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 alumni 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 20, 2015

Coffee-Stained Leaf Paintings Created with Remnants of a Morning Brew

Indonesian artist Ghidaq al-Nizar (aka @coffeetopia) began as a latte artist, but has taken his craft to another level by deconstructing frothy brews and utilizing their most basic component–coffee–as his medium of choice. Al-Nizar takes the steamy, soothing drink out of the cup and artistically applies it to an equally unconventional canvas–a leaf.

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Art
June 27, 2015

Artist Uses Discarded Doors to Create Giant Street Murals

Unlike your typical street artist tagging buildings with spray paint or covering public walls in stencils, artist Stefaan De Croock (aka Strook) leaves his mark with planks of discarded wood. In fact, he doesn't even use paint or any other form of colorant to alter the pigments of the salvaged doors and wooden materials. Instead, the artist opts to retain each material's original state, upon discovery.

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Design
June 22, 2015

Artist Drills Coconuts into Lamps That Shine Gorgeous Patterns of Lights

Artist Vainius Kubilius carefully crafts lamps that project visually exciting and exotic patterns of light on adjacent walls. Unlike your typical light designer, Kubilius doesn't simply work with metals and manmade materials. Instead, this creative innovator incorporates coconuts into his products, which he designs under the label Nymphs. “The head of the lamp is made out of coconut,” Kubilius tells us, “but after careful shaving, waxing, and drilling, it shines like some sort of jewel.

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Art
June 12, 2015

Iconic Banksy Art Gets Parodied with Famous Cartoon Characters

Banksy may have made a name for himself with his iconic street art, but Brazilian artist Butcher Billy is giving us a new take on the graffitist's work with some equally iconic characters. Using a cast of well-known cartoon characters as his subjects–including Bugs Bunny, Rosie the Robot, Tweety Bird, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble–Butcher Billy playfully recreates Banksy's politically-driven street art as whimsical renderings with a heavy dose of nostalgia.

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