Posts by Pinar Noorata

Pinar

Pinar Noorata is the Managing Editor at My Modern Met. She is a writer, editor, and content creator based in Brooklyn, NY. She earned her BA in Film and Media Studies from CUNY Hunter College and is an alumnus of the Center for Arts Education’s Career Development Program in NYC. She has worked at major TV, film, and publishing companies as well as other independent media businesses. When she isn’t writing, editing, or creating videos herself, Pinar enjoys watching movies, reading, crafting, drawing, and volunteering at her local animal shelter.
Art
July 1, 2013

Michelangelo’s David Re-Imagined with Numerous Tiny Faces

David / Self-portrait 11 is an intriguing redesign of Michelangelo's David that features dozens of sculptor Caspar Berger's own face. The bronze bust is an artistic re-imagining from Berger's ongoing Self-portraits series that offers a surreal take on a classic work of art. Despite seeming somewhat off from a distance, the sculptural portrait is in fact a presentation of both David and Berger himself.

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Art
June 27, 2013

Poetic Lights Reveal Classified Information About Dutch Spies

I Can Burn Your Face is a text-based neon light installation by artist Jill Magid that plays off of the phrase “To burn a face” used by the Dutch secret service (AIVD) to mean exposing a source's identity. The series, which has been altered over time, is a direct presentation of Magid's own notes, written upon meeting participating members of the AIVD. The neon lights are even produced in the artist's own handwriting.

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Photography
June 24, 2013

Portraits Reveal the Complex Relationship Between Mother & Daughter

Mothers and Daughters is an aptly titled series of portraits by photographer Julie Fullerton-Batten that explores the complex and ever-changing relationships between mothers and daughters. It is said that there is no bond like that of a mother and her daughter and Fullerton-Batten's series illustrates how especially unique these familial ties are over time.

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Art
June 17, 2013

Blood Preserved in Plexiglass Embodies Life and Death

New York-based artist Jordan Eagles works with an unconventional and controversial material to create his crimson artworks–blood. About 15 years ago, the artist was discussing the connection between body and spirit with a friend which led him to ultimately embark on an artistic journey using blood he acquires from animal slaughterhouses. For Eagles, his work is a preservation and display of life and death.

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My Modern Met

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