Bones, bones, bones: Post-Halloween memento mori

If you didn’t get enough skulls last night, here’s an interesting art show via Simplistic Art.

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Lustmord Table
Jenny Holzer, 1994

And some Embroidered skeletons by Angelo Filomeno, via Ullabenulla:

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The Grand Circus: Death of Presumptuous Philosopher

Embroidery on silk shantung
Angelo Filomeno, 2005

And the granddaddy of skeleton art is of course Sedlec Ossuary, Czechoslovakia.

A few pictures from The Flying Kiwi via Ullabenulla:

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And a beautiful, intimate photostream of Sedlec from Curious Expeditions:

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Bone chalice

Curious Expeditions

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One Response to Bones, bones, bones: Post-Halloween memento mori

  1. nursemyra says:

    great images. thank you for showing them

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