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January 3, 2020

Street Artist ROA’s Incredible Black and White Animal Murals Are Now Immortalized in a Book

For over a decade, Belgian street artist ROA has been painting his black and white murals of animals around the world. Moving from abandoned warehouses to giant building facades, his murals have made him one of the most sought after street artists in the world. Now, there's finally a book to document some of his most remarkable works.

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January 1, 2020

Surreal Animal Paintings Reimagine Wildlife and Their Connection to Nature

Artist Jon Ching is mesmerized by the beautiful plumage of birds.

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January 1, 2020

Sculptor Creates Detailed Miniatures of Philadelphia and New Orleans’ Gritty Architecture

Philadelphia-based artist Drew Leshko is creating a sculptural archive of the city's most at-risk architecture with his detailed scale models.

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January 1, 2020

Brilliant Textured Paintings Capture European Countrysides in Kaleidoscopic Colors

The European countryside has served artists and writers alike as a rich source of creative inspiration. Many Impressionist painters like Monet and Pissarro have captured delicate gardens, bucolic hills, and serene lakes in their paintings. Contemporary artist Anastasia Trusova looks to her surroundings in a slightly different way.

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December 31, 2019

Learn the Ancient Art of Glassblowing and the Contemporary Artists Who Blow Us Away Today

How does a glass bowl get formed or an exquisite sculpture get made?

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December 31, 2019

Artist Creates Giant 3D Portrait Paintings With Textured “Skin” You Can Feel

Oftentimes, to see artwork up close and from afar is to see two entirely different pieces.

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December 31, 2019

Expressive Oil Paintings Capture Energetic Visual Experiences of People and City Life

Like many artists, past and present, San Francisco-based painter Jacob Dhein is inspired by the world around him. But rather than pigeonhole himself as a landscape or figurative artist, Dhein paints both. His work depicts everything, from busy cityscapes to painterly portraits, but his beautifully expressive style is consistent throughout. “Inspiration for me comes from all around,” Dhein tells My Modern Met.

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December 27, 2019

Street Artist Transforms Walls Into Portals to Another Universe With 3D Graffiti

By incorporating her love for the cosmos into her murals, street artist Izzy Izvne has created a unique style that...

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December 24, 2019

Wynwood Walls Celebrates 10 Years of Transformative Street Art in Miami

When real estate mogul Tony Goldman stumbled upon the Miami neighborhood of Wynwood in 2009, he was able to see...

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December 24, 2019

Interview: How a Pigment Forager Is Creating an Exhaustive Archive of Ochres Around the World

Heidi Gustafson is an artist and pigment forager who is archiving ochre from around the world. Through her artistic research studio Early Futures, she focuses on finding and documenting these iron-based earth and pigments. This requires her to take to the land. Located in rural northern Washington state, Gustafson scours shorelines and scrapes rocks in order to gather shards.

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