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Pioneering new standards of beauty
In "See Yourself X: Human Futures Expanded," author Madeline Schwartzman looks at conceptual ideas for how to extend and restructure the head. Here, Lee Griggs uses 3D software to create his startling portraits, playing with texture to make real human faces appear alien.
"Portrait rendered with Arnold for Maya" (2014) by Lee Griggs
Courtesy Lee Griggs
Taking contouring to the next level, fashion designer Patrick Ian Hartley manipulates the face shape with custom PVC face "corsets."
courtesy patrick ian hartley
Susanne Stemmer's half-human, half-fungi references the potential for hybridization in the future.
"Lately in the Wood" (2009) by Susanne Stemmer
Courtesy Susanne Stemmer.com
Joanne Petit-Frere's "Redressing the Crown" series turns colorful braids into elaborate hair sculptures.
Photo Quazi King/Courtesy joanne petit-frere
Bob Recine, who often collaborates with Lady Gaga, is also known for his inventive hair sculptures -- often photographed by fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti.
Photo by Mario Sorrenti/Courtesy Bob Recine and Mario Sorrenti
In "Ascension," Grant Yoshino brings society's obsession with long, lush eyelashes to new heights.
courtesy grant yoshino
Much of Lauren Kalman's work transforms so-called physical flaws -- like diseases and physical trauma -- into works of art. "I bring to light uncomfortable connections in visual culture between body image, media, class, and style," she writes on her website.
"Lip Adornment" (2005) by Lauren Kalman
Courtesy Lauren Kalman
This glass helmet is only one visualization of telepathy proposed by graduate students at the Geneva University of Art and Design.
Artist Jayoung Yoon uses her own hair to create works like this one -- "Umbicality (A close or intimate connection.)"
"Connection between sky and body, air and skin, her hair bridges between nothingness and something," Schwartzman writes.
Courtesy Zachary Skinner
"The wrapped self-portraits and portraits of others make visible the ties that bind of, and the control that others exert upon us," author Madeline Schwartzman writes of artist Annegret Soltau's work.
