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| My Heart Needs Your Breath - Isabelle Dalle, complete with lungs and heart |
Happy Valentine's Day! As an antidote to the over-sweet sentiments of love we often see expressed in the name of St. Valentine (
a matyred victim of torture, if he was one person, apparently), here are some more anatomically correct Valentines, or at least, Valentines and art inspired by anatomy and anatomical diagrams.
Collage artist
Isabelle Dalle runs a
virtual cabinet of curiosities, and creates anatomical collages which are also a sort of clever visual pun.
Collage artist
Travis Bedel merges vintage anatomical drawing and other etchings from old science texts to create his exuborant works bursting with life. You can purchase prints of
his work here. (via
HonestlyWTF and
Laughing Squid)
Anatomical hearts come in other media too. From textiles,
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| le corps humain, (or "the human body") 15 cm x 15 cm embroideries by Cécile Dachary, 2011 | |
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| Hearts Crocheted satin cord, stainless steel 30x 30x 82 cm, by Sarah Maloney, 2000
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to sculpture with beading,
to drawing
to painting and pyrography, like the many hearts of
Fay Helfer (via
Street Anatomy).
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| Asparagus Heart pyrography, natural pigment and pastel on wood 10” x 22”, by Fay Helfer |
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| Clover Heart pyrography, natural pigment and pastel on wood by Fay Helfer |
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| Sea Fan Heart pyrography, natural pigment and pastel on wood 8” x 12” by Fay Helfer |
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