Art
April 5, 2012

Interview: Gorgeous Pastel Portraits by Emma Uber

Artist Emma Uber has an incredible knack for paintings faces. Her series of pastel portraits involves beautifully detailed–and mainly feminine–faces that blend into backgrounds filled with thick, vibrant strokes, drips and smears of paint, and bursts of colorful shapes and flowers. Her use of a strong color palette and aggressive strokes, set against the soft features and expressionless faces, sparks an intense curiosity about each of her subjects.

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Design
April 3, 2012

Traveling in a Flying Home

Wouldn't it be great to be able to travel without the hassle of packing your luggage and going through airport customs? Switzerland-based designer Timon Sager has an innovative idea for solving those pesky traveling pet peeves – build a flying house! While Sager's project known as Wolke 7 is still a concept design, it is an ideal notion that seems very plausible in the not-too-distant future.

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Photography
March 29, 2012

Landmarks Layered into a Collective Memory

The Sydney Opera House At first it seems like these images by Spanish photographer Pep Ventosa are very quickly sketched line drawings of highly visited tourist locations. However, don't be fooled! The Collective Snapshot is actually a series of photographs where images “blend together dozens of snapshots to create an abstraction of the places we've been and the things we've seen.

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Uncategorized
March 28, 2012

Outside Looking In

Matthew Weatherstone's oil paintings and charcoal works in his series “The Disconnect” elegantly illustrate his theme with soft color palettes and smooth images. His work “explores ideas of human disconnectedness to the natural environment, genuine human community and relationship, faith and death.” The Sydney-based artist captures these feelings well with the contrast of industrial buildings and nature. Many of his works also feature beautiful skyscapes, with lots of warm inviting colors.

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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.