Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Currently based in Queens, Eva graduated with a degree in Art History and English from Swarthmore College. She subsequently worked at art galleries and book publishers, including Phaidon, one of the world's oldest publishers of the creative arts. She has since transitioned into a career as a full-time writer, with a special focus on artist, gallery, and exhibition profiles. She has written content for Elle Decor, Publishers Weekly, Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela, and more. Beyond writing, Eva enjoys beading jewelry, replaying old video games, going on marathon walks across New York, and doing the daily crossword.
Painting
April 17, 2025

Artist Creates Hyperrealistic Paintings Teeming With Microscopic Details [Interview]

When asked about his artistic influences, Marco Grassi often credits sfumato as one of them. The technique, which gradually blends colors, light, and shadow, emerged during the Renaissance, and lent itself to the hazy yet realistic canvases that characterize the era. Though compelled by it, Grassi also knew he wanted to push the style further, merging its core principles with that of contemporary art. And so Grassi’s own visual language emerged.

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Photography
April 14, 2025

Gravity-Defying Photos Capture the Human Body in Poetic Motion [Interview]

Whether it be in painting, illustration, or photography, movement can be notoriously difficult to communicate in a static medium. This conundrum doesn’t concern Mathieu Forget. In his photographs, fencers leap toward each other with their swords drawn; martial artists and tennis players are suspended in the air; and breakdancers twist around each other, their limbs fluid and graceful. Though captured in single, unmoving images, the energy and dynamism expressed by these figures is remarkably palpable.

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Creative Products
April 10, 2025

Takashi Murakami Teams Up With CASETiFY To Create Vibrant Tech Accessories

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami knows a thing or two about collaborating with world-renowned brands and organizations, whether it be Louis Vuitton, the MLB, or even UNO. Now, he has teamed up with CASETiFY for a limited-edition collection of tech accessories, slated to drop worldwide on April 11, 2025. As is to be expected of Murakami, his CASETiFY products burst with bold colors and feature his signature MR.

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My Modern Met

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