Hieronymous Bosch piñatas

September 4, 2017 4:22 AM

Life-sized piñatas representing some of the grotesque, odd, and intriguing figures of Hieronymous Bosch's painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights. (Website of the artist, Roberto Benavidez is here).
posted by terooot (8 comments total)

It's the perfect party decoration for your next orgy or bacchanalia.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:48 AM on September 4, 2017 [2 favorites]

orgy or bacchanalia

Or?
posted by Fizz at 4:52 AM on September 4, 2017 [6 favorites]

Here's what they look like after you whack them open with a stick.
posted by chavenet at 4:59 AM on September 4, 2017 [2 favorites]

I wonder whether he does one based on Dali's Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War)?
posted by Segundus at 5:31 AM on September 4, 2017

Unusual choice of subject matter aside, these are beautifully made. All I can think about is how many little bits of tissue I would get stuck to all my fingers.
posted by quaking fajita at 8:07 AM on September 4, 2017

I'd hit that.
posted by Mr. Yuck at 8:11 AM on September 4, 2017 [9 favorites]

i want them to be filled with glass eyes.
posted by jeribus at 9:58 AM on September 4, 2017 [2 favorites]

Or hornets.
posted by ejs at 11:19 AM on September 4, 2017