Posts by Katie Hosmer

Photography
June 25, 2014

Incredibly Surreal Works Inspired by Children’s Dreams

Since he was just a young boy, Brooklyn-born photographer Arthur Tress has been fascinated with documenting people. When he first began photographing, he spent much of his time at Coney Island, capturing the essence of the decaying amusement parks and strange people who frequented the place. Across the course of his career, the American photographer developed an extensive collection of work that explores people, places, and cultures.

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Art
June 16, 2014

Artist Uses Colorful Embroidery to Explore Natural Forms

Per-based artist Ana Teresa Barboza uses yarn, thread, wool, and fabric to produce unique, tactile embroidery works. The artist has no boundaries to the way she creates, blending drawings and photographs together with embroidery and knitting to produce unexpected forms that extend beyond walls and frames. Barboza explores the interactions between the materials that form the fragmented human forms, plants, animals, and landscapes.

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Photography
June 5, 2014

Hauntingly Beautiful Vintage Photos Covered in Dots of Light

Antique photographs gain a new kind of lively texture in this series, entitled Dare alla Luce. Canadian photographer Amy Friend collects the prints from a variety of sources and then blends the vintage image with hand-manipulated holes punched across the surface of the paper. Friend purposefully alters each photo by deliberately placing tiny dots around, through, and on top of the old-fashioned subjects.

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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.