Daniel’s Twisted Animal
Crime Lineup
Great artists know how to turn heads with their art, and that is
certainly the case with PicsArtist of the Month, Daniel
(@n3cr0n0m1c0n). However, when he turns heads, he turns
them into something else. Daniel has recently unveiled a
series of photos that replace the head of a human body
with various animal heads - the only exception being an
awesome Star Wars stormtrooper helmet.
In each photo of the series, Daniel's body dons a
different head. Nevertheless, he is shown wearing
the same clothes - a leather jacket with a zipper
that runs diagonally across his torso into the
side of his collar. The thing about Daniel’s
photos is that the details of their construction
work really well together to create a dark
artistic vision with grungy undertones.
Despite this odd synergy, each photo is
posed with a nonchalance that seems to
undermine the strangeness of it all, every
shot displaying the emotional expression
of a criminal lineup or mugshot. The body
takes on a neutral stance and the animal
heads stare with vacant expressions, as
if silently counting the seconds for the
camera shutter to click so they can walk
off and do something else. The overall
emotional effect is weird, uneasy, slightly
comic, and extremely captivating.
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