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May 10, 2024

Cozy Fireplace Mugs That Look Like They Belong in Mini Homes

Over the years, artists have become experts at designing little worlds that are contained within everyday objects. After all, with mini sculptures, they have the power to create an entire universe that fits in the palm of their hand. Michelle Briones, a Portland-based mixed media artist, has taken this idea and run with it, sculpting her handmade mugs to look like cozy miniature fireplaces.

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Art
May 9, 2024

Original Banksy Worth $100K Is Being Sold Alongside 299 Fake Replicas for $500 Each in Art Stunt

What gives a piece of art its value? Is it the originality? Is it the concept? An artist, a curator, and a Banksy enthusiast are seeking answers to these questions with their project, The Missing Balloon. The collective purchased an original Banksy print for around $97,000. They then replicated it 299 times and are selling them all for $500 apiece. That means 299 people will receive a copy, but one will receive an original Banksy.

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Video
May 9, 2024

AI Reimagines ‘The Simpsons’ as a 1950s Sitcom Shot With a Super Panavision 70 Camera

The show The Simpsons in one of the longest running series on TV, as its first episode aired in 1989. While its early episodes hold a perennial, timeless feel, writers have incorporated modern-day issues in more recent seasons. But what if this wacky animated family dated back to even earlier? YouTube user demonflyingfox wondered about this themself and decided to turn The Simpsons into a 1950s sitcom with the help of AI.

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Art
May 8, 2024

Spain’s Prado Museum Rediscovers Lost Caravaggio Painting and Will Exhibit Soon

In 2021, a painting was close to being auctioned in Spain when the sale was halted by the authorities. With a starting price tag of €1,500 ($1,600), the artwork was attributed to José de Ribera, a pupil of Italian painter Caravaggio. The prestigious Prado Museum alerted the authorities once it suspected the painting may actually be a long-lost creation by the Baroque master himself.

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