so death is really heavy...

a lot of my works shares a common root in its attention to death (or mortality). it has been a conscious and central focus of my projects for a while now - and i'm noticing a major issue with this. death is a heavy subject, and obvious. the trick is to do something new with it - and i'm using this post as a display of research into how to make death more... fun, accessible, and less heavy-handed.

David Shrigley - Cat with No Head (taxidermy) 2006

this David Shrigley piece is a pretty perfect example of the type of sentiment i am interested in here, but there are a few more:

Harald Naegeli - Death Series (Cologne, Germany) 1981

graffiti in Paris, France

John Rainbow - Death Cloud (acrylic, pen, and collage on paper)

Royal Art Lodge - Untitled (Come Drown)

Edward Gorey - K

Fun, Finally, Pt. 3

Wilfredo Prieto - Miren el tamaño de este mango (Look at the size of this mango) (mango, rubber band, and Blackberry) 2011

Scott Reeder - Symmetrical Pirate (acrylic on canvas) 1998

David Shrigley - Cat with No Head (taxedermy) 2006

Zofia Kulik (as KwieKulik) - from Activities with Dobromierz, 1972-74

Elad Lassry - Raccoon B (c-print, painted frame) 2010