Painting
October 1, 2019

Pixelated Palette Knife Paintings Capture Energetic Cityscapes in Hazy Hues

British artist Jason Anderson creates colorful abstract paintings composed of pixelated swatches of pastel-toned oil paint. Up-close, the artist’s paintings look like blocky layers of shapes and color; but, from afar, his scenes—featuring cityscapes, roads, trains, and marinas—are revealed. Anderson began his career as a stained glass apprentice, where he worked on restoring the windows of cathedrals.

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Resources
September 27, 2019

AI Creates 100,000 Computer-Generated Faces That Look So Incredibly Real

Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to produce images that look completely real but are totally fake. Icons8 is a company who wants to put these types of pictures to use, and so they've created Generated Photos, a resource of 100,000 AI-generated faces that are royalty-free. Although there are some portraits that look glitchy (and therefore fake), there are many more that could rival the real people you see in stock photos.

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Art
September 26, 2019

Interview: Renowned Paper Quilling Artist Reveals Her Most Groundbreaking Works

Renowned paper quilling artist Yulia Brodskaya never imagined that her career would lead to where it is today. Originally trained as a commercial artist, her first forays into papercraft were born out of a desire to create self-promotional work to woo potential design clients. But by spelling her first name in strips of paper, she had unknowingly entered the world of this centuries-old craft that traces its origins back to the Renaissance.

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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.