Art
December 16, 2011

Top 10 Breakthrough Artists in 2011

The dictionary defines a breakthrough as any significant or sudden advance, development, achievement, or increase. (Yes, that sounds about right.) In listing this year's top breakthrough artists of the year, we not thought about their incredibly creative artistic achievements, we turned to our reports to see which posts all of you loved or appreciated the most.

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Uncategorized
December 15, 2011

Magical Disney World Gifs

Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World After we first featured Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg's stunning cinematic gifs (or Cinemagraphs), we knew we had to continually follow-up with this creative team to see where they were taking their ideas next. In July, we caught up with them as they told the story of Dogfish brewery's strawberry beer, providing some mesmerizing images while giving us rare, behind-the-scenes look at brewing specialty beer.

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Design
December 14, 2011

Elegant Elastic Cord Christmas Tree

We've seen a lot of creative Christmas trees this holiday season and here's another. Studio Roso made the V&A Christmas Tree 2011 as a part of an ongoing series of winter commissions. It currently graces the Victoria and Albert Museum in London with its beauty. The “tree” is made of 3.3 miles of elastic cord and reaches over 4 meters high.

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Installation
December 13, 2011

Giant Fiberglass Ants Overtake Government Building

While a house taken over by ants usually leads to loud screaming and plans to immediately call an exterminator, the fiberglass ants covering the facade of the National Congress building in Botoga actually beckons viewers to come closer and take a better look. Artist Rafael Gomez Barros covered the building with 1,300 large fiberglass ants as a symbol: the ants represent those who were displaced due to the ongoing arms conflict in Colombia.

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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.