Posts by Alice Yoo

Entertainment
June 10, 2011

Interview Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills for Beginners

If you've been hanging out with us here at theMET, you'll remember that we took off to SF in April to attend the San Francisco international Film Festival on behalf of Saab. Their opening night movie was Beginners, starring the one and only Ewan McGregor. Back then, we promised you an interview that, due to certain “rules,” we could only show you until after the film was officially released.

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Art
May 28, 2011

Powerful Mixed Media Art

Christopher Lucania is an artist who uses some unlikely mediums. Sure they include more common items like acrylic, latex and oil, but he also adds in plaster, alcohol and large amounts of copy toner. “I also use a process of transferring manipulated images to the canvas.,” he tells us. “It involves a jigsaw of copied printouts that I fix to the canvas with a gel medium.

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Art
May 13, 2011

Dramatic 3D Paper Sculptures

By now, we've seen all kinds of paper sculptures; mind-melting ones by Jen Stark, massive white paper ones by Jeff Nishinaka, and even beautifully layered ones by Cheong-ah Hwang. But, have you seen them as dramatic and emotion-filled as this? Sher Christopher is an award-winning paper sculptor who is behind these incredible works of art. Her colorful characters spring to life because of her attention to detail.

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Uncategorized
May 5, 2011

Clever Negative Space Illusions

Beware of Those Hands One of the toughest decisions one can make in their lives is to leave their steady job and follow their dreams. For Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Yau Hoong Tang that hard decision came after a wonderful surprise. After graduating with an engineering degree, Tang could have easily pursued a more stable path.

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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.