Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. Originally from Northern Ireland, she is an artist now based in Berlin. After graduating with a BA in Fashion and Textile Design in 2013, Emma decided to combine her love of art with her passion for writing. Emma has contributed to various art and culture publications, with an aim to promote and share the work of inspiring modern creatives. While she writes every day, she’s also devoted to her own creative outlet—Emma hand-draws illustrations and is currently learning 2D animation.
Art
June 30, 2020

Artist Draws Detailed Human Portraits Emerging From Map Contours and Patterns [Interview]

Beginning with a white page can be overwhelming for any artist, which is why Ed Fairburn adopted an unusual canvas. He repurposes old maps, transforming them into beautiful, highly-detailed portraits. By merging landscape and humanity, Fairburn reminds us that we are a product of our environment—and vice versa. Fairburn often spends hours studying the map’s terrain before beginning his artistic process.

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Painting
June 21, 2020

Artist Paints En Plein Air to Create Vibrant Landscape Scenes Inspired by the Old Masters

Inspired by the Old Masters of landscape painting, Erik Koeppel takes to the great outdoors to capture surrounding nature en plein air. From autumnal forests to majestic mountain scenes in Jackson, New Hampshire, each colorful painting celebrates the beauty of our planet. “I have sought to discover that highest knowledge of beauty, poetic and philosophical, that has been the common thread between all of the great masters of art,” Koeppel reveals in an artist statement.

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Creative Products
June 19, 2020

You Can Get a Custom Mask of Your Own Face So It Looks Like You’re Not Wearing One

Wearing protective face masks has become part of the “new normal,” and creatives all over the world are selling non-medical grade cloth coverings that allow us to colorfully express our personality. However, if you’re getting bored of your plain or patterned masks, and you just want to show off that lovely face of yours, perhaps San Francisco designer Danielle Baskin has a quirky solution.

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My Modern Met

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