Painting
October 21, 2025

Artist Keeps Ukrainian Folk Art Alive With Stunning Petrykivka Paintings

Inspired by her Ukrainian heritage, Odesa-born and Pittsburgh-based artist Marianna Mackanych creates vibrant folk art in the traditional Petrykivka style. Her paintings bloom with sweeping brushstrokes and radiant colors, depicting flowers that embody beauty, renewal, and resilience. “For me, Petrykivka is more than just a pattern; it is a worldview expressed through rhythm, movement, and breath—truly the art of free people,” Mackanych tells My Modern Met.

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Design
October 20, 2025

U.S. Mint Honors the Legacy of Steve Jobs as an “Innovator” With Special $1 Coin

The late Steve Jobs changed the world with his innovations in technology. From co-creating Macintosh, the Apple II computer, and the iPhone, to playing a key role in the early years of Pixar, his contributions made him one of the biggest innovators in American history. To honor this legacy, the United States Mint will release a special Steve Jobs coin as part of the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Program.

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Technology
October 20, 2025

This Smart Oven Brings Restaurant-Grade Live-Fire Cooking to Your Home

Live-fire cooking has given us some of the most enticing dishes in modern cuisine. From different cuts of beef to cast iron bakes, this method adds a smoky flavor with a crispy texture that can’t be replicated elsewhere. But for all its tastiness, cooking with live fire is often thought to be only for pros, and its delicacies only found in restaurants.

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Oil Painting
October 19, 2025

Artist Reimagines 20th-Century Art with Dreamlike Paintings Evoking Past and Present

Artists of the 20th century were daringly experimental and profoundly influential, and they continue to inspire contemporary artists today. Berlin-based Chilean painter Pablo Benzo is one artist who champions the historic art movements of the time with his dreamlike paintings that capture the past and present. Benzo is inspired by the Cubist and Surrealist artists who rejected realism and instead looked inward to convey something that speaks to our shared human experience.

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My Modern Met

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