Exploring the Gimm Brothers brutal tales through the sculptures of artist Shaun Tan

Shaun Tan is a man of many talents from brilliant illustration, sculpture and more recently animation.

His clean lined, humorous, but dark little sculptures are incredible. Tan has reduced each Grimm tale into the essential core detail to thrill and chill.

All Fur is my favourite piece. The movement and the seductive scamper of this sculpture is fabulous!

The singing bones

Rapunzel

The Riddle

Source: theguardian.com Thursday 25/8/2006

The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan published by Walker Studio