Surrealism wasn’t all fun and games, y’know — for every melting Dalí clock or playful Magritte pipe/non-pipe, there’s a scalpel slicing into an eyeball or a disconcerting piece of psuedo-Freudian weirdness. German photographer Herbert List’s work definitely tended toward the latter end of the surrealistic spectrum, as amply demonstrated by this selection of images, which recently resurfaced on art blog Beautiful Decay. The images are of anatomy models, with their skin peeled back to reveal whatever artificial viscera that medical students were supposed to be studying, but the way List photographs them makes them look awfully, awfully lifelike. Start your Wednesday with these, and thank us for the rest of the day!
Photo credit: Herbert List
Photo credit: Herbert List
Photo credit: Herbert List
Photo credit: Herbert List
Photo credit: Herbert List
Photo credit: Herbert List
Photo credit: Herbert List