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Nature Gone Wrong

By bioephemera on April 7, 2008.

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Untitled (labrador), 1995
Stuffed labrador, polyester
Merijn Bolink

Reader Jan-Maarten kindly directed me to the artwork of Dutch sculptor Merijn Bolink:

In Untitled (labrador) from 1995, a stuffed female dog is followed by a bevy of small plastic dogs -at first glance the host of little ones appears to be puppies, but close inspection reveals each to be a dog-shaped replica of the large dog's internal organs. (Charlene Roth, New Art Examiner)

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Untitled (Mondriaan branch), 2005
wood
Merijn Bolink

Bolink also grafts twigs to create branching patterns that combine the organic and the geometric. The influence here is supposed to be artist Piet Mondrian, but the geometric portions strongly resemble computer circuitry and/or phylogenetic trees - and, in this case, the whole resembles a brain (do you see it? or is it. . . pareidolia?)

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Untitled (tiger)
polyurethane foam, polyester, metal
Merijn Bolink

This one seems like a cross between "Sweeney Todd, DVM" and the Visible Human Project. Euw. . .

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Yeah, the tiger & 'fire escape platform' (is there a better word for that?) Other than its apparent use in art, it would make an interesting kitchen utensil for French fries also!

The visible human project, that was quite a brick in the pond! Essays have been written on that one. Especially on its continuing the Great British tradition of redeeming condemned villains by using their bodies for medical education.. When I was training as a medical artist it was mostly the elderly.

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By Jan-Maarten (not verified) on 07 Apr 2008 #permalink

Hi,

Some very interesting art work. Can you tell me more about the tiger one? What was used to create it? It's funny because there is a company called tiger foam and you say it's made with polyurethane foam which is what their product is, polyurethane spray foam.