made from polymer clay, acrylic and enamel, the two guns have been dissected in half to reveal a remarkably human set of internal organs, rather than the cold steel and bullets normally found within.
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enlarged photographs are held before a real-scale human model, whose image becomes a completely distorted variation of its original self.
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the body painted figures, covered in fluorescent paint, are camouflaged within the environment and illuminated by black lights, seemingly melting into the illusion of space.
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by meticulously organizing close-up photographs of various bodies, the artist explores the role of our perception and memory in constructing reality.
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the artist uses simple, visual trickery to transform her friends and family members into a collection of curious creatures.
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the bubble soap beards and mustaches intend to illustrate how fragile manliness can be in today's society.
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the darkly humorous short film puts the viewer in place of a deranged plastic surgeon who, in real time, cosmetically creates 'the new goddess of beauty.'
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the two figures intersect at various meeting points - the face, neck, shoulder, and chest - to form bizarre and brain-bending human configurations.
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at the base of each foot, jyo john mulloor has digitally sculpted soft, cushiony forms that mimic the texture, shape and style of rubber sneaker soles.
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the images see pairs of people tightly wrapped in a thin layer of plastic, then photographed in extreme, yet ephemeral situations.
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as a low budget tribute to old-school special effects from movies like 'videodrome' and 'rubber johnny', the porto-based artist mixes hand-sculpted play-doh with digital photographs to create strange and surreal portraits of himself, his family and his friends.
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emotions ranging from surprise to terror and laughter are subtly indicated by the shape of the shoe.
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'scruff of the neck' is imagined as a space entered from the back of a head, with a sequence of giant teeth leaning against the walls and cornicing the upper floor.
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artist patricia piccinini and australia's transport accident commission show how an evolved human body could potentially survive road trauma.
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this short video visually illustrates the significant styles in swimwear from 1916 to 2016, dramatically shifting from outfit-like ensembles to sultry two-piece garb.
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the images emphasize our obsession with social media by affixing digital symbols to the human body as temporary tattoos.
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the chinese artist makes a major shift towards the virtual world for 'art hacker', a solo exhibition at klein sun gallery.
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whether they be painstakingly sculpted, digitally designed, or robotically etched, 2016 saw a number of international artists using their own limbs, hair and skin in their creative projects.
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these silicone sculptures have been carefully crafted to eerily mimic the texture and tactile qualities of human skin.
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artist alexa meade has collaborated with two movement artists on a short film that acts in powerful protest to gun violence.
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