Comments on: Post-modern, paleontological art

By: thisbikeisatardis

thisbikeisatardis — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:16:00 +0000

Oh, the griffin is really magical! thanks!

By: Killian Skarr

Killian Skarr — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:51:00 +0000

I love it! Michael Bahl’s art is a brilliant example of allowing the imagination to run wild, yet filtering it through the constraints of believable organic structures and cultural milieu. It is whimsical too in the way that it caricatures and stylizes not only the structure of organisms but also the institution of science.
Actually his work is of particular interest to me as I’ve been engaged in a coincidentally similar pursuit for nearly 7 years now. Perhaps we are both tapped into the zeitgeist. You’ll never see my artwork on boingboing though because the artifacts that I produce are not fossils but functioning primitive torture devices. I don’t know why, but that tends to make people uneasy…

By: Deike Pintat

Deike Pintat — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:57:00 +0000

Check out the work of Jan Svankmajer! He builds totally surreal and creepy creatures out of bones, feather, shells, whatever and displays them as classic wunderkammers / “natural history cabinets” including latin classifications. I saw his exhibition in Vienna and still mourn the lack of a proper catalogue there.

By: kairos

kairos — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:36:00 +0000

It is written that such creatures can be found in Tlön, where it is speculated (perhaps vacuously) that they are the creation of a mad poet-naturalist, who alone has discovered the art of creating living hronir.

By: mesocosm

mesocosm — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:23:00 +0000

Proper usage is “Postmodern,” FWIW.

By: Wally Ballou

Wally Ballou — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:25:00 +0000

Holy moly, these are fantastic. Thanks for the post Maggie.

By: bibulb

bibulb — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:55:00 +0000

I was expecting a Lichtenstein-esque “Og thought her kisses divine!” cave painting.