Art of Death: June 2008 Archives
"Vanity of Vanity, all is vanity." - Ecclesiates (1:2)
"Vanitas art", a genre emerging from the Sixteenth Century, reminded it's viewer
of the frailty of life and the often quality taxing distractions of glory and wealth.
Above, a work by Philippe de Champaigne, a master of subtlety!
Antonio Canova (1757-1822)
Canova was a sick sculptor. He could sculpt your head while you were talking to him and then use it to make you think you were talking to yourself. He was unfortunately into being catholic and lived in Rome, he is also dead.
Penitent Magdalen (1809) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 2001
This is the Toms Sachs foamcore skull. One of our favourite skulls!
Don't let the subject heading fool you, we're not talking about the worst movie ever. This post features designer gas masks by Dido Velema. Kind of reminds me of Tom Sachs... but whatevs, I guess.
Continue reading Apocalypto.
