Just In Time For Halloween; More Wild Skulls By Artist Damien Hirst

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExj1RnSsk4fGBk0vK1oJQ0Tsk-2cRq95jhXTab8er2TAoEPaxNxoPCOUy5Bgem7JmpRmzSHwL06A3vLpekOI-WAFS3SgPUQS2pazh1Ld861cCO2M7EndedE1REXA3kJxncpKazgkEK8it/s1600-h/newskullshero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393356918483612146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExj1RnSsk4fGBk0vK1oJQ0Tsk-2cRq95jhXTab8er2TAoEPaxNxoPCOUy5Bgem7JmpRmzSHwL06A3vLpekOI-WAFS3SgPUQS2pazh1Ld861cCO2M7EndedE1REXA3kJxncpKazgkEK8it/s400/newskullshero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br />above: one from each of Hirst's series; Hypnotic, Transcendent and Hallucinatory Heads.<br /><br />A lot of blogs have been covering artist <a href="http://michaelleonstudio.com/">Michael Leon</a>'s <a href="http://michaelleonstudio.com/web/store/">colored gypsum skulls</a> lately and I've seen many a post on everything from crayon skulls to skull flash drives. But if you're an art fan and a skull fan, I can't think of a more fun combination that the series of <a href="http://www.whitecube.com/artists/hirst/">Damien Hirst</a>'s 'spinner' painted skulls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbntr2boTNlsygT8E6zKpE4Feu9e6SMN7DVZj_uPWkT28dmt6lsuIHWE0ZFkVmmYKKPD18a-uHkQ6-8fpTZE-ZBtGPfFMQn4dSMVcvk7jKfKGlE0Cdhyphenhyphen-4eHH_crsSNlr-9oyZg1x11-xE/s1600-h/damien_hirst_skull21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394705603886012594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbntr2boTNlsygT8E6zKpE4Feu9e6SMN7DVZj_uPWkT28dmt6lsuIHWE0ZFkVmmYKKPD18a-uHkQ6-8fpTZE-ZBtGPfFMQn4dSMVcvk7jKfKGlE0Cdhyphenhyphen-4eHH_crsSNlr-9oyZg1x11-xE/s400/damien_hirst_skull21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Hirst with his diamond encrusted skull</span><br /><br />I'm sure most of you are familiar with artist <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/06/cant-afford-to-spend-100-million-bucks.html">Damien Hirst's diamond and platinum skull</a>. Lauded as the singularly most expensive piece of sold art at 100 million dollars, the skull, titled "For The Love Of God".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WEHyyJp4Z_0Us5KETMrQ9D-1n2NiMoUrXs2VzI-tFwPn6bISnD7zX4FaArJKeMq7BFUJDFOItYMeZ9bSKkJMxeh2m0rxlb0gI1bp_OF793C9jeHkWGg0pvlIbKJ_1mYENDrP2ILkJ3Qu/s1600-h/03matter450.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393362162515469794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WEHyyJp4Z_0Us5KETMrQ9D-1n2NiMoUrXs2VzI-tFwPn6bISnD7zX4FaArJKeMq7BFUJDFOItYMeZ9bSKkJMxeh2m0rxlb0gI1bp_OF793C9jeHkWGg0pvlIbKJ_1mYENDrP2ILkJ3Qu/s400/03matter450.1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 667px;" /></a><br />above: For The Love Of God, the 100 million dollar diamond encrusted platinum skull by Damien Hirst<br /><br />A common theme in his own, as well as many other artist's work, Hirst has created several other versions of skulls that you may not know about and that are available for purchase.<br /><br />In this latest series of 50 painted skulls are three categories manifested as three variations of form: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hallucinatory Head</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hypnotic Head</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Transcendent Head</span>, with each skull a unique result of the now famous and highly sought after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_art">‘Spin’ painting technique</a>.<br /><br />The skull is one of a number of recurring motifs not only in Damien Hirst’s work but also in the history of art, and in this special edition has been reworked back in to his signature. The technique is simple but the result relies on complex ideas about mortality and the history of mankind, touching on specific anthropological and historical readings, with compelling, celebratory and seductive results.<br /><br />A suggested memento mori of a more uplifting and contemporary slant, Hirst’s proximity to the subject of death is ever fresh, rewarding and daring, seeking to challenge the often morbid art historical approach to the subject. His skulls engage, they fix us with their own kind of gaze, imploring us to see the comedy within them. Here, the image of death is less unknowable, more approachable, a little lighthearted, even, whilst possessing something of an ancient relic or offering to the gods. Influences of the Mexican celebration, Dia de los Muertos, fuse ritual and anthropology with ornament, demonstrating the crux of Hirst’s practice wherein the philosophical and eternal become part of the vocabulary of modern life and modern aesthetic.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hallucinatory Heads</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xSQIr6ySfauFxBgAvATn9XV1WVTUv36YK2_7q-ttv1KKgzC60GpbtECRMz4U0PGHr1SgcgYeoI02JeLpvnhneZdF9_VpmowDzAHqK7ieGjgyTizUQUTGEZhp_SBW_248EfxvuAcO7hA0/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393359074091853650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xSQIr6ySfauFxBgAvATn9XV1WVTUv36YK2_7q-ttv1KKgzC60GpbtECRMz4U0PGHr1SgcgYeoI02JeLpvnhneZdF9_VpmowDzAHqK7ieGjgyTizUQUTGEZhp_SBW_248EfxvuAcO7hA0/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 491px;" /></a><br /><br />These are multi-colored glossy spinner paints on partial plastic skulls (no lower jawbone):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UVgRkYsXbHwKORfcI1gJXbMsxKaNRMBVQyu_s8JGJez5CQgbXL9nJ-MGCY8pnAceC2sbNBfSEVn2sLhZktXjfkYui4s3BpvRxjQJfvPntd0HtGnixaSVOFTYq3UeExw_2hVPnJaK1UIi/s1600-h/Hallucskulls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358632637220930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UVgRkYsXbHwKORfcI1gJXbMsxKaNRMBVQyu_s8JGJez5CQgbXL9nJ-MGCY8pnAceC2sbNBfSEVn2sLhZktXjfkYui4s3BpvRxjQJfvPntd0HtGnixaSVOFTYq3UeExw_2hVPnJaK1UIi/s400/Hallucskulls.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Transcendent Heads</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk2f9WjfagtZ__kIEC9BKbJsZqSg8N75jmDSs1fzQH-0HNPxA33KGdxU2PbFHafTx5JZpwG0h2AbPdfzR27acd-va8lAiy2pH-1ePiAN9LWvBgkmsSwBSciYgCEcNCx52MCY_Pq1c9V6l/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393359600162737442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk2f9WjfagtZ__kIEC9BKbJsZqSg8N75jmDSs1fzQH-0HNPxA33KGdxU2PbFHafTx5JZpwG0h2AbPdfzR27acd-va8lAiy2pH-1ePiAN9LWvBgkmsSwBSciYgCEcNCx52MCY_Pq1c9V6l/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 495px;" /></a><br /><br />These are multi-colored glossy spinner paints on plastic full skulls with eyeballs:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0IqbYWYtiud9X5tCXyB5NJlETLVkDwvTpYjhvuir1uzbtfggmT11Zxzyii4QWY1vj96O48rFCQwVeB1PaqB3cSnPBR0NMUyPIIgPiKZN1IaYNFl0fW02S2g93FCUjSSX0ft-_kCRT3XV/s1600-h/transskulls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393357432618426930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0IqbYWYtiud9X5tCXyB5NJlETLVkDwvTpYjhvuir1uzbtfggmT11Zxzyii4QWY1vj96O48rFCQwVeB1PaqB3cSnPBR0NMUyPIIgPiKZN1IaYNFl0fW02S2g93FCUjSSX0ft-_kCRT3XV/s400/transskulls.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hypnotic Heads</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-cJhLvDGxa7Cw_686oO7g23UDI7v9mIisC46C0pG6NUm-7VnivxUYkrYUCNubBJyXrSDPESWu5-TDuUaRrJl_-pMga-gWA1zGDv617vvagbJBoV-9YcUVy4CRHI5tD5mEwVKTeiM9RZc/s1600-h/Picture+38.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358879761379650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-cJhLvDGxa7Cw_686oO7g23UDI7v9mIisC46C0pG6NUm-7VnivxUYkrYUCNubBJyXrSDPESWu5-TDuUaRrJl_-pMga-gWA1zGDv617vvagbJBoV-9YcUVy4CRHI5tD5mEwVKTeiM9RZc/s400/Picture+38.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 497px;" /></a><br /><br />These are black and white glossy spinner painted plastic heads of full skulls with empty eye sockets:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK3VvcEt59ES-GFCol6UPteqI6oSyRhdUUbciDuAkO9guoCBax6uUgwG2ZTOaYbErG-nSxjxZyDTaMic-iWCT6lkBY_aiLcNWt2kcagVYOq8GROWPxkhV9GxNNHvfPMZ68ouFuDgAiqP3/s1600-h/Hypno1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393357805986785090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK3VvcEt59ES-GFCol6UPteqI6oSyRhdUUbciDuAkO9guoCBax6uUgwG2ZTOaYbErG-nSxjxZyDTaMic-iWCT6lkBY_aiLcNWt2kcagVYOq8GROWPxkhV9GxNNHvfPMZ68ouFuDgAiqP3/s400/Hypno1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTKggBN2uDm6ZVmoibykxZqYN3of3A12UiZMw0k62-2Fz_Iexr7ROjL7e2nj5Rf0j8sIWUk55xLdRlj9axn61ciPnBS53KdGYazUnzjaj2csVK2O0zF7ku3lJBlLu87BsNNJz6XLKM6qM/s1600-h/hyno2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393357707771751906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTKggBN2uDm6ZVmoibykxZqYN3of3A12UiZMw0k62-2Fz_Iexr7ROjL7e2nj5Rf0j8sIWUk55xLdRlj9axn61ciPnBS53KdGYazUnzjaj2csVK2O0zF7ku3lJBlLu87BsNNJz6XLKM6qM/s400/hyno2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 375px;" /></a><br />specs for all:<br />210 x 140 x 140 mm<br />Household gloss on plastic skull<br /><br />all information and images are courtesy of <a href="https://www.othercriteria.com/">The Other Criteria</a>, which is the only place where these skulls shown above can be purchased.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Must See Skull Posts:</span><br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sensory Deprivation Skull:</span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/sensory-deprivation-skull-wellness.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394709076436244786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbZUkzHY_VrQQbbXE2OelgHFphr84GP3H2ZYT72luEzaYWleArUW912YuiA2fbU3iCbwd_1r-1Q-dsd0hkqzXzOcQxYT2mqCwpPRv9Rdsr7EgXeN300ezX6ZWlSH4-69iYqc8WvTcLBTj/s400/SDskull.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/sensory-deprivation-skull-wellness.html">read about it here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Limited Edition Bell & Ross Skull Watch:</span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/limited-edition-bell-ross-skull-watch.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394710210531174722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbk8-HUae88EfH0j7YYikKpWQWSKbwJGcX5Eylrt_AY3s71njs-Tv2fFue0JtR8wcEumw71OIsFpENgkP7w3NVUA3_sVpmOEtRTgZOvkf-YopQFoFL8xytUWAb6nwQcD4W5RxyUrpGhmp/s400/BRSkullwatch.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/limited-edition-bell-ross-skull-watch.html">read about it here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka:</span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/funnyman-dan-aykroyds-crystal-head.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394710854310733250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQAfKLv_7Vu9ZiyUqdt5iJHfz-w_U5MdqLBjVnR158_1elsj3tuuoZs_4JIO2T-R5BxoTgpvOwM9J_o1FUNU16JsEHZahYZaq5GV0cA3E6QvNDW0i4wRzv3HqZYts7yacFXVuWUY_jdcv/s400/crystal+head+vodka.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 417px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/funnyman-dan-aykroyds-crystal-head.html">Read about it here.</a><br /><br />If you like skull items, be sure to check out the <span style="font-weight: bold;">over 135 skull items</span> I've posted on <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/B798FC7F/Death-Becomes-You-cool-things">This Next</a><br><br>

Just In Time For Halloween; More Wild Skulls By Artist Damien Hirst

above: one from each of Hirst's series; Hypnotic, Transcendent and Hallucinatory Heads. A lot of blogs have been covering artist Michael...

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The Sensory Deprivation Skull & The Wellness Skull

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8rGzxmp_3hnxl20VWWKmATjzefXMSKtV0dTfxZrV9IlwI_InDFEHA3J6982JyazNpb_yYtAQCpcIh3gT2nQyhqZyKW0hSw5eON-D60JFWDpN2mATG-l2zXIjbPB_dX3lXFNkPwnIGFwC/s1600-h/306.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243318510745702098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8rGzxmp_3hnxl20VWWKmATjzefXMSKtV0dTfxZrV9IlwI_InDFEHA3J6982JyazNpb_yYtAQCpcIh3gT2nQyhqZyKW0hSw5eON-D60JFWDpN2mATG-l2zXIjbPB_dX3lXFNkPwnIGFwC/s400/306.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />The Sensory Deprivation Skull is a chamber of sorts in which you can sit and essentially cut yourself off from the world. Created in 2007 by Joep van Lieshout of <a href="http://www.ateliervanlieshout.com/">Atelier Van Lieshout,</a> it's comprised of reinforced fiberglass, measures 150 cm tall by 110 cm long and 137 cm wide and is available in a limited edition of 10.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pZaId3qHT_jNf49aY908PVMTWicEEYxtsSPchiB0gdCCq9YOEB97Z6czcigoflQXGcw9Ao3lPIwzeMlr1XT4t2szmkwJqIIh8SwcrC5sb-EcWZ5HNutMYACz1PN_QLOcRBOGDxv4SLQZ/s1600-h/259.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243319014928545410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pZaId3qHT_jNf49aY908PVMTWicEEYxtsSPchiB0gdCCq9YOEB97Z6czcigoflQXGcw9Ao3lPIwzeMlr1XT4t2szmkwJqIIh8SwcrC5sb-EcWZ5HNutMYACz1PN_QLOcRBOGDxv4SLQZ/s400/259.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3kfOLX71UQvXJSZnRa_bC0jcRotA0aoAWF8ntYjD-WhmSRYWNDntYaN8HZ_Oswkvv4uo17tvQFG8rK52MiKK1SLiijAxkBZ0ZLtgglyuTAI1WN-owgtc2bI6zPMEXbGK5qJhVOmokErt/s1600-h/302.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243318941197024418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3kfOLX71UQvXJSZnRa_bC0jcRotA0aoAWF8ntYjD-WhmSRYWNDntYaN8HZ_Oswkvv4uo17tvQFG8rK52MiKK1SLiijAxkBZ0ZLtgglyuTAI1WN-owgtc2bI6zPMEXbGK5qJhVOmokErt/s400/302.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismS7FjRwGP894kEaSeDcMpphWNkuHDZx76hmJup6qskJz-QF9Vs19klFq6-YlrLgMai8H-I6n38-nU1bd_UZ6vCsxS5T5Bxq23JimGtwncM0YNHh0byx9ZKa69LmYC47Br73LdMsHZj74/s1600-h/303.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243318716794783938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismS7FjRwGP894kEaSeDcMpphWNkuHDZx76hmJup6qskJz-QF9Vs19klFq6-YlrLgMai8H-I6n38-nU1bd_UZ6vCsxS5T5Bxq23JimGtwncM0YNHh0byx9ZKa69LmYC47Br73LdMsHZj74/s400/303.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIlF6Gsyb5OnD1xTp9QbYlgMwONlLtBdRNZveX1OgAHC-LcoTUJ279KjClu2g42T3jMfLn1d0iMlr6xOlZgbgYnK19wxCxObw5PojI9hJfyZEScI5ilMjewqcNkUvXdPIwInMuMyOm8A0/s1600-h/304.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243318629044770626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIlF6Gsyb5OnD1xTp9QbYlgMwONlLtBdRNZveX1OgAHC-LcoTUJ279KjClu2g42T3jMfLn1d0iMlr6xOlZgbgYnK19wxCxObw5PojI9hJfyZEScI5ilMjewqcNkUvXdPIwInMuMyOm8A0/s400/304.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIHug78j1JqwqSmdNama2HbCtaxJQu5lqd9G-U2w-owrbzfHFaoBkisu4B9hokZavOfTGh-0YOZO13rys_6it3GHo8Ulgepw4TnDwEiI6JYPsZFC8Nv6pjFr3a_opZnETlWnZWITt1f6b/s1600-h/305.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243318564393299762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIHug78j1JqwqSmdNama2HbCtaxJQu5lqd9G-U2w-owrbzfHFaoBkisu4B9hokZavOfTGh-0YOZO13rys_6it3GHo8Ulgepw4TnDwEiI6JYPsZFC8Nv6pjFr3a_opZnETlWnZWITt1f6b/s400/305.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><br />Joep van Lieshout seems to have a thing for skulls; he also created the Wellness Skull in which a sauna is housed and several other sculptures based upon the human skull.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2Lu3TW27T6yTCxOZjapgAL-Kkm8S2HtA2WUyxM4Y30OCK9SUpDhweVrYFiWzAKGm3L5TSAYhIPMsS9yl9kxKc_LB6wj88N9ZSjI2TZzz5Gay5l71Vuf-r3v0H-PpqFvRfhMBENF55B9W/s1600-h/wellnessskul.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243318406836230562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2Lu3TW27T6yTCxOZjapgAL-Kkm8S2HtA2WUyxM4Y30OCK9SUpDhweVrYFiWzAKGm3L5TSAYhIPMsS9yl9kxKc_LB6wj88N9ZSjI2TZzz5Gay5l71Vuf-r3v0H-PpqFvRfhMBENF55B9W/s400/wellnessskul.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />The Wellness Skull is an impressive large skull. Just like Wellness centers it has a few places to relax. In the neck of the skull is a small bath. The head of the Skull contains a sauna. When it is working the hot steam pears out of the eye sockets.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKSOey7XUc6XeAAJKxgpj3nC9bE0rNdmXvHMnrnJgAcRsXJdKCcHCFCZ-VE7gmngaVJq1ttVtLqNHrTwRLoFK60kmZ4EzUrWZrv00sq_imu-4_wKkUr3eHcodQ02rYUvzCsohb2v69pkC/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243832530834279586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKSOey7XUc6XeAAJKxgpj3nC9bE0rNdmXvHMnrnJgAcRsXJdKCcHCFCZ-VE7gmngaVJq1ttVtLqNHrTwRLoFK60kmZ4EzUrWZrv00sq_imu-4_wKkUr3eHcodQ02rYUvzCsohb2v69pkC/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM7kp_4lHy1IdoLKCIesXtoPusSqzyhTFet_XDcN8MYCUIzsq_NNrzDiu4XKeR8hw-yuy70cjJ27zCihLHVrGkGzpNGX4Lsre_zoCaCT07lGJ9EJeHQp1i831_Ig8pWKT6FZD6xHvNcaB/s1600-h/bio-Joep_001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243832772587682690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM7kp_4lHy1IdoLKCIesXtoPusSqzyhTFet_XDcN8MYCUIzsq_NNrzDiu4XKeR8hw-yuy70cjJ27zCihLHVrGkGzpNGX4Lsre_zoCaCT07lGJ9EJeHQp1i831_Ig8pWKT6FZD6xHvNcaB/s400/bio-Joep_001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 226px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyabakQnHffUdLZpXQPW4TMuTtNgcO1qMvJZPjNr7f6zjdBZJQhcJzUDQoVb7FqvxkQr-_sE_ZzkbBRKJei9cgXeBUGVwSYiqHHdTb_vDYT6P0-nBcPhQ968QxX6W5A4i7uAO653H0DzmG/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243833525248600530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyabakQnHffUdLZpXQPW4TMuTtNgcO1qMvJZPjNr7f6zjdBZJQhcJzUDQoVb7FqvxkQr-_sE_ZzkbBRKJei9cgXeBUGVwSYiqHHdTb_vDYT6P0-nBcPhQ968QxX6W5A4i7uAO653H0DzmG/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 229px;" /></a><br /><br />Joep van Lieshout about the Wellness Skull: “The heavenly power is the big unknown, the death of the hereafter, the skull of physical shell of the mind. The earthly power is a economical power, money plays an important role on our contemporary society. Gradually the faith loses all importance and is replaced by an alternative ‘self experience’, through travelling, sporting and wellness centres.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkCNERXzZ-5DiNAZgSWTcDkirtne42iQ0sN6ARDW6l2XrIwelwo8p4ElxD6weiYaMw2GmhVubKVWi0NZZm4S7yfKDRjkr90UpdfRPg_rs6L9pjxWjq6RLX2EniozIaLMZrxXlK3z9zliQ/s1600-h/about-avl-Joep.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243317940387539634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkCNERXzZ-5DiNAZgSWTcDkirtne42iQ0sN6ARDW6l2XrIwelwo8p4ElxD6weiYaMw2GmhVubKVWi0NZZm4S7yfKDRjkr90UpdfRPg_rs6L9pjxWjq6RLX2EniozIaLMZrxXlK3z9zliQ/s400/about-avl-Joep.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 343px;" /></a><br />Joep van Lieshout was born in Ravenstein (The Netherlands, 1963). He lives and works in Rotterdam since 1987. Photo and copyright: Merlijn Doomerink<br /><br />Atelier van Lieshout (AVL) was founded in 1995 by Joep van Lieshout. The name <a href="http://www.ateliervanlieshout.com/">Atelier Van Lieshout</a> emphasises the fact that the works of art do not stem solely from the creative brain of Joep van Lieshout, but are produced by a creative team.<br /><br />Atelier Van Lieshout<br />Keilestraat 43e<br />3029 BP ROTTERDAM<br />The Netherlands<br />T: +31(0)10 244 09 71<br />F: +31(0)10 244 09 72<br />E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@ateliervanlieshout.com">info@ateliervanlieshout.com</a><br />Harbournummer 291<br><br>

The Sensory Deprivation Skull & The Wellness Skull

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