“By having a major figure from Chinese mythology appear on European shores, Huang Yong Ping examines, the notions of identity and cultural hybridity, as is often the case in his work. The environmental question is also very present in his art where he regularly exposes the paradox of the man sawing the branch he is sitting on, torn between creative abilities and destructive impulses. This is one of the many possible interpretations of this work: placed on the beach, the skeleton appears with the tide and, little by little, will be home to marine fauna and flora.”

Serpent d’Océan by Huang Yong Ping was created as a permanent work for the Estuaire contemporary art exhibition in 2012.

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Death has never looked so beautiful. The fully articulated skeleton of a female saint, dressed in an intricate costume of silk brocade and gold lace, withered fingers glittering with colorful rubies, emeralds, and pearls-this is only one of the specially photographed relics featured in Heavenly Bodies. Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs.

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PyroPet is a family of animal shaped candles that each reveal a surprise within as they burn.
The first PyroPet product is a cute little cat called Kisa, a cute cat shaped candle reveals the wild beast inside her, a grinning metallic skeleton with fire blazing in her eyes…

Check out wome behind-the-scenes (and the video) on Kickstarter.
Kisa it’s available for presale here.

Hominid, an impressive animated teaser (based on the namesake series of photo composites by Brian Andrews) in which insects with human skeletons are caught while “doing their “insect things” Written and directed by Brian Andrews, produced at Ex’pression College for Digital Arts.
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Hominid from Brian Andrews on Vimeo.

X-Ray series by Chris Panda… ever wondered what your favorite cartoon’s skeleton would look like?

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Hey you paper toy lovers out there! Ever thought of building a life sized human skeleton? Did you?

So here it is!! Brilliant!

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