Art
May 11, 2012

Living Grass Portraits by Ackroyd & Harvey

Surrey, England-based Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey take something we all take for granted, grass, and turn it into a fascinating medium for artistic expression. Their unique portraits are created by exposing plots of seedling grass to light through a custom-made negative, making the grass grow in different shades, from yellow to green. Basically, they harness the process of photosynthesis and capture chlorophyll to fix images to growing grass.

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Art
May 9, 2012

Daniel Buren’s Rainbow Colored Forest

Ready for a fantastic installation that will make you want to hop on a plane to Paris? French conceptual artist Daniel Buren presents Excentrique(s), an incredibly beautiful exhibit at the Grand Palais. Rainbow colored disks act like trees one walks underneath. It's part of Monumenta, an annual art project now in its fifth year, that dares an artist of international stature to overtake one of the French capital's most monumental buildings.

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Houses
May 8, 2012

Tokyo’s Modern Transparent House

One of these houses is not like the others. This house in Tokyo by Sou Fujimoto Architects, known as House NA, stands out with its modern and transparent style. The building is unlike its neighboring houses in its appearance and structure. The interior of the residence has hardly any walls. The house boasts large glass windows for plenty of daylight, but the downside seems to be a lack of privacy.

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Art
May 6, 2012

10 Artists Who Shatter Our Perceptions of Reality

While the Internet provides artists with a global platform to showcase their work, only a select few can capture the hearts and minds of viewers with their unique and compelling visions. These are the innovators who transcend language barriers: their works immediately grab you, making you believe – if only for a second – that such scenes could actually exist.

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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.