ontemporary art object, baroque Medici-style garden urn made of grown mycelium composite, cast in a mold, wide bell-shaped gadrooned bowl, two scroll volute handles, a sculpted mascaron face on the side half-eroded and cracked, acanthus leaves at the base, profiled foot on a square plinth, matte off-white fibrous surface darkening to ochre and gray, worn hand-applied gold leaf on the volutes, dry thorny rose briars tightly wrapped in a spiral around the urn cutting into the soft surface, shaggy ink cap mushrooms growing from the rim and handles, dissolving and dripping black ink down the vase like tears, dark bracket fungi on one side, patches of black mold around the mascaron, bouquet of dying parrot tulips and peonies collapsing over the edge, fallen petals and black ink drops on the dark wooden table, tragic Dutch vanitas still life, single hard side light, deep shadows, nearly black background, photographed for a museum catalogue, realistic, handmade craftsmanship. horror movie, gore, skulls, monsters, glowing, fantasy creatures, cartoon, CGI render, oversaturated, oyster mushrooms, crown shape
