Name: The spellbinding art of human anatomy
Uploaded: 2016-08-26T15:21:54Z
Duration: 11 min 13 s
Description: Vanessa Ruiz takes us on an illustrated journey of human anatomical art over the centuries, sharing captivating images that bring this visual science -- and the contemporary artists inspired by it -- to life. "Anatomical art has the power to reach far beyond the pages of a medical textbook," she says, "connecting our innermost selves with our bodies through art."

Vanessa Ruiz takes us on an illustrated journey of human anatomical art over the centuries, sharing captivating images that bring this visual science -- and the contemporary artists inspired by it -- to life. "Anatomical art has the power to reach far beyond the pages of a medical textbook," she says, "connecting our innermost selves with our bodies through art."

Vanessa Ruiz: The spellbinding art of human anatomy

The spellbinding art of human anatomy

Medical hardware becomes art in a sculpture of an injured ankle, blending anatomy's precision with personal trauma and recovery.

Street artists like Nychos inject youthful energy into anatomy, displaying dissections as vibrant urban art, free from medical confines.

Exploring anatomical art's evolution, from Renaissance discoveries to modern street art, showcases anatomy as both science and spectacle.