Art

May 2, 2020

Swirling Resin Art Transforms Everyday Objects Into Miniature Oceanscapes

You can bring the beauty of the ocean indoors thanks to the resin art pieces of North Carolina-based artist Roni Langley. She crafts one-of-a-kind wall art, home accessories, and even surfboards that feature colorful, realistic seascapes. Langley has been creating art since childhood, but it wasn't until she was facing college debt that she decided to turn her passion into her career.

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April 29, 2020

Everyday Household Objects Are Transformed Into Drawings of Spectacular Spacecrafts

Most of us give very little thought to everyday household items, but San Francisco-based digital artist Eric Geusz turns kitchen utensils, stationery, and other ordinary objects into spectacular spaceship designs capable of exploring the galaxy. He clearly isn’t short on talent or imagination, but it can take time to visualize each one-of-a-kind spaceship. “Sometimes the object instantly screams an idea,” Geusz tells My Modern Met.

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April 25, 2020

Expressive Hyperrealistic Hand Paintings Highlight the Personality at Our Fingertips

Given their complex anatomy, hands are often considered one of the most difficult subjects to draw. Artist Javier Arizabalo Garcia, however, manages to capture the expressive language of hands in his hyperrealistic paintings. On each canvas, he renders a posed hand so supple that you'd think it was a photograph. Based in Spain, Garcia received formal fine art training in his Basque hometown of Irun and at the University of Bilbao.

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April 21, 2020

Wildly Popular Russian Facebook Group Has People Recreating Famous Paintings While in Isolation

On the surface, the coronavirus quarantine seems like it’d be a hindrance to creativity. But as we’ve seen, there are plenty of ways to take in some culture and exercise your artistic side, even when you’re stuck at home. An art project known as the “Getty Museum Challenge” has folks recreating famous artwork with things they have on hand. The idea has global appeal and has caught on in various circles of the internet.

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