These carnivorous creations spotlight the many ways humans have transformed their relationship with meat. Individuals have moved away from meat as a source of sustenance to a new material for various creations in everything from fashion to art. Society has grown tired of just eating meat and has decided to give it a second life and a new, although not particularly practical, use. Meaty substitutes have come to stand in for traditional mediums and have transformed art, fashion and home decor.
Meaty materials have become the go-to fabric for clothes, artworks, accessories and even food choices, going so far as crossing into the realm of desserts. This adoption of unorthodox material is in part due to the fact that artists and designers, of all sorts, are struggling to become recognized in restrictive and competitive industries. What better way to generate buzz and one-up competition than to employ flesh in your daring creations?
Everyone wants a piece of the pie, so much so they are willing to use meat.
30 Creepy Carnivorous Creations
From Bizarre Butchered Meat Photography to Pig Flesh Dwellings:
Erin Kirkpatrick — May 9, 2012 — Lifestyle
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Dinner Plate Portraits
Photographer Marcel Van Der Vlugt Puts Food on Faces
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Meat-Inspired Home Decor
Furniture Looks Like Skinned Animals
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Beefy Necklaces
The Meat-Lace by Onch Would Go Well with Lady Gaga's Meat Dress
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Bacon Shoes
Keds Makes a Mouthwatering Pair of Breakfast Kicks
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Morbid Meat Suit Paintings (UPDATE)
The Mark Ryden Covers for Juxtapoz are a Hard-Hitting Series
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Porky Fashion Accessories
The 'Meat-cessory' Collection Makes Being a Carnivore Fashionable
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Gagafied Mini Meat Dresses
Anna Chung Promotes Harumika Fashion Dolls at London Toy Fair
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Raw Meat Fashion
The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak House
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Dapper Deli Meat Sculptures
Tamara Kostianovsky Fashions Butchered Products Using Clothing
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Offal Masterpieces
Gruesome Slaughterhouse-Inspired Artwork by Victoria Reynolds
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Curiously Contained Edibles
Photographer Per Johansen Comments on the Modern Food Industry
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Bizarre Butchered Meat Photography
Sarah Williams Takes Puzzling Pictures of Deli-Bought Subjects
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Edible Appendages
The Meat Hand is Made Out of Meatloaf and Tastes Delicious
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Art for Carnivores
The 'Meat after Meat Joy' Exhibit
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Dessert Meat
The Hot Beef Sundae
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Meaty Artivism
'Lovely' by Catherine Konopleva Sheds Light on Pigs' Plight
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Hamburger Meat Handguns
Dimitri Tsykalov's 'Meat Guns' Show the Harsh Brutality of Firearms
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Meat Band-Aids
Apligraf, Factory-Grown Living Tissue, Heals Chronic Wounds
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Canned Meat Collages
Sarah Illenberger Specializes in SPAM as Her Art Medium
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Blissful Brisket Photography
Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert are Good Enough to Eat (UPDATE)
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Meat-Made Flowers
The Steak Bouquet is an Interesting Take on Valentine's Day
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Meat-Made Drinking Tubes
‘Benny's Bloody Mary Beef Straw' is Protein-Packed
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Stationery for Carnivores
La Charcuterie Turns Deli Meat into Office Supplies
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Meaty Mancessories
The Steak Cufflinks Will Make Your Wrists Look Raw
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Carnivorous Shorts
These Red Meat Pants Are Definitely Not for Vegans
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Beef Jerky Business Cards
Edible Cured Meat Seared With Your Contact Details
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Beefy Fashiontography
Luis Martes' 'States of the Heart' Will Make You Give Up Steak
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Meaty Neck Warmers
The Bacon Scarf is a Crispy Piece of Clothing
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Porktastic Paintings
This Bacon Starry Night is a Culinary Carnivorous Creation
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Pig Flesh Dwellings
The In-Vitro Meat House Puts Pork Jerky to Good Use
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Cultivated Pork Filets
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Artisan-Style Plant-Based Meats
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Blended Meat Brands
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Spoilage-Spotting Food Sensors
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Snackable Pork Meatballs
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Katsu-Style Vegan Chicken Fillets
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Animal-Like Fibre-Spun Meats
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Aromatic Plant-Based Sausages
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Plant-Based Kebab Skewers
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Delectable Plant-Based Bacons
The 'NoBacon 2.0' Strips Look, Taste and Cook Like Real Bacon
AI-Created Meatless Tenders
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Chef-Approved Plant-Based Meats
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Nostalgic Vegan Fast Food
Mr.Charlie's Meatless Meals Make Adults Feel Like Kids Again
Cultivated Meat Pop-Ups
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Texturized Chickpea Protein Burgers
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