Mad Quickies 4.20

It’s the Friday Quickies! Surf’s up!

• Nicole Aptekar’s Expanded Taxonomy is a 15-piece collection of laser cut sculptures built out of composite images. {via Cloe}
• Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film might be about Scientology. {via Amy}
• The PHD movie is the independently-produced live-action adaptation of the online comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper {via Steve D.}.
• The Art Loss Register’s mission is to raise global awareness about art theft and seeks to counter it. Their Case Study page reads like mini-detective stories. {via Brian}
• Origami: when math and art meet. {via Emily}
• Salvador Dali on What’s My Line. I know what you’re thinking. Surreal, right? {via Brian}
• Beautiful, intricate porcelain skulls. {via Jennifer O.}

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• Robin Kaplan, The Gorgonist, has illustrated a series where Darth Vader, R2D2, Optimus Prime, Become Fancy Dresses. {via Daniela}
• Clinical cases and images. Probably not safe for work. Definitely not for the faint of heart. {via Amy}
• Hijinks Ensue: Earth’s Most Magnetic Heroes. {via Steve D}
• Spider-Man, Superman, Batman and Nagraj fight an alien wizard in India. I … what? {via Maria}
• The people at I Love Charts believe that all charts are made better by the presence of Snoop Dog. Therefore, they are holding a Snoop Contest. {via Steve D}

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Speed Painting
{thanks to Jamie B and Very Short List}

Legacy of Letters

Explosions in the Sky

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