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Through Totemic Sculptures and Sound Art, Guadalupe Maravilla Explores the Therapeutic Power of Indigenous Ritual
In 1984, eight-year-old Guadalupe Maravilla left his family and joined a group of other children fleeing their homes in El Salvador. The Central American country was in the midst of a brutal civil war, a profoundly traumatic experience that’s left … Continue reading
Installation at Tokyo’s National Art Center Made From Brochures of Pandemic-Related Cancelled Events | Spoon & Tamago
photos courtesy yuri yagi and NACT The global pandemic has hit the pause button on life. Everything that brought us together—art shows and festivals to trade shows and symposiums—have all been cancelled. But memorializing these events and re-contextualizing them as … Continue reading
London-Based Illustrator Edward Luper’s 36 Views of the BT Tower
In the early 1830s, Katsushika Hokusai created 36 Views of Mt. Fuji. Images from the series would go on to becomes some of the most iconic images Japan has ever produced, their vast reach and influence being almost impossible to … Continue reading
La Notte di S.Lorenzo (Video-poesia)
La Notte di S.Lorenzo E’ la notte di San Lorenzo e le stelle cadono copiose distruggendosi sulla stratosfera della terra. Ad ogni bagliore procurato da quella deflagrazione così lontana nella mia mente esplodono centinaia di pensieri randomici. Elettroni, pianeti, atomi … Continue reading
Ordinary Household Objects in Visually Satisfying Arrangements | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on August 9, 2021 There’s no Photoshop involved. Just a creative vision and A LOT of patience. Artist Adam Hillman has a way of finding hidden beauty in ordinary objects. He uses items like toothpicks, buttons, and … Continue reading
The Unsung Female Artists of Abstract Expressionism [Infographic]
By Emma Taggart on July 30, 2021 Let’s celebrate the female abstract expressionists who have gone unnoticed for far too long! The macho, paint-flinging poster boys of Abstract Expressionism—Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning—are often considered the pioneers of the … Continue reading
This Artist Creates Large-Than-Life Flower Drawings With Colored Pencils | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on August 8, 2021 The amount of skill and patience… incredible! Have you ever come across a work of art that makes you do a double-take? Well, Australian artist CJ Hendry specializes in trompe l’oeil drawings. Her … Continue reading
Designer Creates “Honest Charts” to Chronicle Everyday Life | My Modern Met
By Sara Barnes on August 3, 2021 So. Relatable. Designer Irina Blok chronicles modern life through charts. As someone who works for a tech company during the day, she is no stranger to these types of “business” graphics. In her … Continue reading
Intricate Book Sculptures Give Whole New Meaning to “Wordplay” | My Modern Met
By Arnesia Young on August 2, 2021 We’re putting down the Kindle and picking up one of these books. Notes from Underground” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The beauty of written language is often captured within the pages of a book, though … Continue reading
Monumental Cardboard Bridges Float in the Sky in Temporary Installations by Olivier Grossetête | Colossal
Architecture en Fête, Villeneuve lez Avignon, France (2015). All images © Olivier Grossetête Temporarily seen hovering above small European towns or balancing on a river in floating canoes are elaborate bridges designed to be constructed and demolished in a … Continue reading
