Grotesque collages by Igor Skaletsky

Bonne Bouche by Jane Howarth

Meet Jane Howarth. She takes the "dirty animals" (species that are often overlooked, discarded, unvalued) and costume jewelry and creates strange creatures that are deemed museum worthy. There is this great dichotomy going on here of beauty and ugliness, desire and repulsion, tenderness and the face of death. I think these are some important and gorgeous works to see! The birds are part of her Bonne Bouche collection of '1930's Sea Birds', who have feasted on a picnic of leather gloves, pearl necklaces and other delightful items left abandoned on the sand.

I have a curious mind that searches into, and appreciates, the corners of life and death that others may find ugly and grotesque. I enjoy exploring a world that challenges our perceptions of beauty and verges on the macabre.
My work is, among other things, an attempt to transform dead animals into strangely beautiful museum pieces. I have become a cosmetic taxidermist, playing with both seduction and repulsion.

Sculptures by Wim Delvoye

Belgian neo-conceptualist Wim Delvoye is known for his re-interpretations of classic art.  By taking the classic symbols of Romantic and Gothic sacred art (crucifixes, towering spires, mythological sculpture) and twisting their forms into the shapes and forms of contemporary art and science.  His recent show, “Rorschach” at Galerie Perrotin in Paris, extended this practice, offering a selection of works that continued to use sacred and classical art to turn a lens on modernity.

Suppo (2012)

Deux Bacchantes Rorschach (2011) / Deux Bacchantes Clockwise (2011)

Nautilus (2012)

Coccyx Double (2012)

Twisted Dump Truck (2011) 

Moebius Dual Corpus Direct Current (2011) 

Helix DHAACO 90 (2009) / Double Helix DS 360 00 (2008) / Double Helix CCI 180 0 (2008)

Daphne (2012)

Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo

Li Hongbo’s stunning, stretchable, paper sculptures, inspired by both traditional folk art and his time as a student learning to sculpt, challenge our perceptions. With a technique influenced by his fascination with traditional Chinese decorations known as paper gourds—made from glued layers of paper—Li Hongbo applies a honeycomb-like structure to form remarkably flexible sculptures.

An investigation into expression through one of the oldest mediums in history, Li Hongbo invites viewers to experience paper and sculpture in a revolutionary and insightful new way. Utilizing his expert knowledge of paper’s natural strengths and weaknesses, the artist has transformed the media to stretch, twist, elongate and retract as if it were a giant slinky. Through this juxtaposition of playful mobility and a traditional aesthetic, Li Hongbo breathes a unique life into his works that stuns and awes the viewer.

Beauty - Paintings Come Alive

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Insectes by Lauren Seroussi

A marvelous series made by French photographer Lauren Seroussi. We always admire inspiring works of people who experiment with unconventionality in fashion and play around with the concept of the subjectiveness of beauty and this idea represents it all. Check out more here.

Anna Halarewicz Fashion Illustration

Anna Halarewicz is a polish based fashion illustrator. After graduation from the University of Fine Arts in Wroclaw on the drawing faculty, Anna started to collaborate with magazines, fashion brands and creative agencies creating artwork for the purposes of product design and advertisement. Fashion and its impact on human being were always a significant elements of her works. She also had several individual exhibitions on her own. You can find out more on Anna's official website and follow her instagram profile to see the progress on her breathtaking works as they're definitely worth a while! Enjoy!

Photos courtesy of Anna Haralewicz.