Photography
June 27, 2011

Noble Animals

Have you ever seen animals with this much character? After seeing the post Fantastic Portraits of Farm Animals, a man named David Boni emailed us to tell us about a similar project he had undertaken. Boni takes beautiful portraits of everyday animals, and in doing so, makes us believe in the power of well-executed portraiture. With their heads raised high, these animals look nothing short of noble.

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Art
June 21, 2011

Explosive Folk Art by Kelsey Brookes

Ready for some explosive art? Let San Diego-based artist Kelsey Brookes amaze you with his beautifully complicated pieces. With a background in microbiology, surf culture and folk art, Brookes creates prisms of raucous color, bold imagery and timeless motifs. “Each work is a microcosm of life itself, where smiley-faced characters and wild animals cavort with abstract forms and splices of color to form something infinitely complex and visually joyful,” he says on his website.

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Art
June 18, 2011

20 Most Cool and Unusual Portraits

Over the past three years, we've come across an endless amount of portraits. Today, we've chosen 20 that really stood out to us for their originality and creativity. What these artists have done is take everyday materials like screws, maps, CDs or junk mail and turn them into incredibly cool and unusual works of art.

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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.