Inspiration Station

Human skin is often used as a way to develop art work. Many artists have been fascinated by its texture, elasticity and how it protects the body.

At the very core of the human form is the organs. Artists have explored organs for many years from their forms and shapes to their functions and movement.

Just beneath the surface of the human skin the muscles create fascinating patterns and form the shapes and lines of the human form.

The human body is formed of 206 bones and they have many different shapes and functions. Many artists have explored bones in their work from true anatomical depictions to using them to depict life and death.

Veins are vital elements of the human circulation system. But their visual qualities are that of colour and map like patterns through the body.

Artists throughout time have explored the development of foetus and the magic of the body forming another being continues to be of interest in the art world.

The human body is built up of different shapes and forms. The portrait is often explored and also disfigurement within the form is becoming a common theme in modern artists work.