SKULL STYLE: Skulls in Contemporary Art and Design

by Patrice Farameh

SKULL STYLE is a beautifully designed book that presents not only one of the most ancient symbols used in the history of mankind but how it is utilized in the most surprising and modern way today. Formerly an emblem of evil and mortality, the skull has been transformed into an avant-garde design element used in the most cutting-edge art, chic interiors and vanguard style of the moment. Whether embellished on costly T-shirts, woven on limited edition chairs, and even encrusted with diamonds sold at an art auction for $100 million, the skull is no longer just a daunting memento of our frail mortality but a contemporary figure of fashion. This 496-page book shows how this once morbid trinket of death has been reinvented into the much-desired decoration by the trendsetters of tomorrow.

496 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2011

Reviews

[Susannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really cool collection of skulls in contemporary design; a fashion which was kicked-off by Damien Hirst's infamous platinum & diamond skull "For the Love of God," in 2007.
There are 4 sections: art, design, fashion & jewellery. Each chapter contains endlessly fascinating instances of skulls in all forms of art, and showcases it as the great equaliser of humanity, and a constant reminder of life and death: "What I am, you will be, too. What you are, I have been myself."