Painting
February 5, 2018

Surreal Astronaut Painting Puts a Contemporary Spin on Famous M.C. Escher Print

Artist Nick Flook, aka Flooko, explores the world of painting through astronauts. Creating atmospheric scenes of the natural world, cosmonauts walk the Earth in full uniformed attire. Without seeing their faces, they are anonymous and devoid of conventional human contact; aside from other astronauts, they are alone. It’s as if they are intrepid explorers—the first ones to walk on a seemingly alien ground.

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Design
February 3, 2018

Handwritten 19th-Century Color Guide Poetically Describes Where Shades Are Found in Nature

Today, many color-loving creatives aim to illustrate and identify tones found in the natural world. From landscape-based color palettes to real-world Pantone matches, these polychromatic pieces sort and specify the colors that surrounds us. While new technologies have made this task easier than ever, the practice has been popular for centuries, with Abraham Gottlob Werner's 19th-century book, Nomenclature of Colours, as an extraordinary example. Nomenclature of Colours served as a must-have reference for artists, scientists, naturalists, and anthropologists alike.

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Art History
February 1, 2018

The Evolution of Picasso’s Painting Style and What Each Artistic Choice Represents

Throughout an artist's lifetime, changes in approach, subject matter, and even style are to be expected. This phenomenon is apparent in the evolution of modern art‘s most beloved painters, from Monet‘s move toward abstraction to Van Gogh‘s brightened color palette. Though prevalent among most master painters, it is particularly emphasized in the paintings of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.

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My Modern Met

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