Modern Art
March 12, 2020

8 Startling Facts About the Troubled Life of Edvard Munch

As a pioneer of Norwegian Expressionism, painter Edvard Munch is known for his deep investigations into the human psyche. His most recognizable artwork, The Scream, remains a touchstone in the history of art. Since its creation in 1893, this painting has remained an iconic commentary on human anguish and suffering, but often people know quite little about its creator. So who was Edvard Munch and what led him to create such a powerful piece of art?

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Painting
March 12, 2020

Dynamic Palette Knife Portraits Beautifully Balance Order with Chaos

Artist Françoise Nielly creates dynamic portraits that find order in chaos. Using vibrant oil pigment and a variety of palette knives, she depicts her subjects' eyes, noses, and lips among angled strokes and layers of neon paint. At first glance, the paintings read more abstract than figurative. But thanks to Nielly's masterful handling of the palette knife, we can easily see the features emerge through the mounds of scraped-on texture—ultimately bringing their humanity into focus.

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Photography
March 11, 2020

Interview: How a Photographer Makes Her Enchanting Photo Shoots a Family Affair

Driven by a need for creativity, the photographer known as Alexandria’s Lens creates enchanting portraits that involve her whole family. Her husband and three children offer both creative input and pose in her images that are soft in focus and contain magical elements that are digitally edited into the photos after the shoots are done. Inspired by fairy tales, Alexandria infuses elements of the iconic stories into her work.

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Painting
March 10, 2020

Artist “Showers” Her Landscape Paintings With Realistic Raindrops

For some, rainy days provide the perfect ambiance for creative pursuits. Artist Luiza Niechoda combines the serenity of raindrops with natural landscapes in her series of watercolor paintings. Called Rain-Kissed Windows, this project portrays various windowpanes that have been dotted with raindrops from a recent storm. As a landscape artist, Niechoda depicts natural scenes in the series.

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My Modern Met

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