The Most Unusual Tools Artists Have Ever Used

From vomit to eyeballs, these are the most peculiar tools artists have used to create near masterpieces.

Not Available Lead
Complex Original

Image via Complex Original

Not Available Lead

These days, it seems like the more bizarre, shiny, or big your art is, the more people make a fuss about it. It takes a lot to shock the seasoned gallery goer, but these artists have gone out of their way to push buttons.

This is most apparent in the instruments artists use to create their work. In reinventing the act of art-making, these artists have used some of the most bizarre yet commonplace objects to render jaw-dropping works. Ranging from eyeballs to human ashes, these artists have gone beyond the simple paintbrush in favor of these abnormal tools. Get familiar with The Most Unusual Tools Artists Have Ever Used.

RELATED: The Absolutely Worst Statues in the World

Ecstacy

Not Available Interstitial

Fishhooks

Not Available Interstitial

Dust

Not Available Interstitial

Driftwood

Not Available Interstitial

Penis

Not Available Interstitial

Cocaine

Not Available Interstitial

Coat Hangers

Not Available Interstitial

Artist's Own Frozen Blood

Not Available Interstitial

Eyeballs

Not Available Interstitial

Etch-a-Sketch

Not Available Interstitial

Human Ashes

Not Available Interstitial

Meat

Not Available Interstitial

Gum

Not Available Interstitial

Excrement

Not Available Interstitial

Dead Ants

Not Available Interstitial

Bread

Not Available Interstitial

Computer Parts

Not Available Interstitial

Human Tongue

Not Available Interstitial

Push Pins

Not Available Interstitial

Vomit

Not Available Interstitial

Latest in Style