Animals
December 7, 2018

Interview: Intimate Portraits of Churchill Polar Bears in Northern Canada

Wildlife photographer George Turner has enjoyed some incredible adventures throughout his career, from photographing a sprinting lioness in Namibia to spending time with chimpanzees in Tanzania. His latest journey brought him to a decidedly colder climate, as he traveled to the far reaches of northern Canada to photograph the Churchill polar bears.

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Design
December 6, 2018

Cycling Designer Creates Minimalist Maps of Places He Visited During 11,000-Mile Bike Trip

Like lots of globe-trotting creatives, designer Peter Gorman finds artistic inspiration in his travels. While others may reach their destinations by plane, train, or automobile, however, Gorman prefers a different mode of transportation: his bike. In fact, seeing the world by bicycle is what sparked his popular series, Barely Maps. “I started making map prints after an 11,000-mile bicycle trip around the US and Canada,” Gorman tells My Modern Met.

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Painting
December 6, 2018

Artist Transforms Victorian Portraits Into Modern Pop Culture Trading Cards

Artist Alex Gross transforms 19th-century portraits into amusing mashups with iconic figures of popular culture. Using the sepia-toned photographs as his initial inspiration, Gross paints on cabinet cards (these were a style of portraits mounted on a 4.25-inch by 6.5-inch sheet that had widespread appeal after 1870). When he’s done, the anonymous men and women from yesteryear are retro versions of superheroes, villains, and famous figures from pop culture. Gross is enamored with the past.

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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.