Skull pearl

Producing work since 1974, Japanese artist and jeweler Shinji Nakaba infuses all matter of anatomical forms, skulls, and flowers into what he describes as “wearable sculptures.” The pieces come in all shapes and sizes, but his most prolific series involves human and animal skulls carved from oyster pearls and attached to rings, necklaces, and brooches. In addition to selling pieces through his online shop, Nakaba’s work has been shown at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of…

Why, Yes, Those Are Carved-Pearl Skulls Dwarfed By Berries That’s no visual trickery. Yes, those are skulls sculpted from pearls. Yes, those berries are at least twice their size. What is it about skulls? Their austerity is understandably synonymous with living things stripped bereft of life’s vibrancy, stark reminders of inescapable mortality’s inhabitable revocation of […]

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Japanese artist / jeweler Shinji Nakaba puts anatomical forms—skulls and flowers—into “wearable sculptures,” including human and animal skulls carved from oyster pearls.