Posts by Alice Yoo

Art
September 30, 2011

Creeptastic X-Ray Embroidery

Philadelphia-based artist Matthew Cox layers embroidery on top of medical x-rays to create these wonderfully weird pieces. The clash of two such divergent materials, cloth and plastic, already seems strange enough but add in the fact that one is quick and technical while the other is labor intensive and you have something that's quite thought-provoking.

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Art
September 21, 2011

Emotion-Filled Steel Wire Sculptures by Gavin Worth

Corpus Callosum Self-taught artist, illustrator and designer Gavin Worth first became interested in wire sculpting after seeing an exhibit on Alexander Calder at the SFMoMA. Since then, he's created his own set of amazing pieces that are both beautiful and moving. “By bending black wire into something of freestanding line drawings, I create sculptures that engage the viewer by involving them in their subtle changes,” Worth says.

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Art
September 12, 2011

Creative Art Made with Polaroid Prints

If Polaroid gave you unlimited use of their instant printer, the GL10, what would you create? What pictures would you take and how would you arrange their 3″ x 4″ print-outs to make something unique and interesting? Tasked with this challenge, a mix of today's artists, designers, photographers, actors and musicians came together in the name of charity.

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Art
August 26, 2011

Surreal Light Illustrations

We've been huge fans of Yau Hoong Tang ever since we laid eyes on his clever negative space illustrations. Recently, he put together a set of surreal light illustrations that are equally, if not more inspiring, for their thoughtful execution. “Light is responsible for the sense of sight,” he tells us. “For thousands of years, human have different theories of light: light is symbolic, spiritual, mysterious, religious and many more.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.