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Karley Feaver’s Taxidermy Sculptures Re-imagine Opulence

Emerging artist Karley Feaver reconstructs the idea of elegance in her work. Taxidermy pet birds are adorned with silky locks of human hair, their feet gilded with 24 karat gold leaf. These details are signifiers of luxury, taken out of their typical contexts and blended into a surreal new form. Some of Feaver's works are displayed as sculptures, while others are shown as photographic prints. Though the lifeless birds seem somewhat morbid, Feaver assures us that they died from natural causes and were not harmed for the purpose of her art.

Emerging artist Karley Feaver reconstructs the idea of elegance in her work. Taxidermy pet birds are adorned with silky locks of human hair, their feet gilded with 24 karat gold leaf. These details are signifiers of luxury, taken out of their typical contexts and blended into a surreal new form. Some of Feaver’s works are displayed as sculptures, while others are shown as photographic prints. Though the lifeless birds seem somewhat morbid, Feaver assures us that they died from natural causes and were not harmed for the purpose of her art.

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We are saddened to hear of the passing of master pop artist Keiichi Tanaami. His work was equally fueled by the horrific atomic blast he witnessed in World War II and the bright and ugliness of pop culture Tanaami’s art is both beautiful and horrifying. We're reposting an interview he did for Hi-Fructose with writer Caro Buermann from 2016. Click above to read it.

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Let’s Go Inside and Outside Bentonville’s Crystal Bridges Museum

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Next up from our visit to Bentonville is Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, a museum Hi-Fructose has been eager to visit for many years. It is a thoroughly immersive art experience both inside and outside the museum walls which are set on a lush green landscape. Click image above to see more from our visit!

Karley Feaver’s Taxidermy Sculptures Re-imagine Opulence

Remembering Master Pop Artist Keiichi Tanaami (1936-2024)

Shane Pierce Probes the Unseen with “Eerie Musings”

Mike Leavitt Talks Trash with New Exhibition of Mutated Fake Out Branded Sculptures

Let’s Go Inside and Outside Bentonville’s Crystal Bridges Museum

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