Have you ever wonder why the human skull is so vastly used? Not only in the modern world in fashion trends, jewelry, street art, tattoos a rock bands and such but also throughout the entire human history.
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| Hamlet, Shakespeare |
Skull symbolism is present in every culture, you can find that it in literature, major plays such as Hamlet, used in several art works by world class known artists like Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí, and even pre-colombian cultures managed to carve beautiful unique quartz skulls in a way we can not replicate today.
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| Salvador Dalí |
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| Frida Kahlo |
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| Crystal Skull |
Skull meaning is beyond its aesthetics, it´s a symbol of our mortality, a visual connection of how fragile is our life and how certain and imminent death is, hell! even the most popular depiction of death is a skeleton in a black cloak, most commonly know as the "Grim Reaper".
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| Grim Reaper |
So it's not about looking badass, it's about the fragility of our humanity and our fascination with death, when we die, only our bones remain, it is the last thing that time manages to fade...
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