Art

April 20, 2025

Moving Exhibition Ruminates on the Emotional Complexities of Disappearing Glaciers [Interview]

With the world's rising temperatures, more glaciers than ever are melting rapidly. This has caused communities to mourn the loss of what was and to try to prevent further devastation. Swiss-American artist Ohan Breiding has captured the complexities of this situation with an experimental documentary and photography series that ruminate on the imminent loss of the Rhône Glacier.

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April 18, 2025

Quantum Physicist Turned Artist Creates Innovative “Disappearing” Sculptures

Sculptor Julian Voss-Andreae hasn’t always been a practicing artist. Before moving to the United States in 2001, to pursue a BFA in sculpture, he was a quantum physicist—first at the Freie University Berlin and the University of Edinburgh, and later at the University of Vienna. While there, he and his team conducted a seminal experiment now commonly featured in many physics textbooks, demonstrating the quantum behavior for “buckyball” particles.

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April 15, 2025

Become a Pro at This Underrated Art Medium With These Online Art Classes

Colored pencils might not always get the spotlight, but they’re a powerhouse medium—versatile, precise, and surprisingly bold. They’re buildable, accessible, and even play well with other materials like paint and charcoal. With endless possibilities of color, some may even argue that the humble colored pencil is an essential medium to master for creating art of any kind. My Modern Met Academy has two great online courses that can help you do just that.

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April 12, 2025

Whimsy Meets Mortality in Fantastical Paintings of Skeletons With Butterfly Wings

Artist Sandra Yagi has always loved science, developing a unique interest in anatomy and the human skeleton. But rather than turning it into a dark source of inspiration, Yagi has found it a vehicle for whimsy and fantasy. Her show titled The Faerie Realm at San Francisco's Modern Eden Gallery compiles her playful paintings starring a skeleton who engages in nature with a wide array of colorful creatures.

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