Art

August 19, 2025

Artist Creates Ephemeral Earth Murals Using Iceland’s Evocative Landscape as a Canvas

With his last piece of art, David Popa showed that switching off the outside noise and focusing on what matters can really pay off. In June, the Finland-based artist broke six months of Instagram silence with two striking new earth murals painted in Iceland. Drawn using chalk and charcoal, the ephemeral artworks highlight two aspects of the country’s incredible landscape: volcanos and glaciers.

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August 18, 2025

Stunning Pencil Drawings Blur the Line Between Realism and Surrealism [Interview]

Japanese artist Kei Meguro loves a challenge. Her detailed works toe the line between photorealism and surrealism, mixing portraits that easily look like black and white photographs, with dreamlike elements that are just as elaborate. Most impressively, she creates her pieces exclusively with pencil. But rather than seeing this tool as a restriction, Meguro revels in the endless possibilities this medium offers. Born in Japan, Meguro splits her time between Tokyo and Brooklyn.

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August 14, 2025

Oil Paintings Capture Bright Colors and Ornate Patterns of Traditional Mexican Garments

At the center of Yael Medrez Pier’s paintings is a deep admiration for the creativity and resourcefulness of Indigenous women around Mexico. The Mexico City-born and based artist relies on eye-catching compositions that spotlight the traditional garments worn by members of different groups. Medrez Pier’s colorful and ornate compositions may be alluring on their own, but they are ultimately a visual path to tell the life stories of her subjects.

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