June 1, 2009: Skin Art

xoxoxoBruce · 06-01-2009, 12:25 AM

Andrew Krasnow makes skin art.
No, not tattoos, not body painting, art made of human skin.

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Using skins from white men who donated their bodies to medical science, he has created freak versions
of mundane items including flags, boots and maps of America – in effect using skin like leather.
His work, he says, is a commentary on human cruelty and America's ethics and morality.

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Not surprisingly, the work attracts controversy.
The only time it has been shown before in Britain, late last year, it was by appointment only.
Now the gallery has been licensed by the UK's Human Tissue Authority to display a complete exhibition.

He even created a new piece for this UK show... a defaced $10 bill.

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Gallery owner Robert Devcic said Krasnow uses only white skin because much of the suffering in the Americas
has been caused by white people. "He uses skin to make the point that suffering is universal," he said.
"It is tanned using the same process that you'd use for an animal skin."

Martin Kemp, emeritus professor of art history at Oxford University, said Krasnow was not trying to be sensationalist.
"He has not overtly pushed the sense of spectacle or sensation, unlike, say, Damien Hirst," he said.
"He is working with deep and disturbing resonances. As an artist, he is pretty much out there on his own."

Yeah, I think he's deeply disturbed.

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monster · 06-01-2009, 12:50 AM

is it science? No? They why the fuck is he allowed o play with it?

ZenGum · 06-01-2009, 01:57 AM

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a defaced $10 bill.

Oh no you didn't!!!!!!

Monster: yup. If I leave my body to science, it is for science. This is art (maybe), but not science. He can only use the skin of people who have left their body to ART.

Also, he needs some remedial logic, Just like Chavez.

"Most suffering was caused by white people", even if true, does NOT entail "most white people cause suffering".

Compare, "most murderers are right-handed" and "most right-handers are murderers".

Racist twerp.

nil_orally · 06-01-2009, 04:14 AM

Looking at his skin map, there is a hole around where Idaho should be.
Is this because he used the wrong part of a body for tanning?
Is he making a statement about Idaho?

ZenGum · 06-01-2009, 04:34 AM

As in: My Own Private Brown-eye-daho?

spudcon · 06-01-2009, 04:48 AM

Glad to see he got dressed up, shaved, combed his hair etc for his exposition.

SPUCK · 06-01-2009, 04:50 AM

What a lewser..

Sheldonrs · 06-01-2009, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nil_orally

Looking at his skin map, there is a hole around where Idaho should be.
Is this because he used the wrong part of a body for tanning?
Is he making a statement about Idaho?

Think how Florida feels.

capnhowdy · 06-01-2009, 07:05 AM

Despicable. Tasteless. Disrespectful.

What a schmooz.

glatt · 06-01-2009, 07:37 AM

This really pisses me off. If somebody donates their body to science, how the hell did this guy get his hands on their body parts? This will cause people to be less likely to donate their body to science in the future, and body donations are needed for science.

Pie · 06-01-2009, 07:56 AM

What does it matter, they're dead. Garbage. Refuse. Worm-food.

Heck, I'll donate my body to art. They could probably upholster a whole sofa using my hide...

ZenGum · 06-01-2009, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Think how Florida feels.

So ... fold along the Mississippi, insert flap F into hole I, and the good ole USA can at last go #&%$ itself!

Shawnee123 · 06-01-2009, 08:19 AM

He puts the lotion on his skin...

Clodfobble · 06-01-2009, 08:48 AM

You know, it's one thing to make art out of skin. But that map is deplorable; it has only the barest resemblance to the right shape. My kids could make a skin-map better than that one.

Sheldonrs · 06-01-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

So ... fold along the Mississippi, insert flap F into hole I, and the good ole USA can at last go #&%$ itself!

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/art...1ODDegypt.html

Maybe this is where Florida came from.

06-01-2009, 12:50 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	is it science? No? They why the fuck is he allowed o play with it? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-01-2009, 04:14 AM	#4
nil_orally Larger than average member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Oz. Posts: 72	Looking at his skin map, there is a hole around where Idaho should be. Is this because he used the wrong part of a body for tanning? Is he making a statement about Idaho? __________________ Waiting for inspiration.....

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ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	As in: My Own Private Brown-eye-daho? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Glad to see he got dressed up, shaved, combed his hair etc for his exposition. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Despicable. Tasteless. Disrespectful. What a schmooz. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	What a lewser..

06-01-2009, 07:37 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This really pisses me off. If somebody donates their body to science, how the hell did this guy get his hands on their body parts? This will cause people to be less likely to donate their body to science in the future, and body donations are needed for science.

06-01-2009, 07:56 AM	#11
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	What does it matter, they're dead. Garbage. Refuse. Worm-food. Heck, I'll donate my body to art. They could probably upholster a whole sofa using my hide... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-01-2009, 08:19 AM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	He puts the lotion on his skin... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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