Sculpture
August 4, 2022

Artist Reimagines Classical Art and Architecture as Plush Textile Sculptures

When we think of three-dimensional fine art, we usually imagine statues in gleaming marble. Well, one artist is challenging our perception of “ideal” fine art with a series of plush sculptures. Barcelona-based artist Sergio Roger creates unique textile art inspired by classical art and architecture. From stately Roman busts to fragmented Greek columns, each of these pieces echoes the ancient past with a “soft” twist.

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Design
August 3, 2022

Bladesmith Uses Ancient Meteorites to Create Artistic Knives

Bladesmith Tristan Dare is known for his creative knife designs made of unusual materials. And not only are the materials unconventional, but they're also ancient. Dare, who is based in Idaho, often uses meteorites to create his blades, giving new meaning to something that is billions of years old. In his latest design, he has combined a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite and Damascus steel into a blade that he calls Fire in the Sky.

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Inspiring
August 2, 2022

Surgeons Use Virtual Reality To Separate 3-Year-Old Conjoined Twins With Fused Brains

Conjoined twins are quite rare, but it's even rarer that they would be conjoined at the head. Three-year-old twins Bernardo and Arthur Lima from Brazil were born with fused brains, but now they have been successfully separated thanks to a pediatric surgeon in the UK. And not only were they successfully separated, but they were operated on by a team of doctors around the world who worked together in the same “virtual room.

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