Artist James Hopkins created skulls out of different household items he arranged on several bookshelves. His series entitled ‘Vanitas’ is quite a clever, modern take on this still life genre. ‘Vanitas’ can be defined as a type of symbolic art, often including symbols like skulls, rotten fruit, hourglasses, and other items related to the brevity of life and the certainty of death.






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Jul 23, 2012 · 21:46
This is such great work. Thanks for sharing!
Jul 30, 2012 · 08:55
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Sep 05, 2012 · 15:12
Great, I will try this at my home! :-)
Oct 29, 2012 · 13:00
I saw the video and for me is really good!
May 17, 2013 · 19:35
I've seen down the end of the road, I'm dealing a different story, I'll never let it go, I feel it in my skull!