Art

November 24, 2022

Photorealistic Butterfly Mural is a Tribute to Artist’s Childhood Love of Nature

French street artist Mantra brings his mother's garden to Versailles with a mural titled Where Amazement Blooms. Mantra is known for his paintings of the natural world, and for this mural, he was inspired by the plants, flowers, and insects he saw growing up. Based on photos taken in his mother's garden, the realistic mural shows butterflies perched on different flowers. The location of the mural makes the subject all the more appropriate.

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November 20, 2022

Beautiful Flora Comes Alive in Spectacular Hyperrealistic Colored Pencil Drawings

Drawing may be a two-dimensional art form, but David Morrison is able to create illustrations that resemble the real-life subject. Using colored pencils as his utensil of choice, he masterfully renders different types of flora in exquisite detail. As a result, these depictions of flowers, fruits, and leaves look as though they are sitting on top of the page, and not actually drawn on it.

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November 17, 2022

Elegant Ocean Sculptures Made of Glass and Concrete by Ben Young

Artist Ben Young is back with a new series of glass and concrete sculptures inspired by the ocean. For nearly two decades, the New Zealand-based sculptor has been perfecting his craft. His handcrafted glass sculptures have the perfect balance between light and dark, mimicking how ocean waves filter sunlight. Some of Young's pieces were on display in Auckland at the Aotearoa Art Fair.

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November 14, 2022

Banksy Returns With Powerful New Work in Ukraine

As a street artist who is no stranger to taking a stand on politics, Banksy has now used his art to weigh in on the war in Ukraine. There had been rumblings that the British street artist was in Ukraine, as four stencils popped up in and around Kyiv. Now that he's posted one of the pieces on Instagram, his presence can be confirmed.

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