Posts by Katie Hosmer

Photography
June 25, 2014

Colorful, Breathtaking Landscapes Filled with Dynamic Light

Eric Hines captures the splendor of natural light spanning out across the skies in his spectacular collection of landscapes. He uses long exposures to capture a soft, blurred painterly light, the fluid motion of water, or the star-filled skies at night. Hines captures meditative moments of reflection in each of his spectacular locations and viewers are invited to reflect upon the places and experience the serenity within each natural scene.

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Art
June 23, 2014

Circular Oil Paintings Blur Landscape Details with Abstract Figures

Netherlands-based Japanese artist Hidenori Mitsue paints beautiful, circular landscapes that create the sensation of peering into a small sliver of a much larger scene. Approximately 20×20 inches round, his oil on linen paintings merge landscapes with the abstract. Mitsue paints buildings, windmills, houses, and trees with recognizable detail but then uses quicker paints strokes of bright whites and colors to produce the suggestion of people set against the soft, hazy backgrounds.

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Photography
June 18, 2014

High-Speed Photos Capture Delicate Vases Shattering in Mid-Air

Photographer Martin Klimas experiments with all kinds of creative materials to produce inventive compositions using high-speed photography. In just the flash of a second, he documents intense motion of flowers smashing into millions of pieces, splattering liquids, shattering porcelain, and, in this case, exploding glass, ceramic, and stoneware vases. In his series, entitled Flowervases, Klimas shoots the floral arrangements with a steel ball and captures the seconds when the steel and the vases interact.

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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.