Art

June 24, 2020

Incredibly Detailed Hand-Illustrated Map Gives You an Intricate Look at the MET’s Collections

It's practically a Metropolitan Museum of Art tradition for visitors to get lost in the depths of the massive Beaux-Arts building while trying to soak in but a tenth of the collections on display. John Kerschbaum undertook a similarly daunting task in 2004 to illustrate a condensed, but no less detailed, map of the MET’s exhibits for visitors to use.

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June 19, 2020

Powerful Embroidered Portraits Shine Light on Targeted Women of Color [Interview]

Artist Nneka Jones creates portraits highlighting women of color who have suffered injustices in the world. Some abuses are overt while others are ingrained in the fabric of our society and therefore often go overlooked. But to the people in her mixed media and embroidered portraits, the effects are traumatic. The Black women and girls depicted in Jones’ work are victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

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June 18, 2020

Pet Owners Are Making Paw-Fect Flower Paintings With Their Dogs’ Feet

Last month, we introduced you to an art collective of rats who create tiny abstract paintings with their feet, but these pets aren’t the only animals with artistic talent. Dog owners have recently discovered that their pups make great co-creators. People online have been painting their dogs’ feet with washable (non-toxic) paint, stamping their paws onto paper, and turning the cute prints into beautiful flower paintings.

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June 15, 2020

Artist Crafts Incredibly Cute Felted Cats That Look Like Children’s Book Characters

From fuzzy felted fungus to wooly forest creatures, the traditional needle felting technique is becoming more and more popular among crafters of all things cute. Russian artist Elizabeth Delektorskaya is no exception—she creates adorable felt cats that look like they could come to life at any second. With their large, lifelike glass eyes, wispy whiskers, pointed ears, and patterned fur, each unique felted feline looks like a character from a children’s story.

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