Art

October 10, 2025

Iceland Eclipse Festival Announces “Second Contact” Lineup of Artists and Scientists

Earlier this year, we shared the exciting news about Iceland Eclipse 2026, a one-of-a-kind festival that brings together music, science, art, and astronomy. Now, the team behind the event has revealed its Second Contact programming, introducing even more artists, scientists, and visionaries who will gather on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula from August 12-15, 2026. During the festival, Iceland will fall all under total darkness during the country’s last solar eclipse until 2196.

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October 8, 2025

30 Bob Ross Paintings Will Be Auctioned To Support Public TV Stations Affected by Government Cuts

Throughout his career, painter Bob Ross turned viewers into art lovers with his famous TV show, The Joy of Painting. Broadcast in the 1980s and 1990s, the show depicted Ross painting on-air. His calm demeanor and serene works turned him into not just a teacher-like figure for millions, but also a champion for public television. Honoring his legacy and mission over three decades after his passing, Bob Ross Inc.

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October 6, 2025

Artist Explores Humanity’s Wide Range of Emotions Through Multi-Faced Sculptures

What if the entire range of human emotions could be gleaned all at once, within a single face? That question is one that Yoshitoshi Kanemaki seeks to answer through his art. For years, the Tokyo-based artist has carved delicate, life-size sculptures out of wood, each filtered through impressive “glitch” effects that ultimately create several disparate faces. In one sculpture alone, we can encounter everything from glee, playfulness, and pride to despair, anxiety, and frustration.

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October 3, 2025

Mythical Animals Made of Straw Take Over Field in Japan for 2025 Wara Art Festival

With the arrival of fall, comes the start of the harvest season. In Niigata prefecture, in Northern Japan, this means rice is ready to be picked—and the rice straw, known as wara, is set to be discarded. Some farmers feed it to animals, while others use it as fertilizer. But after a particular surplus of wara in the mid-aughts, they came up with a creative alternative.

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