Art

September 27, 2017

Japanese Farmers Plant Specific Strains of Rice to Grow Colorfully Illustrated Fields

As part of a revitalization effort in the early 90s, the village of Inakadate, Japan, decided on a novel way to boost tourism in their town: large-scale rice paddy art. Now, using seven different kinds of rice as their color palette, over a thousand local volunteers come together each year to help with the planting process. Over time, the designs have evolved in complexity and now draw in hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

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September 22, 2017

Life-Sized Female Sculptures Inspired by the Graceful Beauty of Renaissance Art

Chinese artist Luo Li Rong produces realistic sculptures that convey the beauty and grace of the human figure. Working primarily in bronze, her life-size creations feature women in motion. They strike elegant poses that elongate their bodies with a seemingly windswept appearance; their hair and clothing look as though they’re being moved by a gentle breeze.

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September 20, 2017

Artist Uses Chainsaw to Carve Giant Octopus into a Fallen Redwood Tree

American chainsaw artist Jeffrey Michael Samudosky recently transformed a redwood snag into a magnificent giant octopus. Carved to perfection, its giant tentacles stretch out, tapering off in refined detail. Working out of Gig Harbor, Washington, Samudosky is a self-taught carver who started his company, JMS Wood Sculpture, in 1998. Since starting his career, Samudosky has appeared on the Discovery Channel and participated in competitions around the world.

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September 15, 2017

Vintage Posters of the Art Nouveau Movement From the Turn of the Century

Aesthetic Characteristics Just like fin de siècle fine art and architecture, prints and posters rendered in the Art Nouvea style feature aesthetic elements characteristic of the movement. These include a preference for curved lines, balanced asymmetry, patterns and embellishment inspired by the decorative arts, and subject matter inspired by nature. Sinuous Lines As a key aspect of Art Nouveau, sinuous lines and swirling forms are evident in many contemporaneous lithographs. As many prints (particularly those by Alphonse Mucha)

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