The most frequent subjects for the ceramic figurines of Danish artist Maria Rubinke are sweet, cherubic little children – the kind you've seen rendered thousands of times in more benign forms. But there's nothing innocent about these twisted tots, who frequently engage in horrific acts of self-mutilation.
Rubinke's glazed white subjects are often depicted smiling vacantly as they tear themselves open, resulting in shocking bursts of red: eyes are plucked out, limbs sawed off, flesh peels away and brains are exposed.
While the artist's official site is still in the works, you can see many more shocking examples like these at her Facebook page.