A Look Inside the Head of a Celebrity
August 19th, 2008 by misvan
Can anyone guess who this lovely young celebrity is?
Stop by tomorrow to find out.
Archive for the 'Anatomy in Art' Category
Jason Clay Lewis: Designing Death
August 13th, 2008 by misvan
Plague + Ebola
Biological Drawings 2003
Charcoal on paper
Drawing size: 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″
Paper size: 11 3/4″ x 9″
Ikebana with Skull II 2006
Clay, tree branch, dirt, plaster
39″ x 32″ x 17″
SS with Flower
Charcoal on paper
14″ x 16″
Poison Heart Box 2000
Rat poison, wood, wood burning, paper, balsa
1 1/8″ x 6 3/4″ x 6 3/4″
Fur Skull 2004
Rabbit fur, plaster
6 1/4″ x 6 3/4″ x 9 1/2″
Jason Clay Lewis is a multidisciplinary artist whose main focus seems to center around death and disease. But instead of coming across as dark and macabre, Jason infuses his work with a bit of humor. Combine that with good clean design and one can almost look past the morbid themes.
Make sure to check out every inch of Jason’s portfolio to take in his wide range of works.
Pelvis Clippings
August 6th, 2008 by misvan
Hip x-ray made from magazine clippings by Hilary Samsa. Love the range of blues and the cropping of the pelvis.
Portraits of Medical Mannequins
August 1st, 2008 by misvan
Peter, 2008 C-Print 40″x32″
Wilbur, 2008 C-Print 40″x32″
Mandy, 2008 C-Print 40″x32″
Charles, 2008 C-Print 32″x40″
Justine Cooper investigates the intersections between culture, science, and medicine in her latest series entitled Terminal.
The title of the current show refers to her new series of large format photographs depicting medical robots and manikins. These sophisticated manikins, typically connected up to computers, simulate living situations from crisis to childbirth. At a time when medical intervention can be so de-humanizing, when technology is criticized for removing us from reality, these images create a perverse inversion.
The artist found that the personnel charged with the care of the manikins had humanized these objects into subjects by naming them, dressing them in holiday attire and constructing a narrative through their care. These million dollar manikins embody memories of daily life, offering up their injuries and procedures as rather austere visual diaries in the era of Second Life and the blogosphere.
These portraits of medical mannequins seem absurd when taken out of the context of simulating a life-threatening situation. Their exposed innards and machinery combined with those scared vacant faces lend a disturbing atmosphere to each portrait. They’re supposed to imitate life, yet there’s nothing really life-like about them. It’s what makes these portraits so unique and fascinating.
Justine is also behind the pharmaceutical spoof Havidol.
Take a look at the rest of her portfolio here.
Big thanks to Lars for the link!
