Marcel Duchamp & Beatrix Potter, famous birthdays July 28th

"If it's not shocking, it's not worth doing..."

The Creative Act:
"Let's consider two important factors, the two poles of the creation of art:
the artist on one hand, and on the other, the spectator who later becomes the posterity."

"...it's the posthumous spectactor, because the contemporary spectator is worthless, in my opinion. His is of minimum value compared to that of posterity, which, for example, allows some things to stay in the Louvre."
Source: http://www.marcelduchamp.net/

Beatrix Potter, artist, storyteller, countrywoman...more than just bunnies.
Beatrix Potter may be best known as the creator of charming characters like Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggy Winkle and Hunca Munca, but, as is true in most lives, she was in reality many other things, as well. A product of Victorian times, she far surpassed societal expectations of women of her era and class. She was an accomplished botanical illustrator, a sheep breeder and farmer, a wife, and a conservationist greatly devoted to her home, the Lake District of England.
Source:

http://www.literarytraveler.com/authors/beatrix_potter.aspx