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August 23, 2017

Clever Street Artist Paints Fake Shadows to Playfully Trick Passersby

Working in a myriad of mediums, California-based creative Damon Belanger is known for his eclectic oeuvre. While he dabbles in everything from package design to culture-inspired paintings, his most recent endeavor is a playful street art project that gives ordinary objects silly and surprising shadows. Belanger was commissioned to adorn the streets of downtown Redwood City, California, with 20 fanciful public pieces. By painting faux shadows on the sidewalk, he has transformed the seemingly ordinary city into a whimsical wonderland.

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August 14, 2017

Artist with Synesthesia Paints Music as Gorgeous Splashes of Color

Missouri-based artist Melissa McCracken paints music. As a synesthete, the sounds that she hears every day—whether it's someone's name or a song on the radio—are translated into vibrant, beautiful colors that carry the cadence of melodies. McCracken's vivid paintings stem from her desire to capture her daily experiences so that others can understand the brilliant, saturated world she inhabits.

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August 12, 2017

Empowering Nature Tattoos Designed with Uplifting Concentration of Colored Energy

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please read our disclosure for more info. With a lifelong interest in flora and fauna, Portland-based artist Emily Kaul specializes in “watercolor art inspired by our wonderful natural world.” Originally, this interest culminated in a collection of works on paper. Eventually, however, Kaul turned her attention to body art, transforming her own nature-inspired designs into expressive and empowering tattoos.

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August 9, 2017

Majestic Whale Art Inspired by the Beautiful Mysteries of the Sea

Inspired by her coastal surroundings, California-based artist Marissa Quinn creates enchanting illustrations of whales. Each whimsical work of whale art features highly imaginative iconography that places the calm creatures in surreal, dream-like scenes. Using black ink, Quinn realistically renders each creature in exquisite detail. This meticulous approach to her subjects showcases both her unwavering admiration for the animals and her undeniably impressive knowledge of their anatomy. While the whales themselves are lifelike, various elements of each drawings are not.

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