steampunktendencies: Oil on Beetle by Akihiro Higuchi I want to add this because it’s a c
steampunktendencies:Oil on Beetle by Akihiro HiguchiI want to add this because it’s a cool detailOh also, some people were concerned about the ethics here, so I did some research and this is what I found; Higuchi’s models are not real animals. Instead, they are animal-shaped molds made from urethane foam (a material commonly used in modern taxidermy). Therefore, strictly speaking, Higuchi’s art is not simply about animals but rather about human behavior. His sculptures illustrate excessive love of animals, the inclination to humanize them and the guilty conscience when using animals as food, for clothing or other purposes. Oh also @glumshoe -- source link
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