Art

August 29, 2025

Clay and Machinery Merge in Poignant Sculptures of Endangered Species [Interview]

During his time at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fla., Chris Hynes descended upon a junkyard for an assignment. At first, this may seem like an unusual choice, but it was one that would eventually come to define the artist’s practice. Now, years later, Hynes still incorporates discarded metal and other found objects in his sculptures, all of which are bursting with fascinating textures, edges, and details.

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August 25, 2025

Dreamy ‘Fluid Impressionism’ Paintings Imagine the Natural World in Flowing Beauty

With nature as her muse, artist Silver Francis imagines the world in ways that are both familiar and flowing. Her colorful landscape and floral oil paintings feature stylized renderings of mountainscapes, waterways, plants, and rock formations, often infused with a bit of magic. Warmth emanates from larger-than-life forms and illuminates delicate petals, flapping butterfly wings, and the inner depths of twisted tree branches.

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