Photography
June 14, 2012

Intriguing Portraits of Rooms from Above

German photographer Menno Aden's Room Portraits series reevaluates the structure of a room by presenting an aerial perspective that typically flattens the three-dimensional space, reversing the effects of construction. This act of taking a real room and photographically reverting its appearance into a stylized blueprint offers insight into not only the size and shape of the area, but the type of person who dwells or works within the space.

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Uncategorized
June 13, 2012

A Painter’s Life Recorded in Numbers

The late French-born Polish artist Roman Opalka was a man of numbers. Best known for his numerical paintings known as The Finite Defined by the Nonfinite, Opalka began his famed work by hand-painting a consecutive series of integers, starting with “1” on the uppermost left-hand corner of the canvas, in 1965. He proceeded to produce canvases filled with the progression of numbers continuously following the previous batch.

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Art
June 11, 2012

Thought-Provoking Color Bind Artwork

Artist Roy Nachum is all about the tactile experience of art. He likes to throw the whole “look but don't touch” theory out of the window with his unique visual art that is accessible to everyone, including the visually impaired and the blind. The artist, fascinated with the concept of vision, says, “My sight is my life; it is how I create my art.

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Technology
June 8, 2012

New Age Family Portraits with Skype Projections

Photographer John Clang puts a new twist on capturing family portraits. Taking into account the number of families that live separately in different countries, like the New York-based visual artist himself whose family resides in Singapore, Clang decided to digitally adjoin relatives in one hi-tech family portrait. The photo series entitled Being Together places people against a blank wall where a live feed of their family members is projected via Skype.

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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.