Art
June 19, 2016

Surreal Mixed Media Paintings of Nature Littered with Man-Made Memorabilia

Brooklyn-based artist Lauren Matsumoto explores how humans relate to nature in her Fauna and Flora series, which combines painting, drawing, and collage to symbolize the natural world's perpetual cycles of growth and decay. Each piece portrays an eclectic mix of birds and plant life paired with vintage-inspired memorabilia: chandeliers hang haphazardly from branches, old televisions and typewriters perch between boughs, and antique cameras, shoes, and bicycles burst forth from branches like leaves.

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Art
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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Art
June 16, 2016

Artist Sculpts Exquisite City Structures with Over 300,000 Toothpicks

Self-taught artist Bob Morehead has crafted an intricate and labyrinthian cityscape using nothing more than wood glue and basic toothpicks—over 300,000 of them. Weighing around 50 pounds at over eight feet wide, two feet tall, and two feet deep, Bob's Toothpick City consists of tens of unique buildings that contain multiple floors and rooms, with stairways connecting one level to the next.

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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.