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.
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.
From mice and sharks to chimp brains and cartoon icons, the collection keeps getting more bizarre. Read on.
Workings of a mouse
Paul JacksonWorkings of a shark
Paul JacksonWorkings of a dinosaur
Paul Jackson
Workings of a dinosaur-details
Paul Jackson
Workings of a chimp's brain
Paul Jackson
Workings of a chimp's brain-details
Paul Jackson
That is where the sci-fi twist really starts to show.
Workings of a mind
Paul Jackson
Workings of Bugs Bunny's brain
Paul Jackson
Workings of The Brain's mind
Paul Jackson
Workings of Popeye's brain
Paul Jackson
Workings of Popeye's brain-details
Paul 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
Paul Jackson
Dissection of a wolf's head
Paul Jackson
Dissection of a koala's head
Paul Jackson
Dissection of a hare's head
Paul Jackson
The animal heads keep the same eerie precision.
Dissection of a dinosaur
Paul Jackson
Dissection of an elephant's head
Paul Jackson
Dissection of a human female head
Paul Jackson
Anatomy of a woman
Paul 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.
