As Street Anatomy goes up against Skull-A-Day in a friendly competition/co-curation of our upcoming gallery show, FACE OFF—Skull Appreciation Day 2013, I want to give you guys a preview of the fabulous artists that Skull-A-Day is bringing to Chicago!

Joshua Harker

Chicago-based artist, sculptor, scribbler, and much more, Joshua Harker is considered a pioneer & visionary in 3D printed art & sculpture. His 3D Crania Anatomica Filigre skull sculpture became the 3rd largest funded Arts project on Kickstarter back in 2011. Since then he’s been creating the unmakeable in 3D.

Meyoko

Berlin-based Melissa Murillo, aka Meyoko, creates beautifully intricate illustrations in an Art Nouveau style created entirely with a fountain pen, Black China ink and more recently Gold. “Meyoko fearlessly attempts to dissect the depths of human nature itself and she does it with surgical precision.”

Rob Tarbell

Virginia-based artist Rob Tarbell creates art by capturing smoke on paper. The result is a beauty that is transcendently eerie in nature. “During the process, credit cards, grocery cards, gift cards, photos, and 35mm slides of my artwork are burned to remove their growing presence in daily life, an ironic nod to a self-help technique of burning sentimental things to remove their emotional burden.”

Mike Egan

Mike Egan, is a Pittsburgh based artist who has spent time working as an embalmer in funeral homes. His paintings are made using acrylic paint, shellac, wood and nails and tell stories about death, devils and saints. “I’m greatly influenced by The Day of the Dead, Halloween, horror films, churches, The German Expressionists and my time in funeral homes.”

Skulluxe

Toronto artist, Dan Springer, aka Skulluxe, draws a lot of skulls. His quirky cartoon style makes us giggle at the memento mori symbolism of the skull.

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FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy
May 31 – August 25, 2013
Opening reception: Friday, May 31  5–9 PM

RSVP via Facebook!

International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive  Chicago, IL

Featuring
Mike Egan
Tom French
Emilio Garcia
Ali Gulec
Joshua Harker
Meyoko
Nicholas Obery
Rx Skulls
Dan Springer
Rob Tarbell

Skull-A-Day and Street Anatomy have joined forces to bring together the greatest collection of skull art, to celebrate the 3^rd Annual Skull Appreciation Day.

Come see the art and the awesome Museum of Surgical Science which will be free all night long! Wine, beer, and anatomical food will be served throughout the evening, plus a DJ will be spinning in the Hall of Immortals. We are also having an audience participation portion where you will be able to create your own skull art during the night!

Hope to see you there!

Paris based art director and graphic artist, Isabelle Delle creates interesting and quirky anatomical collages.

View more of her work at isabelledalle.com and follow her on Facebook!

1/3 of “The Microscopic Series” Handcut Rives BFK and Rice Paper 20″ x 20″

2/3 of “The Microscopic Series” Handcut Rives BFK and Rice Paper 20″ x 20″

3/3 of “The Microscopic Series” Handcut Rives BFK and Rice Paper 20″ x 20″

I’m always amazed at the amount of patience it takes to so intricately cut paper. Artist, photographer, and sculptor, Gianna Paniagua is inspired by the human body and its delicateness, creating paper forms and cut outs that reflect our fragile vasculature and histology.

Gianna says of her work,

The human body, both anatomically and metaphorically, is at the root of my work, which stems from the fact that I am a transplant recipient and have lived a life reliant on medicine.  My past and present experiences force me to see the body as fragile rather than the traditional symbol of vigor.  In my work, I place an emphasis on the physical delicate nature of the body as well as its abilities for healing. ?

For more of Gianna’s work view her portfolio site!

If you search for skulls on Society6, you’re likely to see that most of the results are from one very talented man, Ali Gulec.

Ali is an Istanbul based photo illustrator and a prolific creator of skulls. His stylistic range takes the ubiquitous skull and turns it into something new and exciting every time. It is precisely why I chose him to be in our upcoming show, FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day vs Street Anatomy!

View more of Ali Gulec’s work at his design studio, ikiiki.

FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day VS Street Anatomy
May 31 – August 25, 2013
Opening reception: Friday, May 31  5–9 PM

International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive  Chicago, IL

Featuring
Mike Egan
Tom French
Emilio Garcia
Ali Gulec
Joshua Harker
Meyoko
Nicholas Obery
Rx Skulls
Dan Springer
Rob Tarbell

Beautifully crafted jewelry created out of recycled Barbie body parts by New York based designer, Margaux Lange. The craftsmanship looks amazing! These are definite conversation pieces, especially the doll breast necklaces and butt bracelet.

More about Margaux and her series:

Margaux Lange’s Plastic Body Series art jewelry collection utilizes salvaged Barbie doll parts in combination with sterling silver and pigmented resins. The series is a result of Lange’s desire to re-purpose mass produced materials into handmade, wearable art. It is meant to examine and celebrate her own as well as pop culture’s relationship with the icon known simply as: Barbie.

View more of Margaux Lange’s Plastic Body Series, including where to purchase them, at margauxlange.com!

[spotted by my wonderful friend Liz Elwart!]