“Crania Anatomica” is a sculpture by Chicago-based artist Joshua Harker. Here‘s the full story.

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Hublot Skull Bang watch is made entirely of black ceramic with a tonal black skull all over the dial.

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“Death of venus” is inspired by the iconic painting “The birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli, created in 1486 during the Italian Renaissance. To me this painting is a representation of unsurpassed artistic talent, creativity and originality. In today’s contemporary art world much of those qualities are no longer as important. Art has become more of a commodity and investment tool, something that people buy and hope it will be worth more in the future. In my sculpture the skull symbolizes those changes of cultural ideas and values. The Ferrari red auto paint is a representation of our fast living times, of glitz and glamour yet some degree the figure itself represents the old traditions”
Roger Reutimann

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March 24, 2012 - August 19, 2012
de Young Museum, San Francisco

Dubbed fashion’s enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier launched his first prêt-à-porter collection in 1976 and founded his own couture house in 1997. Emerging as a designer in the 1970s, he developed his own dress codes that reflected the changing world around him. The openly gay Gaultier uses his designs to tackle gender and transgender issues through androgynous, gender-bending styles, meanwhile delving even further into some of the darker areas of the sexual revolution. Always provocative, he addresses issues of multiculturalism by bringing ethnic diversity to the Paris runway. Despite the gritty and sometimes controversial context of his collections, the clothes remain beautiful, superbly crafted with the finest dressmaking and detailing skills.

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Tom French carefully combines detailed photorealism with strong elements of abstraction and surrealism, focusing on the reflection of the conscious and subconscious mind.
Don’t miss his work on Flickr.

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Impressive work by  Eric Franklin:

“An anatomical study of the human body considering the mind and body as one entity. Flameworked borosilicate glass, krypton, wood, 78″ x 36″ x 24″, 2006-2008, Roberts Family Fine Art Collection. Photo by Brad Carlile.”

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Sacred Stitches makes beautiful customised tattoo inspired cushions and clothing. Here‘s the Etsy Shop.