Exquisite Bodies

EXQUISITE BODIES or the curious and grotesque story of the anatomical model at the Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 until 18 October.

Skin

Skin, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. Mouse skin display, 2. the cyclops!, 3. knitting, 4. It's Not Floyd, 5. Ethiopian Prayer Book Stitching, 6. Through The Skin Field, 7. who took my skin...?, 8. Jeux de mains .004, 9. pastel, 10. 141/365 Sensitive, 11. textures.jpg, 12. Skin, 13. the skin, 14. closeup02, 15. MAUD, Sheep Skin Bound, Roycroft Printed, 16. skin therapy, 17. the fullest skin_closeup2008, 18. lému...rien, 19. lace, 20. skin_eye_dental, 21. mastocytosis, 22. Untitled, 23. i love grass printed in my leg, 24. Péle, 25. Skin, 26. .., 27. Skinned, 28. isadora's tattoo, 29. skin/flesh (detail), 30. skin

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

Mosaic Valentine

Mosaic Valentine, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. exhibition, 2. heart, 3. Heart, 4. Heart Heads, 5. Heart, 6. mixed feelings - journal30, 7. I Heart Wifealiciousness, 8. replacement of the heart (detail), 9. heart lines, 10. Open heart operation, 11. i heart recycling (d2d: 4/2), 12. Triumph of a heart, 13. surgery heart, 14. The More I Want You, 15. all heart, 16. artwork for the Poldr &Przewalski's Horses' split, 17. Got Heart, 18. Aran (detail) 3, 19. heartattack2_420, 20. Alter Book Project, 21. 009020803 work in progress, 22. insanity, 23. BARBE SAINT JOHN -Love Tattooed on My Heart Necklace, 24. heart, 25. rhythm, 26. Zera: Environmental Indicators: Wounded Heart (Detail), 27. The Heart, 28. My Heart on a Table, 29. oxygen pathways of the human heart coeur, 30. Bleeding Hearts Necklace

Here are some beautiful hearts sourced from my contacts and also The Art of Anatomy group on flickr. Click on the image or the titles to go to the page of the featured artists.

Julia Lohmann

Ruminant Blooms, preserved sheep's stomachs. 2008

Julia Lohmann uses unexpected materials to create magical pieces, engaging with contemporary issues. Her Ruminant Bloom lamps are made from preserved sheep's stomachs each with a unique structure. Her work is part of the Origin Intervention series which continues until Sunday in the Pavilion at Somerset House as part of the Origin craft fair. Looking through Julia's website I loved her series Growth Cocoons.

Skin

Skin: surface substance and design by Ellen Lupton. This was published alongside an exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design museum in New York in 2002. Ellen Lupton contributes to the following blogs, Design Your Life and D.I.Y. Kids

This book is mainly about surface in design but it draws on analogies of anatomy which I found inspiring. This is where I found the Marcel Wanders vase and there are a couple more pieces I would like to share with you. The cover of the book shows a design for fabric called Bumps, 2000 by Bullen, Pija Designs Ltd. The book is punctuated throughout with beautiful photographs by Elinor Carucci.

The Heat is Closing In...

The Heat is Closing In..., originally uploaded by (restless::things).

I love this print by (restless::things), click on the image to go to her flickr page or you can see more of Olivia Jefferies work on her blog, Sweet As a Loon Bird.

There is a new group on flickr called The Art of Anatomy.

All about anatomy

All about anatomy, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

I went through my favourites on flickr, choosing images related to anatomy and this is the result, click on the picture to go to the page with links to the featured artists. Mosaic Monday has been extended this week, normal service will resume next week . . .

Gemma Anderson

(c) Gemma Anderson

I saw some wonderful work by Gemma Anderson at the Royal College of Art end of year shows last week.

Fireworks Night

A Black Eye (excerpt)
So I find a Cherry for you to eat up and you swallow the pip and I start to laugh.
Say a tree it will grow down in your stomach and new trees will grow from the fruit that falls from it.

Chloe King designed the cover for this CD by Fireworks night - I got this purely for the cover and was pleased to find the music was good too !

My heart belongs to Frida

Heart 2006, tapestry weaving, stuffed with wadding and backed with fabric.
I studied tapestry weaving at Morley College last year with William Jefferies. The weaving was inspired by this Frida Kahlo painting. It took almost 6 months to complete.




Frida painting The Two Fridas, photograph by Nickolas Muray 1939. Image found here.

Wellcome Collection

The Wellcome Collection has opened this month in London. Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of science and one of the world's greatest collectors. He was fascinated by anthropology and the history of medicine. The museum will be staging themed exhibitions providing insights into the human condition. The first one is The Heart.


Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart, Kalighat watercolour painting (C) Wellcome Trust.

I visited the museum today and my heart was most enraptured by what I saw ! I have a bit of an obsession with matters of the heart anyway so to wander round this unusual and varied exhibit was blissful. Not only are there numerous artifacts and artworks but there is a great selection of contemporary art including work by Ana Mendieta and Annette Messager.

Ailsa Ogden

Kidney (2), originally uploaded by Binkacrosstich.

I love this series of recycled organs by Ailsa Ogden - she is definitely an artist to watch. You can see more of the organs here or click on the picture to go to her flickr page, Binkacrosstich.

Anatomical thrift

I found this beautiful book at the Chiswick Car Boot Fair today.

Lungs

Malajube are a band from Montreal - their new cd, Trompe-L'Oeil is out now and the artwork on their website is just wonderful. I have not heard their music yet ! You can listen here.


Lungs - Paper-cut by April Greenberg found on cally creates.


Poumons by Karine Jollet. Her blog is called les pieds sur terre