Art
May 25, 2011

Tim Burton’s Life’s Work at LACMA

Step into the Los Angeles County of Museum of Art (LACMA) starting May 29th and get ready to see over 700 creative works from the one and only Tim Burton. This show first debuted at New York's Museum of Modern Art, where it brought in an estimated 810,500 visitors, making it the third most popular show in the museum's history – only behind Matisse in 1992 and Picasso in 1980!

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Art
May 23, 2011

Tiny People’s Wonderful World of Food

Ready for some “miniature” stories? Using tiny model figures and food, Seattle-based artist Christopher Boffoli creates fantastic scenes that mimic everyday life! His collection, titled Disparity, is shown in galleries all across the United States. Why did the artist start down this creative path? “The hand-painted figures that I work with are made for HO scale model train sets,” he tells us.

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Art
May 19, 2011

Portraits of Authors in Their Own Words

Walt Whitman as “Leaves of Grass”For all those book lovers out there, do we have a treat for you. Ohio-based artist John Sokol creates incredibly interesting portraits of famous authors using their own words! The artist invites us to go back in time to find the writers who've contributed a great deal to our society with their incredible works of literary art.

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Art
May 16, 2011

Japanese Illustrator’s Childhood Adventures

Who doesn't enjoy coming across funny cartoons and sweet illustrations? Japan-native Goro Fujita has been in love with drawing ever since he was a little boy. It shows in his beautiful works that invoke the memories of a distant childhood memory. After founding Quaintix (a graphic design and programming company) with his friend, Fujita developed an interest in 3D animation.

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Art
May 14, 2011

Urban Poetry

Rather than writing down his thoughts in a notebook, like the average person, Robert Montgomery chooses to take a slightly...

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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.