Art

May 6, 2017

Serene Photos Highlight the Tranquil Beauty of 100 Japanese Gardens

Japan is known for its breathtaking gardens that are the epitome of natural serenity. As an American, Marc Peter Keane spent the better part of 20 years in Kyoto learning and practicing landscape design. This was no small feat; he was the first foreigner to obtain a working visa as a landscape architect. Since returning to the U.S.

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May 4, 2017

Intricately Cut Paper Portraits of Endangered Animals Around the World

Philippines-based creative Patrick Cabral is a man of many talents. At age 11, he discovered a love for calligraphy, but as he got older he was drawn to a career in the digital world as a web programmer and animator. Now, he's combining the structure inherent in digital design with the type of flourishes you'd find in calligraphy. His gorgeous work features portraits of animals adorned with exquisite lace motifs stacked in layers of three-dimensional beauty.

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May 4, 2017

Surreal Bronze Sculptures of Fractured Figures Visualize Emotional Despair

Spanish sculptor Isabel Miramontes creates amazing works of art inspired by the human body. Fascinated by “poses and impressions,” the artist creates fractured bronze figures and surreal sculptures that elegantly evoke a sense of movement and a deeper visualization of the human psyche. Each of Miramontes' fragmented figurative sculptures presents the artist's interest in implied motion. By segmenting the forms into strips and spirals, she is able to experiment with the capabilities of the human body.

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May 2, 2017

Japanese ‘Bonrama’ Art Turns Beautiful Bonsai into Tiny Countryside Dioramas

Bonsai and trains, these two seemingly disparate things actually come together beautifully in small dioramas called Bonrama. In Japan, train travel is a way of life for many people, which inspired Tetsuo Kawakami, president of the Railway Diorama Studio in Kyoto, to create these tiny art pieces that marry railways with the beloved bonsai. Recently on exhibition in Saitama Prefecture, each diorama is a piece of nostalgia for Japanese people who are connected to train travel.

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