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Chocolate Parts

2010-02-08T22:24:17+00:00

These are too beautiful to eat that’s for sure! Stephen J Shanabrook is a very conceptual artist with a wide range of work that can be read more about here. His collection above, called Morgue Chocolates, consists of different casts of body parts that all look so real it’s scary. Perfect for your special Valentine!

Pointed remark. January 29-February 6, 2010.

2010-02-07T21:02:46+00:00

sharonNYC has added a photo to the pool:

Sketchblog: sharonfrost.typepad.com/day_books

5 1/2 x 7 in. double page moleskine spread; ink, watercolor, whatever on paper.

Written on the Body

2010-02-07T21:02:40+00:00

This unusual piece of jewelry was done by jeweler & metalsmith AliceScott. The piece is marked by silver veins that run along the backside of the hand and in place of a stone sits a human wisdom tooth.

"The Ossuary," Jan Švankmajer, 1970

2010-02-07T17:37:38+00:00

To continue on the theme of bone chapels begun in my last post, thanks so much to Morbid Anatomy reader and commentator Mirloniger for pointing me in the direction of Jan Švankmajer--muse to the Brothers Quay--and his short film "Kostnice" (The Ossuary), devoted to the wonders of the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora, a truly epic bone chapel located in an ancient town near Prague in the Czech Republic. This film was commissioned in 1970 to celebrate the work of František Rint--the man responsible for the bone compositions that fill the chapel--on the centenary of the completion of his osteo-masterwork in 1870.

Kinoeye: New Perspectives on European Film describes the film thusly:

One of the neglected masterpieces produced during Švankmajer's early career is Kostnice (The Ossuary, 1970), a "horror documentary" shot in one of his country's most unique and bleakest monuments, the Sedlec Monastery Ossuary. The Sedlec Ossuary contains the bones of some 50 to 70 thousand people buried there since the Middle Ages. Over a period of a decade, they were fashioned by the Czech artist František Rint with his wife and two children into fascinating displays of shapes and objects, including skull pyramids, crosses, a monstrance and a chandelier containing every bone of the human body. Their work was completed in 1870, and these artifacts have been placed in the crypt of the Cistercian chapel as a memento mori for the contemplation of visitors.

You can watch the entire film above, or by clicking here. Click here to buy a copy of it from the Morbid Anatomy Bookstore. To see previous post on osteo-architecture, click here. To see a previous post on the art of the Brothers Quay, click here. More on the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora can be found by clicking here. Thanks, Mirloniger, for sending this along!

Steam Punk Heart

2010-02-06T22:14:53+00:00

This steam punk heart is the shirt of the say over at shirt.woot.com! It’s only 10 bux! Get it today and today only, then it shall never be seen again.

[spotted by Andrew]

Crop Circle?

2010-02-06T18:50:59+00:00

Japanese landscape designers ‘Earthscape’ have developed this project, known as the Medical Herbman Cafe Project (MHCP). The idea was to create a garden that operates as a living encyclopaedia of herbal knowledge, with herbs and plants composing each area of the body they benefit. To learn more about the project head here.

MONSTROS XURÁSICOS_Didáctica Ray Harryhausen_0

2010-02-06T18:51:04+00:00

tonechootero has added a photo to the pool:

MONSTROS XURÁSICOS_Didáctica Ray Harryhausen_0 (5)

2010-02-06T18:51:04+00:00

tonechootero has added a photo to the pool:

IMG_8312

2010-02-08T14:16:14+00:00

tonechootero has added a photo to the pool:

my first quilt show rejection

2010-02-06T15:31:13+00:00

arlee has added a photo to the pool:

Alas, "Every Beat Has A History" did not make the cut.... best seen in all sizes in "original"

Anatomic Fashion Friday: Heart Locket

2010-02-05T19:23:00+00:00

This beautiful anatomical heart locket created by Peggy Skemp, opens to reveal the anatomically correct interior of the heart, complete with cordae tendinae. Peggy’s love of science reflects in her jewlery designs, which “pose as intimate sculptural scientific illustrations.” View more of her unique designs here.

Rubadub 407

2010-02-05T05:11:32+00:00

JimFromIowa has added a photo to the pool:

Not sure where this one came from. 7.25 x 10 inches (approx). Ears are collaged and the title comes from the tiny snipped out old thesaurus entry and page # in the mouth. that mouth activity is a kind of sad homage to the years I had braces. But that looked and felt worse than rubadub's set up, I think. This one might get a little more work. I feel like there should be a feather in his cap, though what he has done I couldn't say.

CMYK 45 Advertising

2010-02-04T20:15:59+00:00

Here are some great ads done for CMYK magazine. Top ad is by Lana Shahmoradian and Natalie Hammel of VCU. Bottom ad is by Jason Sweeten and Kelley Miller of The University of Texas at Austin. This is a really cool ambient concept using an internal-organ hoodie to reveal the SciFi logo. I love seeing work done by students that’s a million times better than what’s running in print today…

"Death Takes A Holiday," Osteo-Architecture Travel Blog

2010-02-04T20:16:02+00:00

The Portuguese have a morbid fascination with bone chapels (perhaps we can coin the term “osteo-architecture”), there are probably more here per capita than anywhere in the world...

Thanks to Friend-of-Morbid-Anatomy Paul Rumsey for drawing my attention to the astounding photo collection and travel reportage of self-named "LuDwigg VaNn beethoVeen" as showcased on his MySpace Blog entitled "Death Takes a Holiday" and committed--or so it seems--to visiting and documenting the finest necropoli, “osteo-architecture," and concentrations of mummies and religious waxworks in the entire world, including sites in Ecuador, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Newark, New Jersey.

The above sampling of images is just a tiny fraction of the many incredible images to be found on the blog. Please click on each one to see much larger and more detailed versions. To see many more astounding images and to find out more about these spectacular sites, visit his "Death Takes a Holiday" blog by clicking here. Thanks so much, Paul, for sending this amazing treasure trove along!

Lockhart is Ready

2010-02-04T00:34:20+00:00

JimFromIowa has added a photo to the pool:

about 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Usual mix of materiel. No clue what Lockhart is ready for but he's ready just the same. If you have a fetusfacenose you pretty much have to be prepared at all times. This even when the sea is smooth and gold and the sky is blue.

tttfeb3

2010-02-04T00:34:20+00:00

arlee has added a photo to the pool:

Should i remove that square section with the dark circles, or carry on??

Neurons COMPLETED, detail

2010-02-04T00:34:20+00:00

arlee has added a photo to the pool:

Valentines day card

2010-02-04T00:34:20+00:00

scumbelina23 has added a photo to the pool:

I wanted to embroider a card that wasn't too girly so i thought this (kind of) anatomically correct heart would do the trick

Little Face

2010-02-03T20:45:18+00:00

Little needle-felted skull face by Urone. Check out what’s on the otherside!

[via Likecool]

Morbid Anatomy and Atlas Obscura Present a Private Viewing with Back-Stage Access at the Mütter Museum, Saturday, March 20th!

2010-02-02T22:37:41+00:00

Morbid Anatomy is pleased to announce a special private viewing and back-stage tour of our favorite United States medical museum--Philadelphia's Mütter Museum--as the Morbid Anatomy contribution to the first annual Atlas Obscura day!

On Saturday March 20th --the first day of Spring!--the incomparable Mütter Museum will open its doors for a special private viewing open only to Atlas Obscura Day participants, as part of an international celebration of the obscure and the wondrous organized by the Atlas Obscura website. That means no struggling past crowds of people and screaming school groups to see the astounding exhibits and artifacts that made the Mütter famous; instead, enjoy a quiet, contemplative hour of museum time with only other Atlas Obscurites as your company. A rare and wonderful treat at such a (rightfully!) bustlingly popular museum!

As an added bonus, the first 12 people to arrive (and this is on a strictly first-come, first-served basis) will get a special behind-the-scenes tour of the museum by curator Anna Dhody. After the tour, Anna will remain in the galleries to answer your questions until the museum opens to the general public at 10 AM. Another bonus: All Atlas Obscura Day participants will be admitted to the museum at a reduced student rate of $10.

I will be present for the entire event in my role as co-presenter and hostess, and hope very much to see you all there! This will be a seriously not-to-be-missed occasion. Full details and links follow:

Atlas Obscura and Morbid Anatomy Present:
Private Viewing and Back-Room Access at Philadelphia's Mutter Museum
Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EST) (before museum opens!)
Mütter Museum: 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 [map]
Admission: $10

Join Atlas Obscura and Morbid Anatomy at the Mutter Museum for a private viewing of curious medical anomalies and human anatomy.

The museum will open early to provide a private view for Atlas Obscurites from 9-10 AM. The first 12 people (first come, first served!) to arrive will get special back-stage tours with curator Anna Dhody.

Participants will be able to explore a wondrous selection of specimens displayed in the same Victorian cabinets that the museum opened with in 1858. From the skeleton of the tallest man in North America to a collection of 2,000 objects extracted from people's throats the exhibits will be sure to convey a lesser-known side of medical history. Also of note are the conjoined twin skeletons, delicately displayed in various jaunty positions, and the plaster death cast of Chang and Eng, who lived their lives attached at their livers.

For more about the event, and to RSVP, click here. To find out about other Atlas Obscura-day events, click here. For more about the museum, including directions and collections, click here. And if you've not yet made yourself acquainted with the wonderful Atlas Obscura, you can do so by clicking here.

Also, a special thanks to Mütter Director and friend-of-Morbid-Anatomy Robert Hicks--and all the other wonderful staff at the Mütter Museum--for making this wonderful event happen!

All above images of the Mütter Museum are drawn from the Anatomical Theatre exhibition, a photo survey of medical museums of the Western world; Images 1-3 are front-stage views and images 4-5 are back-stage views. You can find out more by clicking here.

University of Pennsylvania, Practical Anatomy Course Certificate, 1869

2010-02-02T22:37:41+00:00

Click on image to see much larger version. Via American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques.

The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica, Bavaria, Germany

2010-02-02T18:13:37+00:00

Morbid Anatomy reader Malvina Panagiotidi of Athens, Greece, recently informed me of a fantastic phenomenon that I had never heard of: The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica. Here is what she had to say about them:

Waldsassen, a town in Bavaria in Germany, is famous for its Papal basilica in baroque style. The halls of the church have an unusual decoration. The skeletons of Christian martyrs, who were exhumed from the catacombs of Rome between 1688-1765, are situated in glass vitrines and embedded in the rest interior decoration of the church. They are also known as the ''Holy Bodies." What differentiates these skeletons from the standard skeletal relics is that they are dressed in extravagant 1700s royal costumes and covered in jewels. Each year the church celebrates these martyrs at the Holy Bodies Fest.

All images were sourced by Malivina from the wonderful Atlas Obscura, which also severed as her main bibliographic source; you can visit that original post by clicking here. You can find additional images on these Flickr accounts: 1, 2.

Thanks so much, Malvina, for sending this along!

drawing :: series AMULETS

2010-02-04T05:02:28+00:00

r.o.M.a.n has added a photo to the pool:

Pencil drawing from series Amulets
40x35cm 15.7x13.7inch

More drawings and other artworks:
www.ro-Man.info

Nineteenth-Century Wax Model Exhibited by Jean-Martin Charcot from the Salpêtrière (Addendum to Previous Post)

2010-02-01T23:12:21+00:00

...in addition there were two special exhibits. The renowned neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) brought over from Paris a life-size wax model of a recumbent woman with locomotor ataxy and disordered joints, together with her preserved skeleton, illustrating one of Charcot's many clinical discoveries; and Jonathan Hutchinson, the chairman of the Museum Committee, organized an "Exhibition of Living Patients"...

Morbid Anatomy reader Alexis Kinloch just this morning sent me an article that, synchronicitously (is that a word?), featured a photograph of the very wax model described in today's earlier Morbid Anatomy post "The Exhibition of Living Patients, 1881 London, England," as detailed in the above epigraph excerpted from that post.

The caption to the image reads: "Nineteenth-Century wax model of a hysteric from the Salpêtrière" (photo: archives de l'Assistance publique); Click on image to see larger version. You can see the specific reference to the waxwork in the epigraph above; You can read the entire original post from which this excerpt was drawn by clicking here. The article showcasing the image is entitled “Effroyable Réalisme”: Wax, Femininity, and the Madness of Realist Fantasies" and was written by Mary Hunter of McGill University and included in the Canadian Art Review (RACAR); to find out more about the journal, click here.

Thanks so very much, Alixis, for sending this along!

Love Skull

2010-02-01T14:44:23+00:00

How can you not look at these serious little skulls with a heart in their orbital sockets and not smile? These mugs, by one of my favorite female artists/street artists, SOULE, would make a lovely Valentine’s day gift for a special someone…hint hint.

You can get the set of 4 mugs for $42 over at SOULE’s ETSY page. There’s only 1 set in stock for that lucky someone!