Landscape Photography
June 13, 2021

Desolate Landscape Photos Evoke Suspenseful Film Stills From Classic Cinema [Interview]

The fields and forests of southern Europe have a cinematic quality. From mountains to villages, photographer Henri Prestes has traveled southern Europe photographing landscapes with a fantastical quality. The Portuguese fine art photographer's work includes a few scattered humans—lonely figures who almost seem part of the melancholy landscapes around them. His series The Velvet Kingdom is an ongoing exploration of these moody, majestic landscapes.

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Impressionism
June 12, 2021

Who Is Camille Pissarro? Learn About This Pioneering Impressionist Painter

Impressionism was an art movement that revolutionized the course of art history. Instead of adhering to the strict rules of the Salon, its artists sought to depict their subjects en plein air, capturing transient moments of light and color in the process. And while many are familiar with the name of its primary pioneer Claude Monet and his beloved Water Lilies series, there's another painter who was instrumental in the style's development: Camille Pissarro.

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Jewelry
June 12, 2021

Celebrate the Beauty of Birds and Butterflies Everytime You Wear These Earrings

Butterflies and birds might be frequent visitors to your yard, but we rarely get to admire them from up-close. If you or someone you know loves garden creatures of all kinds, Russian artist Tomka creates transparent resin earrings that capture their ethereal beauty. Due to its versatility, epoxy resin has become a popular material for making jewelry.

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Architecture
June 11, 2021

‘Sky Pool’ Allows Some Residents To Swim High Above This London Street

Swimmers who live in two buildings at the Embassy Gardens development in Battersea, London now have access to a pretty incredible swimming experience. HAL Architects has connected two residential buildings with a completely transparent swimming pool bridge that provides unobstructed views of the ground below. Sky Pool allows residents to swim across 82 feet of acrylic, as long as they are okay with looking down at the 115-foot drop.

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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.