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.
Sculpture
August 16, 2024

Fragmented Steel Sculptures Capture the Fragility of Human Life

Steel is typically viewed as a tough, durable material, but Johannesburg-based artist Regardt van der Meulen uses it to sculpt delicate, fragmented human forms. His intricate works explore themes of “time, memory, and mortality” and emphasize the fragility of human existence. Van der Meulen has been honing his craft for over 20 years, with each new piece being as impressive as the last.

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Acrylic Painting
August 14, 2024

Dreamlike Impasto Paintings Evoke Artist’s Childhood Memories of Rural Life

Artist Anastasia Trusova uses bright acrylics to create colorful, nature-inspired impasto paintings that look like something from a dream. From rolling hills and meadows to winding rivers and serene lakes, each psychedelic scene offers a modern twist on classic impressionist paintings, reminiscent of the works of Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. Trusova grew up in a small town in Russia, where she remembers the simplicity of rural life.

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Inspiring
August 9, 2024

Single Father Devotes His Life To Fostering Terminally Ill Children

Human kindness knows no boundaries, and few embody this truth better than Mohamed Bzeek, a Libyan-born, LA-based man who has fostered over 80 children in the past 25 years. “The key is, you have to love them like your own,” Bzeek said recently. “I know they are sick. I know they are going to die. I do my best as a human being and leave the rest to God.

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My Modern Met

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