Skull Workshop by Lauren Baker

What a great idea! I wish I had thought of it first TBH but I guess I’ll just have to get over it and go have some fun creating a cool skull at the Lauren Baker Skull Workshop.

Lauren’s skull workshop was a huge hit at Tate Modern where 200 participants decorated skulls. Plus her previous workshops at Hoxton Hotel, Shoreditch House and Museum of Pathology were all fully booked. You should probably go.

 The Workshop includes:
  • 3.5 hour workshop includes materials and refreshments
  • Learn about the use of skulls in art
  • Hear about Lauren Baker’s journey of skull art
  • Use a diverse range of materials to paint and embellish your skull
  • Take your finished skull art home
When: Saturday 27 April 2013
Time: 14:00 – 17:30
Where: Barts Pathology Museum
How Much: £60

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What Lies Beneath Exhibition by Mr Four Fingers – 5th April 2013

So I’m not sure if you have noticed but we’ve been a bit slack with bringing you a skull post every day! Apologies for this but we, Mr Four Fingers, have been extremely busy planning our first solo exhibition, WHAT LIES BENEATH, taking place on the 5th April 2013 at the Haggerston Espresso Room.

We’ll be exhibiting our latest original artwork, sculpture, limited edition prints and t-shirt designs and as always our work includes a variety of skull action! Plus we are also collaborating with In Her Glory and Elizabeth Dunn too so you best be coming to our opening night. There will be a DJ, free booze and gift bags for the first 10 people to spend over £30.

You can add yourself to the invite list here. For more details on the show I’ve included the our flyer.

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Niki de Saint Phalle Skull Sculpture

This enormous and beautifully gaudy skull sculpture was created by famous artists Niki de Saint Phalle and is situated at Missouri Botanical Gardens. This particular image is an eery photograph taken by Slopjockey on Deviant Art and was a bookmarked image from ages ago. I only mention this as since then I actually visited an exhibit of Niki de Saint Phalles work at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.

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Skulls I Found in Paris

I recently went to Paris and found a few skulls which I wanted to share with you all – I do not know the names of the shops/artists/creators so if you recognise any then please share the names with us. I was hoping to find more but here are some of the ones I spotted, apologies for some of the blurry images.

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Skull Art from Sebastien Lafleur

Sebastien Lafleur sent us his beautiful skull art through Facebook and we had to share them with you. You can see more of his skull art and other paintings on his website too. Thanks for sharing Sebastien! Remember you can share your skulls with us through our website here or on our Facebook page.

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Malin Isaksson’s Skull

This gorgeous golden melting skull is by Swedish-born artist Malin Isaksson. It was spotted at the Stockholm Furniture Fair and is called ‘He Who Laughs Last, Laughs Longest.’

The skull was water-gilded with 23.75 karat gold and made of plaster, clay, gesso and bole.

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3-dimensional Skull by Scott Campbell

This 3-dimensional skull, by tattoo artist Scott Campbell, was part of Noblesse Oblige art show in LA and is comprised of a stack of $11,000 in cut, un-cut currency sheets.

Funnily enough I have seen this skull before and was meant to post about it ages ago too. Better late than never yeah :)

3-dimensional Skull by Scott Campbell

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Li Hongbo – Pure White Paper

Li Hongbo uses layers of paper to create life-size flexible art sculpures. This video shows a variety of his work, including a skull piece, and talks about his latest exhibition, aptly named Pure White Paper, at the Dominik Mersch Gallery in Sydney Australia.

Li Hongbo – Pure White Paper from Dominik Mersch Gallery on Vimeo.

Lilith Skull Print from God Machine

Here is another magnificent skull print by God Machine.

LILITH_Skull Print from God Machine

Here is the description from God Machine’s online shop:

“Lilith
It is said that Lilith was created at the same time as Adam like an equal, unlike Eve who was made from Adams rib. Lilith refused to be subservient to Adam because she was a strong and proud women. God sent angels to capture her and force her back into the garden of Eden. She refused and vowed her revenge. It is said that you can hear Lilith cries at night, in the wind and in the cries of the animals in the dark. Lilith was also thought to mean ‘Owl’.”

Limited Edition of 75
Only £25
Each one Signed and numbered.

Click here to buy Lilith from God Machine