Ear

Alivereplica of Vincentvan Gogh's ear is on display at amuseum in
Germany."">Van Gogh, a 19th-century Dutch artist known forhisbrush
strokes and use of color, had bouts ofmentalillness and is reported to
have cutoffhis left ear in 1888. This new exhibit at The Center for Art
and Media in Karlsruherecreates thelost appendage,whichfloats in a
nutrientsolution to keep italive, the Associated Press reports. The
replica usescellsfrom one ofvan Gogh's living relatives.Thegreat-great
grandson ofvan Gogh'sbrother Theo, Lieuwevan Gogh, donated thegenetic
material andshares about 1/16th of Vincent'sgenes.Artist Diemut Strebe,
with the help of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, used a 3-Dprinter
to shapethe cells,according to AP."I usesciencebasically like a type of
brush, like Vincent used paint," Strebewaxedpoetically to the AP.Visitors
can "talk" to the post-Impressionist artist byspeaking into a microphone
connected to the ear.Strebe saidshe intends to show the ear in New York
next year, the AP reports.