Explore Gabriel Dishaw’s Skull Series — a captivating collection of upcycled sculptures that fuse anatomy, art, and sustainability. Each skull is handcrafted from recycled materials and found components, transforming discarded objects into intricate works of art.
Rabbit Skull - 8-9-2011
A fun new series of skulls using old computer part, adding machines and typewriters. This one rolls on wheels from a airplane cargo ramp and had a very cool vacuum tube mounted to the top of the skull.
Dimensions: 12.5 inches tall, 5 inches wide and 17 inches deep
King Skull 8-9-2011
The skull series started with this piece.
MATERIALS USED: Old computer part, adding machines, typewriters and rolls on wheels from a recycled airplane cargo ramp.
Mickey Skull 9-26-2011
This piece is a dark twist on what Mickey's Skull could be.
MATERIALS USED: Old computer parts, adding machines, typewriters and rolls on wheels from a airplane cargo ramp.
Vamp Skull 11-8-2011
The fourth skull in my series, and inspired from my love of vampires.
MATERIALS USED: Adding machine parts, typewriter pieces, airplane parts, vacuum tubes, floppy disk drives, and computer components.
Your Days are Numbered 1-22-2012
This sculpture is part of series called Skulls. The materials used help to illustrate the name "Your days are numbered.This skulls eyes also light up through LED's placed in the eye sockets.
MATERIALS USED: Adding machined keys, check printer keys and dials, typewriter parts, gauges, computer parts, and a wheel hub from a airplane.
Swashbuckler 5-7-2012
Swashbuckler Skull incorporates led lights that allow the eyes to glow blue.
MATERIALS USED: clock parts, metal gears, typewriter components, pyrometer case, led lights, and computer parts.
Greed Skull 5-7-2012
Greed Skull represents corporate greed at its core, the materials used help to illustrate this.
MATERIALS USED: airplane cargo wheels, adding machine keys, typewriter components, gears, hard drive motors, money counter gears, check printing machine parts, and computer chips.
Monkey King 5-17-2012
From my love of Asian culture and folklore, I created the Monkey King Skull.
MATERIALS USED: Wrist watch band, computer chips, cargo plane wheels, clock parts, money counter gears, airplane wheel hub and typewriter keys.
Decepticon Skull 7-15-2012
Inspiration for this piece came from the Transformers movie hence its name Decepticon. They eyes on this piece also light up.
MATERIALS USED: Optical pyrometer case, computer parts, adding machine parts, gears, adding machine button, typewriter parts, capacitors, and keyboard parts.
Devil Skull 7-15-2012
Inspiration for this piece came from ancient Japanese Devils masks. They eyes on this piece also light up.
MATERIALS USED: Computer parts, adding machine parts, gears, adding machine button, typewriter parts, capacitors, watch band, keyboard parts, vacuum tube and a upcycled check printer base.
Spartan Skull 7-15-2012
Inspiration for this sculpture came from the helmet headdress spartan solders would wear in battle. This piece comes with a glass dome that fits over the entire sculpture.
MATERIALS USED: Vacuum tubes, computer parts, adding machine parts, gears, keyboard keys, typewriter parts, capacitors, and keyboard parts.
Hermes 7-15-2012
This sculpture was created in the likeness of Hermes the greek god.
MATERIALS USED: Computer parts, adding machine parts, gears, adding machine buttonS, typewriter parts, capacitors and a upcycled lamp for the base.
