Art

June 6, 2025

Kinetic Pendulum Sculptures Harness the Visual Power of Light With Hypnotic Repetition

Even the most cursory of glances reveals Damien Bénéteau’s exceptional command over light. For years, the French artist has played with illuminated surfaces, transforming them into dynamic and mischievous forces. What makes his sculptures so immersive, though, isn’t just how they explore or reflect light—it’s how they harness it. Bénéteau’s work often incorporates pendulums to dramatize how light is constantly shifting.

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May 30, 2025

Artist Captures the Quiet Strength of Women Through Eastern-Inspired Portraits [Interview]

Many women learn to hold back their emotions—not due to a lack of strength, but because society has taught them to navigate expression carefully. This idea is captured in the work of Turkish artist Zarife Gizem İbrahimoğlu, whose portraits of women convey subtle emotions and a quiet strength beneath composed expressions. İbrahimoğlu draws inspiration from Eastern culture, textiles, and traditional art, often painting her subjects in kimonos or surrounded by patterned fabric.

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May 29, 2025

Iridescent Arc Looks Like a Ring of Mist & Light and Perfectly Frames Seoul’s Skyline

Perched along the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, is an installation that almost seems supernatural: it breathes mist, its surface is blank and doesn’t reveal anyone’s reflection, and it shimmers quietly in the setting sun. The project in question is James Tapscott’s Arc ZERO: Eclipse, the artist’s latest addition to his Arc ZERO series. Like much of Tapscott’s work, Arc ZERO: Eclipse is a meditation upon the sublime, as expressed through natural phenomena.

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