Colorful Immersive Installations Celebrate the Unique Beauty of Earth’s Biodiversity

Environmental artistClare Celesteproudly pursues art as an avenue to bring attention to the eight different ecosystems on Earth. Using hand-cut images of various foliage and animals, the artist cultivates an immersive experience. Celeste’s goal is to establish a place where viewers can reinvigorate their relationship with Earth. Imagine standing amongst one of Celeste’s beautiful compositions. Celeste’s incredible talent uses hand-cut images to breathe life into art that focuses on environmental activism....

April 15, 2024 · 2 min · 255 words · John Jackson

Former Airline Employee Shares Hack That Could Save You From Missing Your Next Flight

She says, I never have to look at screens in the airport anymore. Its the greatest hack ever and I think nobody knows about it. So what are her tips? Photo: Happyalex/Depositphotos The airline code is key and usually includes at least one letter. For instance American Airlines is AA and Jetblue is B6. On iPhones, this will give you a quick link that stays updated with any important info....

April 15, 2024 · 1 min · 104 words · Carl Shelton

Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Was the Top-Selling Contemporary Artist of 2023

Art collectors certainly seem to think so. The latest Hiscox Artist Top 100reportfound that Kusama was the top-selling contemporary artist of 2023. Her most expensive piece, entitledA Flower(2014), sold for almost $10 million alone. Kusama’s success at auction may correlate directly with the increase in people buying art made by women. The number of female artists featured incontemporary arthas skyrocketed by 179% in the last five years. Contemporary female artists have always been undervalued and underrepresented....

April 15, 2024 · 1 min · 126 words · Joshua Gomez

JR Transforms Milan Central Station Into a Rocky Landscape to Honor Its Origins

The piece retells the origins of the train station. La Nascitais made up of a series of printed images of rock formations plastered onto aluminum slats. The piece also approaches the human need to explore and venture into the unknown. Much like those who built it, visitors are called upon by the depths of the cave. In spaces that have social issues, my work is about bringing people together, JR tellsThe Art Newspaper....

April 15, 2024 · 1 min · 118 words · Mary Mccarty

Painter Transforms Vintage Oil Artworks Into Playfully Pixelated Paintings

Dresden-based artistAndre Schulzespecializes in modifying vintage paintings and turning them into something new. His latest body of work transforms these art pieces of yesteryear into partially pixelated paintings. Schulze’s contemporary intervention is selective. Instead of completely pixelating the entire image, he only reimagines sections of a painting with pixel-like abstraction. For instance, with many of his reinterpreted floral paintings, Schulze only pixelates the flowers. He leaves the vase and the background of the painting unaltered....

April 15, 2024 · 1 min · 168 words · Joy Williams

Man Shares Cute Clips of Driving With (And Being Driven By) His Adorable Dogs

It’s just him, his camera, his beloved dogs, and the road. What else could one ask for? Beside him, two of his Labrador retrieversa pup and an adultsleep belly up and cuddled together. They truly appear to be having the best nap of all time. Actually, many of his posts show the adult dogin the driver’s seat. The retriever is such a responsible driver that it even secured the pup in a child seat....

April 14, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · George Austin

Scientists Prove They Can Detect Traces of Life in Grains of Extraterrestrial Ice

Photo of Jupiter’s Moon, Europa. Europa contains a vast ocean beneath its surface that researchers have long been fascinated by. In the study, researchers simulated the types of droplets that would be found on Europa. Photo of Jupiter’s Moon, Europa. (Photo: Arch88/Depositphotos) It’s expected that the icy environments on Saturn and Jupiter’s moons could contain analogous organisms. Photo of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. Photo of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. (Photo: Mode-list/Depositphotos)

April 14, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Heather Hill

25,000 Images of Medieval Geoffrey Chaucer Manuscripts Are Now Online

As forThe Canterbury Tales, the archive boasts at least 23 editions. That is a really wonderful detail because there arent that many surviving portraits of him, he tellsThe Guardian. Medieval manuscripts of Chaucer’s other notable works are also available. The opening of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, with a portrait of the author:Lansdowne MS 851, f. 2r you’ve got the option to start browsing the entire Chaucer archive with the help of thisPDF index....

April 13, 2024 · 1 min · 171 words · Christopher Smith

Beloved Pop Culture Films Reimagined as Beautifully Gilded Playing Card Decks

The possibilities for a simple deck of cards are seemingly endless. But after a while, like all things, the same old deck of cards can get boring. This is wheretheory11s luxury playing cards come in. Since 2011, the company has been dedicated to making designer playing cards while working with independent artists. Each deck comes with 52 carefully crafted cards, as well as a slick box to complete the look....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Courtney Brown

Images of the Eclipse Taken From Space Show How the Moon’s Shadow Looked From up Above

Photo: NASA Earth Observatory Total solar eclipses provide a once-in-a-life-time spectacle. Meanwhile, the NOAA-20 weather satellite’s vantage point in Earths orbit offered a striking side-by-side comparison. For an easier examination, they marked the path of totality and the state lines. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory Additional to satellite imagery, some lucky people experienced the eclipse with their own eyes. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station shared their view of the eclipse 261 miles above ground....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 206 words · William Wilkerson

Jane Goodall’s 90th Birthday Is Celebrated With 90 Photos by 90 Female Photographers

Fifi and Faustino by Jane Goodall. Courtesy of Vital Impacts. On April 3, renowned primatologistJane Goodallturned 90 years old. “Fifi and Faustino” by Jane Goodall. Courtesy of Vital Impacts. Dr. Goodall has inspired generations of people who are passionate about wildlife conservation and our planet. The remaining proceeds will go directly toward the artists. Among the 90 prints available are photographs by Dr. Goodall herself. “Jou Jou and Dr. Jane Goodall, Brazzaville Zoo, Republic of Congo, 1990” by Michael “Nick” Nichols....

April 12, 2024 · 3 min · 513 words · Nicole Jackson

Japan Gifts the U.S. 250 Cherry Trees for 250th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence

Like our friendship, these trees are timeless, inspiring, and thriving, said President Biden. Photo: sepavone/Depositphotos Photo: sepavone/Depositphotos Photo: sepavone/Depositphotos Photo: emkaplin/Depositphotos

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 21 words · Maria Sanders

Museum Fires Employee for Hanging His Own Painting in an Exhibition

Instead of waiting for that invitation, one creative took matters into his own hands. Much to his dismay, he has promptly been fired from the museum. This took place at Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. Photo: EnginKorkmaz/Depositphotos They also hold temporary exhibits celebrating the best in design and architecture. The striving artist is a 51 year-old-man who was part of the museum’s technical services team. As a technician, he was able to move around all areas of the building outside of opening hours....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 210 words · Kaitlyn Reyes