Sandra Musy Taxidermy Art: Dead Animals Get Decorated

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Sandra Musy: La Nature Vénéneuse was a recent exhibition featuring some seriously glamorous taxidermy — sparkly stuffed animals of the real variety. (more…)

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Seeing Skulls. James Hopkins’ Vanitas.

James Hopkins' Vanitas
above: James Hopkins, Decadence and Demise, 2006 (image courtesy of hamburger-kunsthalle)

Skulls, skulls, skulls. They are everywhere these days. But at least artist James Hopkins has a different take on them. He has a series of mixed media pieces called Vanitas in which random objects and furniture are composed to create the image or illusion of human skulls. (more…)

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Tiki, Tatts and Skulls. Lionel Scoccimaro’s Go Big Or Go Home.

Lionel Scoccimaro Go Big or Go Home

The talented contemporary artist and photographer Lionel Scoccimaro had an exhibit titled Go Big Or Go Home earlier this year at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery. If you missed it, don’t fret, I’m bringing it to you here. (more…)

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Artist Blaine Fontana Completes His 30 Limited Edition Nestkeepers.

Blaine Fontana Nest keepers

I’m a big fan of artist Blaine Fontana’s work. His installations, his mixed media, his paintings and now these wonderful limited edition Nestkeepers. Thirty little imp-like sculptures each carefully painted in styles varying from japonesque designs to graffiti, exemplifying Blaine’s vast styles and talents. (more…)

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