These psychedelic animal specimens are unlike anything you’ve ever seen
Art • August 2012 • Views: 769
Say hello to the technicolor dream cadavers of Iori Tomita. By combining classical specimen preservation techniques with meticulous staining methods, the Japanese artists transforms fish, squid, turtles and even chameleons into a menagerie of multi-colored hell beasts. Go ahead and take a peek — you’ve never seen taxidermy like this.
The examples featured here all come from a series entitled “shinsekai [toumei hyouhon],” or “New World Transparent Specimens.”
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