Painting
October 22, 2015

Interview: Erin Hanson Pioneers the Energetic Style of Open-Impressionism

Artist Erin Hanson began to study oil painting when she was only eight years old. By the age of ten, she had completed her first paid commission. Her portfolio of work only grew from there, and after graduating from UC Berkeley, the creative established open-impressionism–her own distinct style of painting. Before long, other artists started emulating Hanson's technique and she was credited as the inventor of this contemporary style.

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Photography
October 16, 2015

Couple Documents Rapid 8-Month Growth of Their Adorable German Shepherd Puppy

The puppy stage, while cute, doesn't last that long, and Australian couple Alex Dennison and Ashley Lewis can attest to this fact. They had the foresight to formally document the development of their German Shepherd puppy, Nasra. Starting from eight weeks old, they snapped pictures of Lewis holding her, compiling them in a single row, with the last image from when Nasra was eight months old.

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Art
October 13, 2015

‘Galaxy Hair’ Trend is Bringing the Cosmic Beauty of the Universe to Hair

We've seen our fair share of colorful hair styles gaining popularity this year, but the year's not over and it turns out there's still time for new trends to arise. The latest one? Galaxy Hair (aka Space Hair). It's been a big year for science, particularly space travel, planetary discoveries, and astronomy in general, so it only makes sense that fashion forward experimentalists are taking an astronomically colorful approach to dyeing their hair.

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Art
October 13, 2015

Artist Uses Natural Landscapes to Color in Cutout Silhouettes of Animals

Artist Nikolai Tolsty thoughtfully joins forces with Mother Nature to produce artwork displaying an all-natural twist. Using paper as his medium of choice, the artist carves out a sleek animal silhouette on each sheet and proceeds to photograph the said cutout, superimposed on the world around him. Tolsty brings his elegant outlines into the natural world, where he searches for an authentic and visually engaging background.

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My Modern Met

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