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.
Art History
March 13, 2021

5 Famous Marc Chagall Paintings That Will Mesmerize You With Their Dreamlike Beauty

The late French-Russian artist Marc Chagall is known for his distinct abstract style that merged Cubism, Fauvism, and Surrealism. Throughout his long career, he created dream-like figurative and narrative art that explored his Jewish identity and life in Russia. He once said, “Lenin turned [the country] upside down, just as I upturn my paintings.” Chagall said of his childhood, “Lines, angles, triangles, squares, carried me far away to enchanting horizons.

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Style
March 10, 2021

Talented Hairstylist Elevates Hair Braids To Look Like Complex Woven Art

The art of braiding hair has been around for centuries. The practice can be traced back 5,000 years, when various African cultures used braids as a way to identify a person’s tribe, age, marital status, and even religion. Elders would braid the hair of their children, who would then learn and pass down the skills to younger generations. Today, hair braids are popular all over the world, with many hairstylists modernizing traditional techniques.

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Art
March 4, 2021

Artist Transforms Everyday Household Items Into a Host of Playful Characters

For Russian-born, London-based visual artist Helga Stentzel, food and other household objects aren’t just common commodities. They have hidden personalities that are ready to be brought to life. Stentzel uses clothing, kitchen utensils, books, bread, and more to create a cast of colorful characters and silly scenes. Giving a glimpse into her creative mind, her series is aptly titled Household Surrealism.

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Art
February 28, 2021

5 Famous Anish Kapoor Artworks That Are as Intriguing as They Are Awe-Inspiring

Indian-British sculptor Anish Kapoor is renowned for his works that transform environments and promote self-reflection. From huge, overwhelming structures that fill entire rooms to provocative installations that invite deep thought, Kapoor’s art wouldn’t be the same without the participation of the viewer.  “To a large extent, all the work is incomplete,” he explains. “It's completed by the person who is looking at it. That relationship is what makes it whole.

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My Modern Met

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