Art
September 8, 2013

Graceful Portraits of Women Morphed Together with Birds

These wonderfully peaceful images naturally blend feminine forms with the elegant wings of various birds. Created by London-based artist Amy Judd, each oil-on-canvas painting features faceless women set against strikingly simple backgrounds. The anonymous subjects are created with soft brushstrokes and pastel color palettes, and their faces are consumed by the large, feathery forms. Using strong light and dramatic compositions, Judd produces a variety of captivating paintings that are inspired by mythology.

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Art
September 5, 2013

Incredible Layered Resin Paintings of Women Underwater

Boston-based artist Jessica Dunegan creates surreal mixed media paintings of women who appear to be trapped underwater. Working with epoxy resin, poured in layers with acrylic paint, the artist's creations are almost sculptural works of art as the pigments are encased within different levels of the translucent material. Each of the artist's ethereal images is a carefully constructed piece that can take her up to three weeks to complete.

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Art
September 3, 2013

Typography Made with Dust Collected from 9/11 Aftermath

Where Does the Dust Itself Collect? is an installation by artist Xu Bing made of dust collected from the streets of lower Manhattan in the aftermath of September 11th, nearly 12 years ago. The scattered soot appears like a ghostly mist on the ground with a message that happens to be an excerpt from a Zen Buddhist poem. It reads: “As there is nothing from the first, Where does the dust itself collect?

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Photography
September 2, 2013

Amazing Landscapes Distorted with Geometric Fragments

In this series, entitled Landscape Monolith, Reynald Drouhin alters crystal clear landscapes by turning sections of the land upside-down. Each odd shape, placed directly in the center of the horizon, offers a small window into a distinct, new place that perfectly blends with the surrounding world. From mountaintops to sandy beaches, the Paris-based artist focuses on the vivid colors and crisp lines of nature to produce his abstract scenes.

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