Bizarre But Stunning Dissection Illustrations And Sci-fi Inner Mechanism Of Animals And Humans

This is astonishingly dark yet beautiful art.

Paul Jackson turns anatomy into something stranger, darker, and oddly beautiful. His dissection-style illustrations mix animal and human forms with sci-fi details, turning muscles, brains, and inner mechanisms into surreal visual stories.

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The artist has drawn attention for work that reaches beyond the page, including collaborations with names in entertainment like Blink-182 and Universal. His pieces can feel unsettling at first, but that is part of what makes them hard to look away from.

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From mice and sharks to chimp brains and cartoon icons, the collection keeps getting more bizarre. Read on.

Workings of a mouse

Workings of a mousePaul Jackson
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Workings of a shark

Workings of a sharkPaul Jackson
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Workings of a dinosaur

Workings of a dinosaurPaul Jackson
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Workings of a dinosaur-details

Workings of a dinosaur-detailsPaul Jackson
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Workings of a chimp's brain

Workings of a chimp's brainPaul Jackson
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Workings of a chimp's brain-details

Workings of a chimp's brain-detailsPaul Jackson
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That is where the sci-fi twist really starts to show.

Workings of a mind

Workings of a mindPaul Jackson
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Workings of Bugs Bunny's brain

Workings of Bugs Bunny's brainPaul Jackson
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Workings of The Brain's mind

Workings of The Brain's mindPaul Jackson
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Workings of Popeye's brain

Workings of Popeye's brainPaul Jackson
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Workings of Popeye's brain-details

Workings of Popeye's brain-detailsPaul Jackson

The cartoon references make the whole series feel even stranger.

It also mirrors Tim Andrews’ pig-to-human kidney transplant, and the xenotransplant ethics debate.

Dissection of a chimp's head

Dissection of a chimp's headPaul Jackson

Dissection of a wolf's head

Dissection of a wolf's headPaul Jackson

Dissection of a koala's head

Dissection of a koala's headPaul Jackson

Dissection of a hare's head

Dissection of a hare's headPaul Jackson

The animal heads keep the same eerie precision.

Dissection of a dinosaur

Dissection of a dinosaurPaul Jackson

Dissection of an elephant's head

Dissection of an elephant's headPaul Jackson

Dissection of a human female head

Dissection of a human female headPaul Jackson

Anatomy of a woman

Anatomy of a womanPaul Jackson

The final pieces leave a lasting impression.

After those dissection brains, you have to see 70 photos that make your brain need a restart.

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