Nature
July 25, 2014

Amazingly Unique Tree Produces 40 Different Types of Fruit

Imagine a tree that produces not just one type of fruit, but a whole variety of them! Artist and Syracuse University art professor Sam Van Aken has brought that vision to life with the Tree of 40 Fruit, an ongoing series of hybridized fruit trees that grow over 40 types of stone fruit, including cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds.

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Photography
July 24, 2014

Surreal Dream Worlds Come Alive in Imaginative Photo Series

Michigan-based conceptual photographer Logan Zillmer creates visual dreams through his inventive photography. In each composition, the artist's imagination comes alive through layers of colors, textures, and filters that produce unique effects through digital manipulation. Nothing is what it seems in the collection of surreal photography, where the world becomes a playground of unexpected surprises.

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Art
July 20, 2014

Striking Ceramic Sculptures of Human-Animal Hybrids Explore Relationship Between People and Nature

California-based artist Crystal Morey explores the relationship between humans and nature with her intriguing ceramic sculptures of people encased in animals. Using delicate and emotive gesture, rich texture, and subdued tones, Morey carefully molds the figurative sculptures from clay, creating pieces that are both striking and thought-provoking. With meditative poses and expressions, the hybrid figures contemplate the unknown future of the Earth and the impact of humans on the natural world.

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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.