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August 6, 2022

Densely Painted Illustrations Are Bucolic Landscapes You’ll Want To Get Lost In

Estonian artist Laivi Põder creates portals to bucolic destinations in vibrant illustrations. She renders verdant fields and lush meadows with painterly brushstrokes and a vibrant color palette—capturing places that are fit for a postcard. Each of Põder's works is made with the app Procreate and an array of stamp brushes. In doing this, she packs her compositions with layers of flowers, leaves, and branches that give them a lush appearance.

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August 4, 2022

Artist Reimagines Classical Art and Architecture as Plush Textile Sculptures

When we think of three-dimensional fine art, we usually imagine statues in gleaming marble.

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August 2, 2022

Spiral Staircase Springs Apart in Surreal Architectural Sculpture

British artist Alex Chinneck is known for his mind-bending architectural sculptures that effortlessly combine the elements of art, design, and...

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August 1, 2022

Artist Shares How He Sculpts Realistic Clay Figurines of Celebrities and Pop Culture Icons

A sculptor known simply as Jay is recreating some of the world’s biggest stars through polymer clay. Through his studio Artisan Store, he crafts small figurines of celebrities including Lionel Messi, Chris Hemsworth, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, and many more.

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August 1, 2022

Angels Emerge From the Walls in Amazing Life-Sized Relief Sculptures

Artist Hossein Behzadi sculpts figures that emerge from interior walls.

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July 31, 2022

How Chiaroscuro Emerged From the Dark to Become One of the Most Iconic Painting Styles

If you’ve ever walked around an art museum and observed the work of Renaissance and Baroque masters, you’ve probably stood...

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July 29, 2022

Japanese Village Plants Different Types of Rice To Grow Giant Homage To Art History

Every year since 1993, the Japanese village of Inakadate transforms its fields into living works of art. Tapping into their history as a farming area, they create incredible rice paddy art by planting different varieties of rice in intricate designs. This summer's project depicts two famous female portraits from western and eastern art history.

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July 28, 2022

Conservators Discover a Hidden Van Gogh Self-Portrait Under Another Artwork

While preparing for their exhibit A Taste for Impressionism, conservators at the National Galleries Scotland turned to a technique standard...

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July 27, 2022

9-Year-Old Reprimanded for Doodling in Class Gets Hired To Cover Restaurant in His Drawings

For most of us, it takes time to discover what we truly love.

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July 24, 2022

Discover 20 Famous Paintings All Located at Paris’ Iconic Louvre Museum

Paris is one of the ultimate destinations for art and architecture lovers. With an array of world-class museums, it's no wonder thousands of tourists pour into the City of Light each year. And while there are many worth seeing, the Louvre remains the most visited art museum in the world. Housed in this historic palace are over 7,500 paintings.

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