Design
February 16, 2012

Innovative Home Office with an Overhead Library

Who needs an office at work when you've got a home office like this? National Geographic Society's Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis called on architect and designer Travis Price to construct his very own personal at-home workspace in Washington, DC. Price's architecture and design firm Travis Price Architects took on the task of creating this unconventionally visionary design for the multifaceted scholar.

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Art
February 15, 2012

Catastrophic Digital Collage Art

If you have ever wondered what the end of the world might look like, take a look at this series Precipitates by collage artist Pablo Genoves! In his work, he takes catastrophic destruction and transforms it into spectacular moments that we can gaze upon in awe.

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Art
February 13, 2012

Watching Time Stand Still

It's hard to believe that self-taught digital artist Norvz Austria, aka xetobyte, first started mixing digital works because he couldn't find any wallpaper he liked. Taking matters into his own hands, the Philippines-based creative began his artistic career in the surreal digital world. Though his works are not direct reflections of Dali's art, Austria is clearly inspired by clocks and surrealism.

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Art
February 10, 2012

New Light and Sound Show at Chicago’s Millennium Park

Tonight, if you're in Chicago, make sure you head down to Millennium Park at 6pm to watch “The Bean” and the surrounding AT&T plaza transform into a digital canvas of light and geometrical form! Chicago-based artistic ensemble Luftwerk has created the first-ever site-specific video and sound installation for the area with dramatic images and colors set to music composed by Owen Clayton Condon from Chicago Third Coast Percussion. It's called Luminous Field.

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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.