Art
September 15, 2015

Everyday Objects Whimsically Recreated with Unexpected Materials

Photographer and art director Vanessa McKeown reimagines everyday objects in delightfully colorful and quirky new ways. Fruits, vegetables, cakes, and candies have been constructed with unexpected materials that mimic their forms and reveal amusing surprises in every image. Balloons take on the shapes of grapes and tomatoes, while the inside of an orange is replaced with a miniature soccer ball. These clever-yet-unusual associations are a lighthearted way to show the brilliance of simplicity.

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Animals
September 15, 2015

Man Documents His Incredible Outdoor Adventures with His Gorgeous Wolfdog

Meet Loki, a wolf-dog hybrid who proves that dogs aren't man's only best friend. Loki, a low-content wolfdog who's a husky/Arctic wolf/malamute mix, goes on amazing hiking adventures with his human, Kelly Lund, in the great outdoors of Colorado and beyond. From backcountry skiing, to sleeping in hammocks under the stars, to roaming miles of forest, to climbing to the tops of snow-capped mountains, Loki has done it all.

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Art
September 14, 2015

Giant Paintings of Roses Covered in Dewdrops Capture Every Tiny Detail

Artist Gioacchino Passini takes an ordinary blank canvas and transforms it into a larger-than-life garden of dewdrop-covered roses. The petals appear soft and supple, an effect that is heightened by the flowers' brilliant coloring. Passini's large-scale paintings not only offer audiences an in-depth look at the beauty of nature, but they're also a way for the artist himself to explore the minute details that tower above him as he paints.

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Art
September 10, 2015

Four Horsemen Sculptures Fully Submerge in the River Thames During High Tide

Renowned British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has recently brought the four horsemen of the industrial apocalypse to London, via his installation called The Rising Tide. The site-specific work features life-sized figures perched on the backs of horses, their eyes closed as they gaze out towards the Thames river bed. Their presence highlights the waterway's role in London, first as a place for commerce, trade, industry, and more recently, as a tourist attraction.

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My Modern Met

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