Taxidermy Art
Artist Clem Chen altered a couple of reclaimed bicycle seats with taxidermy parts to create the marvelous sculptures Bite It and Pink Eye (despite the eye in question clearly being purple).
According to his description, the parts are held together with construction adhesive and 2-part epoxy glue, with additional detail sculpted using epoxy putty. The body was sprayed matte black, and the fine details were painted in acrylic. (I also like Chen’s Eye Robot, an additional sculpture that incorporates taxidermy parts.)
I’m sort of wondering how durable these could be made, because a real bike seat modified with fangs or eyeballs (or both) would look amazing. The eyes would also look great on shoes; they could be given an inset appearance using Sugru or, if you’re particularly ambitious, the shoes could be covered with faux fur.
Taxidermy eyes come in a wide variety of styles, including slit-pupil reptile eyes; there’s even a Nite Eyes kit which will make predator eyes light up. Jawsets are similarly varied, and if you prefer you can purchase plain jaws and tongues separately. And who wouldn’t want an individual tongue? (The tongues in particular are cheap enough that it’d be fun to get one and quietly leave it in the company breakroom.)
A selection of eyes or other bits would also look interesting individually framed and massed on a wall. They’re a unique, reasonably inexpensive, way to add a little creepiness to just about anything.
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April 17th, 2014 at 6:46 am
My boyfriend wants to buy me a bicycle for my upcoming birthday, and you post this?
He did already buy this awesome bell as an accessory: http://www.amazon.com/Dimension-Floating-Eyeball-Bicycle-Bell/dp/B001CK2HXK/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t/178-4285512-1642225
April 17th, 2014 at 3:23 pm
Funny, this is the week for weird bicycle seats. I made a friend (at her request) a rainbow fur bike seat cover.
This place has awesome eyes, I have been meaning to order some for a long time. https://www.etsy.com/shop/VaeNoxFactory?ref=l2-shopheader-name
April 21st, 2014 at 4:13 pm
Well. I’ll never ride a bike again.