Posts by Alyssa Anda

Photography
August 25, 2011

Cute, Cuddly, Ferocious Bears

Fine art photographer Jill Greenberg has compiled some incredibly beautiful photos for her book Bear Portraits. She's included all kinds of bears including the polar, grizzly and Kodiak. Greenberg is mostly known for her skill in bringing out the human qualities in animals, as seen by her work in Monkey Portraits, though she's equally comfortable taking her camera off land and under water.

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Art
August 21, 2011

Psychedelic Knitted Room

Are you a fan of unconventional art? Yarn artist Agata Oleksiak, also known as Olek, is currently exhibiting at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. The piece Keith Meets Arch of Hysteria is made entirely of yarn, and is a tribute to artists Louise Bourgeois, Keith Haring, and Annie Leibovitz. The show ends August 27 so be sure to check out her amazing work before it's too late.

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Art
August 10, 2011

Sliced Metal Sculptures

What makes Korean sculptor Chan Girl Park stand out is his ability to create metal sculptures by layering thin metal pieces as if he was putting together a puzzle. He calls his works of art “sliced images.” Park uses three-dimensional topography charts to plot out where he'll place each slice next. His mastery of this type of sculpting has earned him numerous solo and group exhibitions across Korea and China.

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Art
August 4, 2011

Shepard Fairey’s Guns & Roses

Earlier this year, Shepard Fairey hit Chicago with his massive album art mural gracing an underpass. Now he's been spotted all the way in Copenhagen, Denmark. His second piece there was captured by photographer Henrik Haven. Fairey's own version of Guns & Roses took two days to complete, and it is located at Nygrdsvej, 2100 sterbro.

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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.