# Gruesome Female Body Sculptures Artist Sarah Best Explores the Idea of Human Connection By Meghan Young | Published 2014-05-06 | Naughty Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sarah-best References: [beautifuldecay](http://beautifuldecay.com/2014/05/03/gruesome-artwork-sarah-best-will-give-goosebumps/) & [sarahbestny](http://www.sarahbestny.com/) The work of Sarah Best can be described with one word: gruesome. Yet if a person left it at that, they would be sorely missing out. Her work is also evocative and provocative. Sarah Best explores the [female body](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/women-carvers) in a sadistic way in order to explore the ideas of human connection and intimacy. She writes, "Ultimately what I hope to create is a moment where the inside and outside collapse, allowing closer consideration of self and other." Based in New York City, Sarah Best essentially mutilates [body parts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice) in either by way of [sculptures or paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-echoes). By doing so, she encourages her audience to transcend societal definitions of beauty and what it means to be a woman today. Sarah Best's work is both vulnerable and powerful. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Naughty](https://www.trendhunter.com/naughty) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Human Connection Exploration:** Exploring the concept of human connection through gruesome body sculptures creates an opportunity for innovative art installations and interactive experiences. - **Challenging Beauty Standards:** By mutilating body parts in artistic creations, there is an opportunity to disrupt traditional beauty standards and redefine societal perceptions of female beauty. - **Intimacy Representation:** Exploring the idea of intimacy through provocative art forms opens avenues for disruptive innovations in immersive storytelling and emotional experiences. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art and Sculpture:** The art and sculpture industry can embrace the opportunity to push boundaries and explore new forms of expression through the creation of provocative body sculptures. - **Beauty and Fashion:** The beauty and fashion industry can consider disruptive innovations that question traditional beauty standards and promote inclusivity and self-acceptance. - **Experiential Entertainment:** The experiential entertainment industry can leverage immersive storytelling techniques to create emotionally impactful experiences that challenge societal norms and deepen human connections. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md) - [Raunchy Anime-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuela-soto-sosa.md) - [Glamorous Artful Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-jane.md) - [Surreal Love-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joakim-ojanen.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Performance Art Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-pop.md) - [Intricate Fiber Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/threadwork-women-redefining-fiber-arts.md) - [Biology-Inspired Porcelain Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shiyuan-xu.md) - [Health Object Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice.md) - [Sexuality-Exploring Artful Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rude-arts-club.md)