Art

June 21, 2016

18-Year-Old High School Student Already Has a Painting Debuted in the Met

Today marks Cliffannie Forrester’s graduation from New York City’s High School of Art and Design—an achievement worthy of congratulations on its own. Last week, however, the 18-year-old artist already accomplished a major goal that most adult artists aspire towards for decades. On June 14th, her oil painting called Uganda was hung in the hallowed halls of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it will stay until October 23, 2016.

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June 17, 2016

Hyperrealistic Pet Portraits Rendered with Up to 18 Hours of Exquisite Embroidery

Illustrator, designer, and photographer Emillie Ferris is making animal lovers’ dreams come true with her custom embroidered pet portraits. With 13-18 hours of careful handiwork, gifted 21-year-old creates what she calls “paintings with thread” that capture the unique faces of beloved cats and dogs with stunning detail and hyperrealistic accuracy.

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June 16, 2016

People Are Reliving Family Memories by Superimposing Photos of the Past in the Present

Canadian internet sensation Taylor Jones has struck gold with his passion project, Dear Photograph. An adorable, nostalgia inducing phenomenon, Jones invites his audience to submit cherished memories in the form of a photo within a photo. The resulting series represents a heartwarming collection of treasured times, poignantly and humorously captioned by people from all over the world. Jones first embarked on this project years ago while flipping through some childhood photos of his own.

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June 10, 2016

Remarkably Lifelike Wooden Animals Sculpted Using a Chainsaw

Give Jürgen Lingl-Rebetez a block of wood and a chainsaw and watch magic happen. The sculptor's striking sculptures are so detailed and lifelike, that it seems astonishing to think that they were created using such an indelicate tool. The talented German artist is somehow able to breath a sense of animation and spirit into each carefully constructed piece.

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