Category Archives: Art

Thread Infused with Scent Embellishes Embroidered and Woven Textiles to Stimulate Memories

“Jasmine I” embroidery on silk organza with jasmine-scented yarn dyed with hibiscus,  beetroot, indigo, and turmeric, 36 x  54 inches. All images © Pallavi Padukone   Scent, memory, and emotion are inextricably bound together in the human brain, making it … Continue reading

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A Butterfly Sipping Moisture from Puddles, Sculpted Entirely in Wood by Toru Fukuda | Spoon & Tamago

MAY 30, 2021 / JOHNNY Butterflies can sometimes be found sipping moisture from puddles or wet soil after a rain. The process, seen here in the image above, is known as “puddling.” Except this image is not a real-life butterfly, … Continue reading

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Street Art by BLU – A Collection | Street Art Utopia

More on BLU:s homepage and on Facebook. More: https://streetartutopia.com/2011/11/23/street-art-by-blu-a-collection/

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Murmuration over Lanhydrock Park by Annie Ovenden

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Five Towering Figures Sculpted in Wood by Artist Daniel Popper Loom Over The Morton Arboretum

“Sentient,” 18 feet. All images © Daniel Popper, courtesy of The Morton Arboretum Spread across the 1,700 acres at The Morton Arboretum just outside of Chicago are five enormous figures by Cape Town-based artist Daniel Popper (previously). Constructed mainly of … Continue reading

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Photoshop Troll “Fixes” People’s Photos in Hilariously Literal Ways | My Modern Met

Be careful what you ask for from this Photoshop expert. Photoshop experts are able to rework images into all kinds of fabricated realities. From color correction and filters to cropping and resizing, the powerful digital tool offers countless editing options. … Continue reading

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Beautifully Meditative Faces Emerge From Billowy Lengths of Tulle

By Arnesia Young on May 25, 2021 “A single length of tulle is manipulated to literally and metaphorically represent mindfulness, meditation, and the notion of finding clarity out of chaos.”   Since he began experimenting with tulle over a decade … Continue reading

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Miniature Architectural Spaces Nestle into Carved Chunks of Raw Marble | Colossal

GRACE EBERT “Tetraconch II” (2019), Faxe limestone, 38 centimeters. All images © Matthew Simmonds   Since antiquity, marble has been a preferred material for sculptors and architects alike because of its relative softness and the unlikelihood that it’ll shatter. British … Continue reading

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Footsteps: How an Isolated Artificial Home in Ontario Produces Sound for Myriad Blockbuster Films | Colossal

A modest house nestled into the bucolic countryside of Uxbridge, Ontario, is home to a premier sound facility behind an impressive array of films, TV series, and video games. Brimming with an eclectic collection of objects and antiques, Footsteps Studio has … Continue reading

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Book Highlights the Experimental Genius of Contemporary Paper Art

Diana Beltran Herrera “We know that this material is the same as the one we use to package pasta or even blow our nose, yet here it comes, taking on a magical transformation that art gifts every material.”   Artists … Continue reading

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