Posts by Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim is the Editor-in-Chief of My Modern Met. In May, 2008, he co-founded the website to create one big city that celebrates creative ideas. His mission is to promote a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.
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July 23, 2012

Digital Artist Recreates 90 Degree Inception Street

One of the most memorable scenes in Inception was when Ariadne (Ellen Page) used her imagination to make a busy city street fold upon itself. I'm not sure if digital artist Federico Leon Lescano meant to replicate that scene, but it sure looks similar. The bumper-to-bumper cars look like they should fall straight off the 90 degree vertical street, but miraculously they stick on like flies on flypaper.

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July 15, 2012

Killer Coffee Grinder

For some, there's nothing like drinking a fresh cup of coffee to wake up in the morning. Although I wish this skull-shaped coffee grinder was real, it's actually an awesome photo manipulation created by digital artist AZRainman. “Makes a killer cup of coffee,” he says. I'm sure it does.

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July 11, 2012

Mind-Bending Optical Illusions Appear to be Alive

These aren't your ordinary optical illusions. As you can see, these optical illusions appear to be alive, either spinning, breathing, sparkling or vibrating. They cause our eyes to send scrambled messages to our brains, making us question what we are really looking at. As you enjoy these, I sincerely hope you don't get sucked in and lose your mind in the process… (top image, above)

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July 7, 2012

The Mysterious Surreal World of Fulvio di Piazza

Enter, if you dare, the dark and mysterious world of Fulvio di Piazza. The Sicilian artist creates fiery volcanic surreal scenes that look like they belong in a Tim Burton movie. Piazza's work is inspired by the 1980 book Entropy, written by Jeremy Rifkin, in which he associates thermodynamic activity with sociological patterns of economic and environmental decline.

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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.