIMAL magazine. ANIMAL challenged us to transform today’s most popular tabloid celebrities into animals and you can see them all in the upcoming issue #7 due out in early June. See Paris, Nicole, Brangelina, Jessica, and Lindsay as you’ve never seen them before! Pictured above is Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, aka TomRat, posing with their new baby girl. We wish them warm congratulations on their reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard new addition to the family. Medium: Acrylic, ink and coffee on gorgeous paper I found at a garage sale with just a splash of digital enhancement.
Posted by 14 ♦ April 19, 2006
Andrea
At 1:38 pm Andrea said:
Oh my God. That is perfect.
April 19, 2006
mediabrain
At 1:51 pm mediabrain said:
just when I thought you couldn’t out do yourself, you pull a rat out of your…
You absolutely nailed it with this one. The facial expressions alone are worth their weight in cheese!
April 19, 2006
At 2:16 pm This is so Punk said:
Love the teeth! It makes the whole picture. That and the cork shoes that Tom is wearing.
April 19, 2006
Anonymous
At 2:32 pm Anonymous said:
Oh, F***. That is messed up. I love it!!
April 19, 2006
At 2:48 pm Kathy said:
Wow, you remembered Katie’s wonky feet from those photos of summer ‘05. I wonder if you chose to do the feet and not the cold sore or if you thought doing both would be overkill? I also enjoy the implications of the family portrait being on a stage.
April 19, 2006
At 3:36 pm Kristen from MA said:
hey! i have to object! i have pet rats, and they are sweet, wonderful animals. they should in no way be insulted by being associated with that freak tom cruise and his stepford wife.
aside from that complaint, i love your site and your art.
April 19, 2006
At 3:52 pm Elaine said:
damn. The BABY tomrat.
Harsh.
But genius.
April 19, 2006
At 4:32 pm whatever said:
third! sweet pic
April 19, 2006
At 4:42 pm Trevor Pitt said:
Great illo! This is scary, but makes perfect sense. After hearing that Tom is going to dine on Katie’s placenta, I see him more as a rat than a human. I wonder if L. Ron Hubbard snuck placenta recipes into the Dianetics fine print? Makes you wonder.
April 19, 2006
Jessica Menn
At 4:57 pm Jessica Menn said:
Their little rat baby looks adorable. But it also looks dead. It probably wishes it were.
April 19, 2006
At 5:18 pm Long Island Irish said:
LOL the poor little baby! And the platform shoes! And Katie’s face! It’s all priceless!
April 19, 2006
At 5:30 pm captainobvious said:
the big eyes are the best part. keep outdoing yourself.
April 19, 2006
At 6:00 pm Scout Finch said:
That, my dear, is pure genius that can only be the product of an insanely talented woman with a great dope dealer. Edgar Allen Poe would’ve gotten a big kick out of you.
April 19, 2006
At 6:04 pm The Shaman said:
I love the L. Ron Hubbard portrait at the top. If the kid starts wearing ascot ties at an early age, we’ll know it’s the reincarnation of L Ron.
April 19, 2006
At 6:16 pm James said:
Creepy…
April 19, 2006
At 6:17 pm christi said:
This is “pee in the pants” funny!!!
April 19, 2006
At 7:59 pm Crees_Dahl said:
OMG! You are killin me 14! I loooove the rat faces, and rat teeth and the lil rat baby and the freaking cork shoes!!!
Your best work yet!!!
April 19, 2006
At 8:06 pm Demon Kitty said:
I am moved beyond words. I just am so impressed!
Your are a genius!
Demon Kitty
April 19, 2006
At 2:39 am Sassy said:
The two of them just get more and more disturbing. I fear for their child.
April 20, 2006
Anonymous
At 3:47 am Anonymous said:
Love the pink velvet curtain!
April 20, 2006
Fug.
At 5:12 am Fug. said:
Why does Tom Cruise have to look so cute in that portrait…
April 20, 2006
Penname
At 6:43 am Penname said:
There is always one thing in your work that stands out to the me the most, and this time it is the shoes. Perhaps Mr. Cruise is controlling Kate through Scientology not because he is insane, but rather because he is trying to make up for something. Sort of like many men do with a sports car except Tom can of course afford any car he wants. He instead chooses to empower himself in the most ultimate way - human ownership. Does Kate really have to suffer because Tom has a small wiener-johnson which prefers pecs to breasts? No, and that’s unfair.
(I appologize that this comment is weird and perhaps non-sensical. I had a late night and no coffee.)
April 20, 2006
At 7:31 am TheIdleReceptionist said:
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!
*Pumps fist a la Kip on Napoleon Dynamite*
Prease, prease tell us where to get this mag when it comes out.
April 20, 2006
At 8:01 am DonnaJEM said:
OMG, this is perfection.
I love TC’s platforms, and Katie still towers over him.
I’ll be giggling all day.
April 20, 2006
At 8:42 am jayco said:
I love the L.Ron portrait with the in-utero framing, and the fallopian-like scroll work. 14, you are a genius.
April 20, 2006
At 10:46 am Morrigan said:
Frightening…yet oh so perfect! You’ve outdone yourself, girl! Wish I could wax on how absolutely wonderful it is…but the thesis won’t conclude itself. Thanks for making this semester less painful!
April 20, 2006
At 11:02 am Chansmom said:
Oh my GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!! You always out-do yourself! Right down to the off center front teeth of Tom. You even capture Katie’s simpering little grin. Very nice.
April 20, 2006
At 11:05 am Andrea said:
Hey, they could use this as their birth announcment.
Tom’s face morphed into ratty-ness is sooooo funnnnny. His earnest little rat eyes.and buck teeth! And Katie looks cute, like she is just in a Halloween costume.
which is fitting, she IS just ‘wearin the costume’. He is the REAL DEAL.
Funny as it is, I get a creepy feeling as I write this. Just how ickily weird he is…
April 20, 2006
At 11:09 am Devin said:
Wow…King-Rat Cruise is definitely the posterboy for mid-life crisis, is he not? How appropriate the leash on poor Kate, ah…”love” indeed. You’ve captured the insanity perfectly…as if the ingestion of placenta wasn’t creepy enough, ugh! I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the almost ERASERHEAD-like quality of the Cruise larvae, you rock, 14!
April 20, 2006
At 11:45 am Rix said:
Oh cmon, Katie is way cuter than that ;]
Nice job…
April 20, 2006
At 12:53 pm Starshine said:
Nice! I have to repeat this, though: You made Tom look way too innocent and cute!
Ahaha, great job though.
April 20, 2006
At 1:06 pm JoeyMadison said:
Great work - as always!!
April 20, 2006
At 1:18 pm Moonmaid said:
Xenu’s face on Tom’s crown and the leash are nice touches!
Such a cute lil’ rat. Aww…
April 20, 2006
chi
At 1:23 pm chi said:
Absolutely hilarious! I love Tom with platform shoes!
April 20, 2006
At 1:29 pm pawleysgirl said:
Perfecto-mundo! 14…can’t wait to see how you’ll paint the upcoming Jolie-Pitt collaboration.
April 20, 2006
At 2:38 pm Janina said:
The leash; no one mentioned the leash! Too good. Katies buyin’ into Toms scientology bullsh*t like Britney buys Cheetos; hook, line and sinker.
April 20, 2006
At 6:28 pm ProfessorVP said:
“Suri” btw, is Swahili for “Help, call Child Protective Services!”
April 20, 2006
At 10:31 pm Chansmom said:
I too noticed the filigree design above the happy couple looking like the female reproductive system. Very nice, 14. You do have an eye. Love the shoes, and her funky feet too. You rock!
April 20, 2006
At 2:37 am me said:
This is a wonderful work. I am loving all the details.
The shoes!
The crown of Xenu!
The thoughtful portrait of L.Ron
The fixed-and-determined smile of miz Holmes!
It’s all just too good, right down to the colour scheme for lo pink obviously promotes attainment of high levels of clear.
April 21, 2006
At 2:59 am NY Diva said:
14, you’re the best! How about a portrait of another nutty parent…Michael Jackson and his poor children. I predict that in 10 years Suri Cruise, Blanket, Prince Michael and Paris Jackson all run away together.
April 21, 2006
At 5:09 am Carole said:
I’ve been viewing your extraordinary artwork for some time now and have yet to comment on how much I enjoy your amazing work. But this…..too much!!!! Will stop to comment even though I’m late for work. Truly brilliant, I love it. I especially love the “brown nose” on Katie, her nose so far up his butt that she’s lost all sense of individuality. I wonder if she’ll ever snap out of it. Thanks 14, I’m a big fan or yours.
April 21, 2006
At 6:27 am TheIdleReceptionist said:
I just had to comment again on how each successive painting of yours so one-ups the other that it’s like this vortex of sheer genius!!!
Please never stop.
April 21, 2006
At 9:30 am Cyclops Kitten Natividad said:
Ah…now if only Elron’s frame had been a goatse…
Awesome work as always, 14. I want a copy of this mag!!!!
April 21, 2006
At 1:47 pm sweetyme said:
Thank you for including the platform shoes! I love them!!
Interesting how Tom does not look that much different as a rat.
April 21, 2006
At 2:22 pm L.M.Production said:
I just love ya! Best regardes from Poland!
April 21, 2006
At 12:47 am isabella said:
I wish you would’ve given her the tongue hanging out thing she does…oh, it’s gross but she does it when she laughs..sticks her tongue out! Even Tom has commented on it. He loves it of course, but worries she will BITE it off while riding his motorcycle if they hit a bump. So he’s asked her to try to stop it. I believe Tom protests too much! That’s not his exact comment in an interview but close.
April 22, 2006
At 12:16 pm Dawn (webmiztris) said:
love the the platforms on Tom! ugh, I can’t stand those two. Can’t we just drop them in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle and hope and pray they never return?
April 25, 2006
At 2:30 pm Laverne said:
Does anyone care about either of these people? Really. He’s a sissy… they say and she… who is she? Tee hee hee. Methinks my comment won’t make it to the posting. Oh well. God. You’re so talented. I love this site. It makes me laugh.
April 25, 2006
At 7:38 pm Concerned fan in NZ said:
Hey great job, I love your pictures. Just a note that a magazine called “New Weekly” in Australia ran 2 pages of your artworks a couple of weeks ago with no mention of your name or website? Thought it was a bit unfair that they printed lots of your pics but didn’t even credit you. Here is a link to their webpage:
http://nw.ninemsn.com.au/
April 25, 2006
tricia
At 9:06 am tricia said:
This is the best one yet, and it’s really no exaggeration at all. They’re so creepy! This and the Brangelina thing got me thinking about the phenomenom of almost- nutcases and their toadies. Wouldn’t it be interesting to see Tom hook up with Angelina? Two lunatic daredevil pilots, self-absorbed, manic, and manically protective and “private” yet prone to showing off. I like that he’s so peppy and clean-cut and she’s broody, wild, they’d drive each other absolutely insane. And I know she’d never let him push her around, she’d kick his little butt. Scientology? No friggin’ way. But she wouldn’t be able to drag him all over the world either, or make him get a mohawk or tats. Tommy does what Tommy wants, and so does she.
I don’t think she’d hook him with sex.
TC’s face doesn’t look any different.
April 26, 2006
Damien
At 7:22 pm Damien said:
I think I’m totally going to join the cries “free Katie, free Katie”. Poor Tom Rat. Again kick’n take down of Tom. (well in a nice way of course)
April 27, 2006
At 1:53 pm lola said:
That’s amazing. You’re really good at this. Love her feet! That’s exactly how they are in real life..haha. And all the small details. You’re great! Keep it up!
May 20, 2006
At 8:35 am Jakob Lerbscher said:
The picture shows Tom Cruise and his family in a very funny way and it is also named so. When he and his wife walk through the red-carped, they look jocular or actually stupid because she is bigger than him, particularly when she wears high-heals.
I also think that the rat is the correct animal for Tom. His face looks like a face of a rat.
He has too big and front tees which stick out of his mouth. His nose is to much acute and he has slit eyes. He is to small and he has a hunchback.
I can not comprehend why he is so popular and why so many women love him hot. Tom outsell himself better than his wife and she looks sexy.
I hate his films and him. So I can laugh about the pictures, I am happy when he is criticized by other people than me.
February 7, 2007
At 1:13 pm Garance said:
Hilarious rendition of TomKat. Kuddos to 14!
Did you know that Suri pronounced correctly means “mouse” in French? “Souris” to be exact.
Wouldnt it be so inappropriate to have a mouse in a TomKat dalliance?
April 5, 2008