No, your eyes are not deceiving you. You’re looking at a LEGO minifig whose plastic “skin” has been peeled away so that you can see his insides. Read more »
LEGO Minifigure Skeleton
Tag Archives: anatomy
Mythological Characters Deconstructed
I have always been fascinated by mythology and fantasy. Greek, Roman, Norse, Filipino, etc. – various stories and character held me captive as a child. Even as an adult (supposed to be one, at least), I still find the magic that mythology offers irresistible. Now deconstruction may not be the best thing that you can do with mythological characters, but Roberto Osti’s work is perhaps the most interesting thing I have seen this month. Osti’s work spans illustrations, paintings, drawings, and more. It seems that he has studied art all his life, and he also got a degree in Anatomical/Surgical Drawing. (Who knew that such a degree program existed?) This Read more »
Dissection goes virtual
In college, we had to dissect a baby pig. The smell was so strong that to this day the scent of cold ham turns my stomach. Too bad we didn’t have this. From the Media Lab of Emantras comes Virtual Frog, an iPad app that allows you to dissect a frog virtually but very realistically. It’s all of the anatomy lesson with none of the gross touching or smelling. Read more »
