Skulls in Contemporary Art

by Pablo | Nov 12, 2007 | Blogt, Photos

Pablo

Pablo

Pablo González-Trejo (b. 1973, Cuba) is a Vinça-based artist whose work explores the interplay of identity, memory, and entropy. His paintings and performances have been exhibited internationally and are included in private and public collections worldwide.


hirstskull.jpg, originally uploaded by pablogt.

Now that I have joined the skull making club of contemplation on life and death, youthful beauty, the brevity of human life, the inevitability of death, or simply the fashion wave, which ever suits you… I would like you to send images of skulls present in the contemporary art scene only, this to add it to my skull flickr set… see the slide show here
read more in vanity here, skull symbolism here and hirst’s skull here.

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