Art
November 16, 2024

Ava Roth Collaborates with Honeybees to Transform Beeswax into Art

Toronto-based artist Ava Roth is unlike other collaborative artists: instead of working with people, she works with bees. As a painter, embroiderer, and mixed-media artist, she has spent the past decade experimenting with the unique medium of beeswax. In her latest collection, Roth employs the help of a local bee colony to create stunning encaustic pieces that perfectly represent the intersection of human beings and nature.

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Wildlife Photography
November 15, 2024

Surreal Black & White Photos Explore the Beauty and Mystery of Horses

Photographer Drew Doggett is known for his incredible horse photography, which captures the power, mystery, and majesty of these creatures. His newest series of images, Icons, explores horses in ethereal and ancient settings through a black-and-white lens. The monochromatic images have a timeless quality that only enhances the narrative. Whether standing on salt flats or walking into ancient architecture, Doggett places the horses in situations that are almost surreal.

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Architecture
November 15, 2024

Stunning High-Rise Has Façade That Mimic the Surrounding Canyons of Colorado

A new mixed-use highrise in Denver, Colorado, takes its design inspiration from the surrounding canyon landscape. Designed by MAD Architects, One River North has an innovative façade with a crack that spreads across it like a canyon. Pitched as a “vertical landscape for its residents to wander as if hiking in the mountains,” it cuts a striking figure on the cityscape.

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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.