Interview

October 9, 2019

Interview: Former Boat Builder Translates His Love of the Ocean into Stunning Glass Sculptures

Artist Ben Young began his career as a boatbuilder not knowing that it would eventually inform his work as a glass sculptor. For the past fifteen years, he has honed his craft in a way that pays homage to his vessel-constructing past as well as life growing up in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. His minimalist aesthetic uses blocks of blue-green glass, concrete, and brass to convey the vast ocean and related man-made elements.

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September 21, 2019

Interview: Leading Contemporary Impressionist Sheds Light on Her Pioneering Practice

For over a decade, Erin Hanson has been pioneering and perfecting Open-Impressionism. Inspired by the Impressionists, Hanson harnesses this artistic approach as a means to capture the fleeting beauty of the natural world. Specifically, the California-based artist employs this style to craft paintings inspired by her own experiences exploring America's wine regions, vast network of National Parks, and other idyllic landscapes across the country.

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September 15, 2019

Interview: Vibrant Beauty of Mountainscapes as Jewel-Like Geometric Paintings

Contemporary landscape artist Elyse Dodge captures the beauty of the world’s mountainscapes by visually deconstructing them into minimal, geometric compositions. Through exploring the contrast between the hard and soft forms in nature, she sees the world in color, shape, and light. The talented artist’s eye-catching landscape paintings reimagine cliffs and peaks as bold polygonal shapes, while seas and forests are contrasted in soft, painterly brushstrokes.

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September 4, 2019

Interview: Photography-Loving Sea Captain Captures the Quiet Beauty in Everyday Moments

Myanmar-based photographer Zay Yar Lin looks to the fundamentals of art as a way to capture compelling portraits of the world. Focusing on lighting, composition, and color, his often-aerial shots are simultaneously abstract while communicating stories about people as they travel, work, and exercise their spirituality. The images depict everyday moments that are otherwise easy to forget. But thanks to Lin's keen eye, he transforms them into works of art.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.