Italian artist Igor Scalisi Palminteri from Palermo has always been fascinated by religiosity. For his series of sculptures titled Hagiographies, Palminteri transformed statues of saints, purchased in the street markets of Palermo, into superheroes by repainting the sacred works with bright acrylic paint, masking their faces and converting their traditional robes into capes and superhero garb bearing their recognizable symbols. Make of it what you will…

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Image above: "Nature" by Elsa Mora

I trembled on this blog site and found CUBAN-BORN ARTIST Elsa Mora, who creates intricate, often profound, sometimes whimsical paper cuts, paintings, drawings and sculptures.

You can see more of her amazing artwork in various media here.