Illusion
August 6, 2018

Self-Taught Makeup Artist Transforms Her Face Into Striking Optical Illusions

Self-taught makeup artist, simply known as RJ (aka @cakefacerj), uses her face as her canvas to create striking optical illusions. With makeup brushes as her tools and brightly-colored eye shadows and pigments as her palette, RJ’s impressive portfolio of trompe-l'œil looks showcase her superb skills and boundless creativity. With a passion for both makeup and art, RJ learned how to combine the two by watching countless YouTube tutorials from other makeup artists.

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Painting
August 4, 2018

Colorful Open-Impressionism Paintings Capture the Beauty of Wine Country

California-based artist Erin Hanson creates colorful landscape paintings that pay homage to the American great outdoors. Her latest series has recently been compiled into a 300-page art book, titled Wine Country: Impressions in Oil, and celebrates the beautiful wine regions across California, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and Virginia. An avid rock climber and backpacker, Hanson has always had an affinity for nature.

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Portrait Photography
August 3, 2018

Heartwarming Photos of Seniors Smiling Show There’s No Age Limit to Feeling Joy

If you’ve ever had your portrait taken, you’ve more than likely been instructed to “say cheese!” Forced or not, a smile looks great on anyone, and grinning for the camera is now an instinctive pose for many. In celebration of the smile, Moscow-based photographer Ilya Nodia was invited by Senior Group to create a touching portrait photography series of elderly ladies and gents.

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Art
August 3, 2018

Artist Recreates Fairytale Moments by Placing Paper Cutouts Inside Disneyland

By day, Keith Lapinig works as an Interactive Design Manager at Disney, but his passion for his work doesn’t stop after office hours. In his spare time, Lapinig creates whimsical paper cutouts of classic Disney characters and holds them up to real life scenes at Disneyland parks. The artist then photographs each paper art composition and posts them on Instagram, creating his own fairytale narratives.

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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.