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Photographer Uses 150-Year-Old Photo Technique To Create Painterly Vintage-Looking Portraits

Fine art photographerBarbara Coleis known for herartistic underwater photography. This is where her seriesShadow Dancingwas born. This ongoing series of wet collodion photographs marries Cole’s modern vision with a turn-of-the-century technique. There is a great deal of prep work just to get the materials ready to receive the image. InShadow Dancing, we see different models swathed in elegant dresses. Given the nature of wet collodion, at first glance the photographs appear vintage....

This Free Technology Helps Artists Protect Their Work From Being Used To Train AI

Until recently, the most popular method has been topoison imagesso they ruin the dataset. But now, thanks toKin.art, creatives can ensure that their work never enters AI training sets. Kin.artis an innovative portfolio platform that provides protection for artists' entire inventory of work. Photo: sawitreenan88/123RF So how does it work? Any artist who creates a portfolio on Kin.art will see their work protected efficiently and without an additional charge. We envisioned Kin....

Incredible Sky Map Details Over 900,000 Stars, Galaxies, and Black Holes

The eROSITA telescope was launched on the Spektrum-RG satellite in July 2019. That December, it began collecting data for the all-sky survey. The work terminated in June 2020 and astronomers were thrilled with the quantity and quality of what it recorded. In these two images, a special image processing algorithm is used to separate extended features (left) from point sources (right).(Photo: © MPE, J. Sanders for the eROSITA consortium) Weve detected more sources in six months than the big flagship missionsXMM-NewtonandChandrahave done in nearly 25 years of operation....

Lost Gustav Klimt Painting Is Rediscovered After Almost 100 Years

A member of the artistic Vienna Secessionist movement, he was influenced heavily by theArt Nouveautrends. The works of his later life before his death of Spanish Flu in 1918 are most famous. Nazi violence against Jewish people across Europe was accompanied by massive looting sprees. Other precious works were lost in thebombingand fighting of the war. That is the fate art historians long believed befell the portrait of Fraulein Lieser....

Painting Made by All Four Members of The Beatles Sells for $1.7 Million at Auction

The artwork was part of Christies Exceptional Sale, which took place in New York City. The painting, created in 1966, is titledImages of a Woman. The band was visiting Japan to perform five shows at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena. Photo: United Press International viaWikimedia Commons(Public domain) Rather than working on separate pieces, the band shared a single canvas. Each one used a different take on abstract styles, mixing color and shapes to convey their worldview....

Research Finds That Playing an Instrument or Singing Helps Keep Your Brain Healthy

Photo: ORSON/Depositphotos Music is a powerful medicine for the souland as recent research suggests,the brain. The research is a new argument for encouraging broad, accessible music programs as a public health initiative. The researchers drew data from 1,100 people aged 40 and above. Photo: ORSON/Depositphotos The average age was 68. Singing too was beneficial, perhaps due to its social nature which is itself protective. Photo: ARTURVERKHOVETSKIY/Depositphotos

Steve McCurry’s Iconic Career Will Be Celebrated in Two Concurrent Solo Exhibitions

Shaolin Monks Training by Steve McCurryThis post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. hey readour disclosurefor more info. “Shaolin Monks Training” by Steve McCurryThis post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. Cavalier Galleries is celebrating renowned photojournalistSteve McCurrywith concurrent exhibitions in their New York and Greenwich locations....

AI Artist Imagines an Ethereal World of Diverse Angels With Majestic Wings

Created using Midjourney and DALL-E, these beautiful angels transport us to another world. In flowing dresses, these ethereal beauties are poised, calm, and in charge of their bodies. I got to help artists go viral,' and that was a thrilling experience. AI has fast-tracked me into finally becoming not just the curator but the digital artist. It’s a dream come true! Designed to engage the heart, mind, and soul, Yoo’s art is meant to provoke emotion....

Funny Video Series Imagines What It Would Be Like if Fonts Could Talk to Each Other

Playing on this idea,Elle Cordovahas created some funny videos imagining how typefaces would interact with one another. Cordova imagines the famed Times New Roman as a reflective person. Wearing glasses and a sensible cable knit sweater, this typeface doesn’t dwell on the past. Do I miss being the default font? No, Cordova says, impersonating the font. Like I told Calibri back in 2007, I’ve done my time. But it’s not all arguments between these anthropomorphized typefaces....

Guy Asks Random People on the Street To Teach Him Their Favorite Dance Moves

Dance is a universal language. This comes to light in Ed People’sFavorite Dance Movesvideo series. While many show their playful personalities, others call back to their heritage to display some amazing steps. In a compilation video, the videographer shows some moves as diverse as their origins. After seeing each person’s moves, the host follows their lead for a few seconds of synchronized choreography. First up is the Woo Walk, inspired by rapper Pop Smoke and suggested by a young man....

Innovative Floating Public Pool To Provide New Yorkers With Clean Urban Swimming

Rendering of the floating pool by the Brooklyn Bridge. Interestingly, the pool is shaped like an addition sign. POOL chose this design so that each rectangular section of the pool could serve a different purpose. Rendering of the floating pool by the Brooklyn Bridge. (Photo:Family New York) The pool can also be reconfigured into an Olympic-length lap pool for swim meets. The project is nearly 15 years in the making....

Thousands of Colorful Butterflies Invade Shanghai Pavilion in Emmanuelle Moureaux’s Latest Installation

Photo: Daisuke Shima Architect, artist, and designerEmmanuelle Moureauxhas marveled the world with her sweeping colorful installations. With thousands of butterflies in every hue imaginable, Moureaux offers an abstract representation of beauty and eternity. For me, color is a medium to create space and emotion. Photo: Daisuke Shima For this piece, Lancome contacted Moureaux to create an installation forThe Art of Absolueexhibition in Shanghai. Swirling in the air, they delicately flutter in the sky....

Performers Dress up as Tigers and Leopards To Celebrate the Harvest Season in India

Photo:[email protected]/Depositphotos Many cultures around the world mark the harvest season with unique celebrations. On the fourth day of the festivities, hundreds of dancers paint their bodies and dress up as tigers. This Puli Kali tradition dates back approximately 200 years. Photo:[email protected]/Depositphotos While most of the performers are usally men, women have been joining the celebrations since 2016. At the center of the Puli Kali are those who get in costume....