Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
Paper Art
April 12, 2025

Artist Transforms Paper Into Intricate Sculptures Symbolizing Hope for a Harmonious World

Japanese artist Ayumi Shibata has a unique way of turning plain white paper into something truly magical. From tiny, delicate landscapes inside glass vessels to full-on three-dimensional worlds, her work pushes the limits of what paper can become. For her latest exhibition, titled Micro and Macro Universe of Paper Art, she takes things even further with a series of hanging sculptures.

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History
April 9, 2025

Sunlight Forms a Heart Inside This Couple’s Mausoleum, Symbolizing Their Eternal Bond

Many believe that true love transcends even death—an idea beautifully embodied in the mausoleum of Léonce Evrard and his wife, Louise Flignot. Designed by architect George de Larabrie and situated at the entrance of Laeken Cemetery in Brussels, the neoclassical chapel constructed in 1920 features a poignant sculpture of a mourner reaching out in grief.

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Books
April 8, 2025

13-Year-Old Painting Prodigy Shares His Inspiring Artistic Journey in New Book

If you flip through your childhood sketchbooks, you’ll probably find stick figures, colorful houses, and smiling family portraits. But 13-year-old painting prodigy Andres Valencia’s creativity is far beyond his years. Known as one of the most accomplished young artists in the world, his bold, Cubism-inspired works have captivated the global art scene, with some even selling for six figures.

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Video
April 6, 2025

South African Students Go Viral for Their Perfectly Coordinated Flash Performance

Students from Curro Durbanville in South Africa recently pulled off an amazing flash performance to kick off the Interschools 2025 Spirit Cup. From the stands overlooking the sports field, hundreds of students moved in perfect sync, creating incredible shapes and symbols using just their bodies. By flipping their school blazers open and shut to switch between black and white, each student acted like a pixel; they came together to create an incredible moving image.

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My Modern Met

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