It doesn’t take an idiot to know that all forms of animal cruelty, especially taxidermy is uncool, creepy and disturbing. Despite calling themselves Idiots, Dutch artists Afke Golsteijn and Floris Bakker’s work says otherwise. Their sculptures combine their skills in sculpture and design to create lifelike taxidermy sculptures with morbid additions that instantly capture and provoke audiences. The animals are lifelike and dynamic, but often with their bodies torn apart, stuffed into glass containers, or trapped in unnatural positions. Their sculptures often exhibit the animals inner workings, and replace organs with metals, minerals, or jewels and are actually really depressing to look at.

The images above are a welcome change from the endless cat memes we are subjected to on the interwebs and although disturbing, are definitely worth a look.

[Via: Juxtapoz]

Zoe Annabel