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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Art
December 5, 2018

Artist Handwrites Entire Scripts to Create Unique Portraits of Movie Characters

Many art mediums require plenty of patience and concentration, but artist Mike Matola shows a whole new level of creative endurance. He creates pop-culture posters by handwriting entire scripts and song lyrics to form the images. By drawing upon the positive and negative space, each silhouetted word art portrait is brought to life, line by line. Matola’s collection of typography posters include handwritten depictions of popular actors, musicians, and fictional characters.

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Creative Products
December 5, 2018

Indispensable Book Teaches Artists How to Turn Their Passion Into a Profitable Career

If you're trying to transform your love of art into a lifelong career, nothing is as valuable as advice from today's top creatives. With this in mind, renowned mixed media artist Lisa Congdon has compiled her best tips and tricks into Art Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist. Art Inc. offers indispensable information about how to make a name for yourself as a creative professional.

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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.