Illustration
May 30, 2022

9 AI-Generated Artworks Create the ‘Mona Lisa’ That Is Only Revealed When Put Together

Digital artist TDRAW specializes in artificial intelligence-generated art that explores fantastical worlds. One of his recently completed pieces depicts a cityscape from science fiction in nine different parts which, when put together, reveals another work of art: a silhouette resembling the portrait of the Mona Lisa. The project was created with an AI art generator app called NightCafe Creator.

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Pencil Drawing
May 29, 2022

Artist Breaks Down How To Draw People in Easily Approachable Drawing Tutorials

Learning how to draw people is often cited as one of the most difficult subjects. Fortunately, artist Gorams (aka gRAM on Instagram) is removing the mystery of “how do they do that” with their ongoing series of step-by-step drawing tutorials. Using just pencil and paper—and on rare occasions pen—the India-based artist demonstrates how to render faces at different angles using geometric shapes and guidelines.

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Crafts
May 28, 2022

Giant Sculpture Is Made up of 70,000 Hand-Crafted Ceramic Vases

There are 70,000 individual ceramic vases in this one monumental sculpture by Grégoire Scalabre. The French artist spent several months constructing the unique tribute to the Greek sea nymph Thetis, using a traditional clod-turning technique to make every one of these long-necked vessels by hand. Then, he arranged them on a large resin-and-foam structure in a freeform manner to produce a mesmerizing pattern that appears to move before the viewer's eyes.

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News
May 27, 2022

Daughter of Teacher Killed in Texas School Shooting Remembers Mom’s Bravery

The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 young students and two teachers dead. The daughter of Eva Mireles, one of the educators killed in the May 24 tragedy, shared a touching tribute to her mom and revealed her bravery in the face of unimaginable horror. Adalynn Ruiz posted a letter to the late Mireles on social media the day after the shooting.

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My Modern Met

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