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Ellsworth Kelly Explains Abstraction
Artist Ellsworth Kelly recalls his first encounter with abstraction and reflects on how his decades-long fascination with line, form, and color has manifested in both his paintings and his creative process. This video was filmed shortly before his passing in … Continue reading
BBC Radio 3 – The Way I See It, Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall
30 of the world’s sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA’s collection. How do they see it? Listen: BBC Radio 3 – The Way I See It, Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall
Artist Colorizes 40 Old Photos, And It Might Change The Way You Perceive History | Bored Panda
There’s just something raw about looking at a person and seeing the color of their eyes. You don’t get that with a monochromic image. #2 Helen Keller Greeting Charlie Chaplin By Feeling His Features Mads Madsen is 25 years old … Continue reading
Paper Wildlife Sculptures by Artist Diana Beltrán Herrera Document Nature’s Most Striking Details
In 2012, Bristol-based artist Diana Beltrán Herrera (previously) began sculpting impeccably layered paper birds and other wildlife as a way to record her surroundings. Her lifelike pieces continuously have captured nature’s finely detailed and minuscule elements, like the fibrous texture of … Continue reading
Perception-Twisting Miniatures by Artist Frank Kunert Transform the Mundane into the Surreal
Frank Kunert (previously) is a Germany-based photographer and modelmaker who creates mind-stretching scenes that, from afar, appear like everyday urban environments with the same beige color palette and concrete walls that are common across the world. On closer inspection, though, Kunert’s … Continue reading
Paintings Share Artist’s Experiences With Addiction and Homelessness | My Modern Met
“I am giving people that look at my art a direct look into my mind, my past my memories, and my pain.” For Lucas Joel Macauley, art has been a refuge. His life took a turn after seeing a successful … Continue reading
Illustrator Uses Art to Give a Voice to the Black Lives Matter Movement | My Modern Met
“Seeing eyes and hearts open up when my art is viewed is one of the main things that makes me proud to be an Artivist.” Illustrator Nikkolas Smith is always creating. Whether he’s working on children’s books, creating movie posters, … Continue reading
Better Know the Great Wave | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
It’s an omnipresent image that has inspired music, tattoos, and even an emoji on your phone. But Hokusai’s Great Wave is a woodblock print that was made to be reproduced. What’s its story? Let’s better know the Great Wave.
A woman is dumped at a fast food joint and stays an entire week. | Fill Your Heart With French Fries
ilmmaker Tamar Glezerman tells the story of Emma, a woman who gets dumped by her girlfriend at a FryBaby’s. She sits at the fast food restaurant all day. Overcome with sadness, she can barely even order a Coke. When FryBaby’s … Continue reading
A Drawing Machine Linked to A Synthesizer Audiates Geometric Illustrations by Musician Lamond Campbell
Beyond the scratch of the pen on paper, drawing as a practice isn’t thought to be particularly rhythmic or melodic. An inventive machine by musician Lamond Campbell, though, adds a musical component to its looped sketches. The Harmonograph Synthesiser is exactly … Continue reading
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