Category: Art
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Artist explores the relationship between man and machine with mesmerizing drawings
A series of organic lines and waves created by artist Parse/Error, then patiently drawn by a hand-made drawing machine to explore the man/machine interaction.
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Turkish Artist Captures The Heartbreaking Contrast Between The Two Worlds We Live In
As we showed you previously (see HERE), Uğur Gallen is a photographer who lives in Turkey. According to him, Turkey happens to be located next door to one of the most dangerous regions in the modern world. The contrast between these territories reflects two different worlds for him, and it inspired him to portray this…
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The Brooklyn Museum Announces Its Next Major Exhibition on the Life and Work of Frida Kahlo
The Brooklyn Museum has just announced its latest exhibition which is on the art and life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The exhibition, titled Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving, will showcase the various elements that “played a part in defining Kahlo’s self-presentation in her work and life.” Similar to the recent exhibition at the…
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A Look at the Surprisingly Complex Process of Pencil Manufacturing by Photographer Christopher Payne
Photographer Christopher Payne has spent several years building a relationship with the owners of General Pencil Company in Jersey City, New Jersey, one of the last remaining pencil factories in the United States. His dedication to working with the factory paid off, and between fall 2015 and summer 2017 Payne was granted access to the…
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Turning water into banknotes and gold bars to raise awareness about our most valuable resource
Turning water into banknotes and gold bars as a reflection on the value of water and the privatization by companies of our most valuable resource.
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Because The Only Thing Better Than Bob Ross Are Memes About Bob Ross
People love Bob Ross. He painted amazing landscapes in a very short period of time, but was always humble and more focused on teaching others to do the same than anything else. He was a very calm, friendly figure on screen, but viewers could also tell that he was passionate about painting, about animals, about…
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Anonymous Artist Turns Famous Museum Paintings Into Hilarious Memes
Visiting an art museum can be a pretty interesting experience, with the opportunity to see many famous paintings painted over different centuries all available in the one place. The anonymous account ARTMEMEKING has made the experience even more fun, adding a good amount of humor to the table by turning famous artworks from around the…
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The Art Institute of Chicago Makes Thousands of Hi-Res Images Available To Download For Free
After the fire that totally destroyed Brazil’s Museu Nacional in Rio, many people lamented that the museum had not digitally backed up its collection and pointed to the event as a tragic example of why such digitization is so necessary. Just a couple decades ago, storing and displaying this much information was impossible, so it…
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Famous Paintings Come To Life At The Annual Halloween Parade in Kawasaki, Japan
At the annual Halloween parade in Kawasaki, Japan, six of the world’s most famous paintings marched their way through the city. Picasso’s “The Weeping Woman,” Vincent van Gogh’s self portrait, Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” and of course Beast Jesus, the art world’s favorite…
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Artists Create “The Worst Alphabet Book Ever” And You’ll Have A Hard Time Reading It
Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter have just published what they describe to be “the worst alphabet book ever,” and it’s so ridiculously hilarious, even adults would have an interesting time reading it. “We were hanging out with our mutual friends and their kid, playing with these alphabet flashcards,” Chris said. “We both got a laugh…