10 Things about Marcel Duchamp

“The trip I took into the mystic was inspired by Duchamp,” says Minneapolis-based painter Frank Gaard, subject of an early 2012 solo show at the Walker, “as was my sense that language was a medium for visual artists.” In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of Marcel Duchamp’s birth (July 28, 1887), Gaard shares ten musings on the man.

The Ruins of Detroit

Photographic work by Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre

This Is What a Bill Murray Coloring Book Looks Like - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire

 This Is What a Bill Murray Coloring Book Looks Like and it looks awesome.

  

Anamorphosis

Here's a link to an NPR article about street artist Julian Beever and his work.

Race of Jesus CGI

An 18-second video sample from episode three of the BBC history series Son of God. The video is a sample of an animation produced by design team Red Vision, and displays a facial reconstruction created by forensic anthropologist Richard Neave. Neave's reconstruction was based on a skull of a first-century Galilean Semite.

Nail Art Video

Though not widely thought of as a form of art, I think this takes a great deal of creativity and a good bit of skill.

Watch Idea Channel: The World of Nail Art on PBS. See more from Idea Channel.