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November 28, 2019

Artist Quits Day Job to Draw the Majestic Beauty of Ocean Waves Full-Time

At first glance, the oceanic artwork of Brisbane-based artist Bethany Moffat might look like photographs, but it’s actually a series of hyperrealistic colored pencil drawings. Impressively, Moffat spends several weeks on each piece, sketching the silk-like ocean surface, one pencil stroke at a time. Moffat quit her day job to pursue drawing full-time 6 months ago, and she’s been “making waves” ever since.

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Science
November 26, 2019

Archeologists Used AI to Discover 143 Ancient Drawings in Peru

Ancient civilizations had all types of communication methods. From cave paintings to crop circles, these primitive visual demonstrations are vital to understanding life in a time before the written word. In Peru, enormous geoglyphs found at Nazca helpde unravel the mystery of life between 500 BCE and 500 CE. The Nazca Lines have been greatly studied since they were discovered in the 16th century.

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Art
November 25, 2019

Computer Programmer “Paints” Baroque-Inspired Portraits with CSS

UI Engineer Diana Adrianne Smith merges together her technical knowledge and her admiration for good art to produce beautiful portraits using CSS. Rendered in high detail, Smith has tackled everything from Flemish Baroque paintings to 1950s advertising. It's incredible work that shows just how many creative projects can be done by those with expertise in CSS. It's painstaking work, particularly when it comes to details like hair which requires Smith to type out each strand.

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Installation
November 23, 2019

Luminescent Sculptures Explore Our Relationship to a World Dominated by Technology

The modern world is an ever-changing source of inspiration, and American artist Doug Aitken has managed to capture today's mutability in his newest exhibition, Return to the Real. On show at London's Victoria Miro Gallery, Aitken's exhibit consists of two installations—All Doors Open and Inside Out—which he calls a “portrait of the present” or the “near future.” For these immersive installations, Aitken utilizes lonely sculptural figures that glow with color-changing lights according to accompanying soundscapes.

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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.