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A Flower Patch of Recycled Denim Grows from the Ceiling in Ian Berry’s ‘Secret Garden’
“Secret Garden” (2021), at Museum Rijswijk. All images © Ian Berry, Whimsical tendrils of vines, foliage, wisteria, and chrysanthemums sprout from artist Ian Berry’s wild, overgrown garden plots. Densely assembled and often suspended from the ceiling, his recurring “Secret Garden” is … Continue reading
A Cleverly Designed Chameleon Conceals a Six-Foot Measuring Tape in Its Mouth
JULY 14, 2021 GRACE EBERT Chameleons are known for their color-changing abilities, but this coiled lizard from Coppertist.Wu takes that gift for camouflage a step farther. Made from brass and manganese steel, the cleverly designed creature disguises its extraordinarily long … Continue reading
An Otherworldly Animation Adventures Across Galactic Landscapes Recreated in Miniature
In the first two parts of his Miniature Landscape series, director and animator Clemens Wirth(previously) celebrates the vast, awe-inspiring terrain of the earth by adventuring through snowy caverns, across pebbled beaches, and to the green glow of the Northern Lights. … Continue reading
Translucent Textiles Cast Organisms and Mundane Objects as Dreamy Sculptures and Wearables | Colossal
JULY 9, 2021 GRACE EBERT From polyester, nylon, and cotton, Japanese artist and designer Mariko Kusumoto fabricates sculptural forms that resemble the creatures and everyday objects she finds most fascinating. She uses a proprietary heat-setting technique to mold the ubiquitous … Continue reading
Download 1,000+ Japanese Woodblock Prints by Utagawa Hiroshige | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on July 10, 2021 “Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten-yama,” c. 1840-42. (Photo: Public domain, via Minneapolis Institute of Art.) You can view and download thousands of woodblock prints created by a master Japanese artist … Continue reading
Embroidered Landscapes Capture the Stillness of Pastoral Life through Dense Knots and Stitches | Colossal
JULY 9, 2021 GRACE EBERT French knots, chain stitches, and straight lines become peaceful countrysides and abandoned shacks overrun by moss and vines in Katrin Vates’s embroideries. Using bleached canvas as a base, Vates works with thread in natural color … Continue reading