Calavera

Further research into current day art related to Macabre, I discovered a particular genre known as Calavera. Calavera, in a nutshell, is any artistic interpretation of the human skull. This is mostly used in the traditional Mexican holiday, known as 'Día de los Muertos'.

As far as artistic interpretation, candy is moulded into the forms of skulls, then decorated as to serenade graveyards along side freshly picked Marigold. 

What interests me is the use of stark, uplifting colours on skulls, in contrast to the dull, neutral tones used on the medieval paintings. I consider this proof that not all that has to do with the Macabre must be dark and drab, but can be spontaneous, something it has slowly transformed into.

  

Calavera Skulls, Anonymous, ND
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