FACE OFF
Skull-A-Day vs Street Anatomy
May 31 – August 25, 2014
International Museum of Surgical Science, Anatomy in the Gallery
Chicago, IL
Skull-A-Day and Street Anatomy went head-to-head to curate the greatest collection of skull art for the 3rd Annual Skull Appreciation Day.
In a world filled with ubiquitous skull art, Noah Scalin, founder of Skull-A-Day and Vanessa Ruiz, founder of Street Anatomy created a mash-up of skulls covering their numerous representations in pop culture and society. Dark vs light, death vs life, iconic vs literal, beauty vs decay, etc.
Skull-A-Day and Street Anatomy each curated a collection of artists specializing in skull and/or anatomical art. In addition to showing their existing work, each artist was asked to complete a frontal view of a skull in their own style. These skulls were then split apart (digitally) and combined with other skull halves to create a dynamic and unique collection of skull art. Each skull is comprised of the work of two different artists, one from Skull-A-Day and one from Street Anatomy.
Participating artists: Mike Egan, Joshua Harker, Meyoko, Dan Springer, Rob Tarbell, Rx Skulls, Emilio Garcia, Ali Gulec, Nicholas Obery, and Tom French
Vanessa Ruiz, Co-Curator & Creative Director
Noah Scalin, Co-Curator & Artist
Opening Night
Friday, May 31, 2013
5:00 – 9:00 PM CST
Audience Interaction
The audience (both online and in person) was encouraged to participate by using our skull template to create original art that was turned into collaborative pieces and displayed at the gallery and digitally.
