Caitlin and Joe, the husband-and-wife duo behindCollectable Cities, design charming art toys inspired by iconic figures. Their playful, clay-like characters whimsically revitalize real-life personalities with colorful details and unique accessories. The concept for Collectable Cities was inspired by the couples love of storytelling and their travel adventures. Caitlin and Joe both bring a wealth of creative industry experience to Collectable Cities. Joe specializes in captivating character design and animation, while Caitlin focuses on branding and graphic design....

Photo: kwiktor/Depositphotos TheMilwaukee Art Museumis one of the top art institutions in the United States. Now, the museum will make its collection even more accessible to its youngest visitors. The free admission went into effect on December 3, 2024the date the gift was announced. Photo: kwiktor/Depositphotos The donation will allow the museum to create an endowment that will fund the admission waiver in perpetuity. Photo: benkrut/Depositphotos This was made possible by a $3....

Posts from thecryptiddogscommunity on Reddit Could aliens be among us already? Do monsters actually live in under our beds? If not, what is this round, one-eyed creature that has taken the Internet by storm? Its all at once spooky and adorable, making it seem like the tricky work of AIbut its not! Can you guess what it is? Heres a clue: that white thing is not an eye, but a snout....

From public artwork and paintings to fashion and immersive installations, the exhibit hosts over 200 artworks. We are indebted to Kusama for allowing us to share her worldview and creativity with Australian audiences. Moving in chronological order,Yayoi Kusamaleads visitors on a journey through her life and career. Installation view of Yayoi Kusama’s “The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity Will Eternally Cover the Universe” 2019. Collection of the artist(Photo: Sean Fennessy)...

Now, the award-winning series has been transformed into a book. I think were discounting ourselves by portraying it in this way. Maggie Shannon’sExtreme Pain, Extreme Joyis now available via theMother Tongue website. Photographer Maggie Shannon began photographing home births during the pandemic. Extreme Pain, Extreme Joyis a documentary series on the birthing experience. Her intimate black-and-white photographs show the raw emotion and realities of childbirth. A new book published by Mother Tongue includes text and never-before-seen images from the series....

This year, LEGO commemorates the 5th anniversary of its innovative Replay program. Every LEGO brick holds a spark of magic that ignites creativity and endless possibilities, LEGOwritesof the Replay program. With LEGO Replay, you’re free to share that magic with those who need it most. Over 485,000 children now play with LEGO Replay donations, emphasizing the undeniable impact of the program. This free and easy-to-use program gives LEGO bricks renewed life....

Upon its purchase, the painting vanished and its provenance became murky. It also marks the first time thatParis Boulevardhas ever been exhibited publicly. To learn more about the exhibition, visit theGaleria de las Colecciones Reales website. Joaquín Sorolla, “Chicos en la playa” (“Boys on the Beach”), 1910. Oil on canvas (Photo: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain) Joaquin Sorolla, Chicos en la playa (Boys on the Beach), 1910....

in all kinds of man-made materials, Deininger toldJejune Magazine. I see beaks and wings and feathers claws everywhere in a kind of reverse biomimicry. Conversely, I also see shapes and textures of specific objects when observing the natural world. Sometimes a material or action figure inspires the subject, sometimes its the other way around. I became very disappointed about American consumer culture being exported all over the world. It clearly seemed like a temporary solution with long term deleterious consequence....

Now, over 40 of them have come together to launch theGaza Biennale. Occasionally, they may also be able to send out artwork with aid workers. Scroll down to read each of their responses in full. Aya Juha for the exhibition “Human Not Numbers,” 2024, North Gaza, Palestine Over 40 Palestinian artists are coming together to launch the Gaza Biennale. Ahmed Adnan Beyond Capacity by Ahmed Adnan Why is it so important that theGazaBiennale happen?...

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A female Arabian leopard at the Arabian Leopard Conservation Breeding Centre in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Scientists estimate that only 120 Arabian leopards remain in the wild. Scroll down to read our interview and enjoy these incredible images. A female Arabian leopard at the Arabian Leopard Conservation Breeding Centre in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Scientists estimate that only 120 Arabian leopards remain in the wild. The Royal Commission for AlUla, with the help of Panthera, is conserving the Critically Endangered species and working toward its eventual reintroduction into the wild....

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There is a volcano beneath Katla Glacier that typically erupts every 20-80 years. Hungarian wedding photographerBettina Vassswept up at the 2024International Wedding Photographer of the Yearcompetition. Vass' evocative image beat out more than 2,000 wedding photographs submitted by 450 photographers in 63 countries. Bettina Vass, Overall Winner & Winner, Epic Location & Emerging Talent.“In August 2024, I photographed Mauli and Christian during their elopement inside a small, blue ice tunnel on Katla Glacier....