Learn How to Draw a Book and a Stack of Books Step by Step

Photo: Olegkalina/DepositPhotos Looking for your next creative muse? You don’t have to look very far. Some of the best subjects for drawing can be found lying around your home. Photo: Olegkalina/DepositPhotos Books, for example, can be a great object to render as a drawing. You’ll find that with a step-by-step approach, you could easily learn how to draw this subject. Ready to get started? Photo & Art: Margherita Cole | My Modern Met...

February 24, 2022 · 2 min · 381 words · Donna Williams

Pavement Cracks Become an Opportunity for Colorful Mosaic Art

Cracks on the pavement are a common sight in cities. From large potholes to unsightly chips on a cobblestone pathEmemem fills all shapes of crevices with colorful designs. This describes the freeform approach Ememem has to his site-specific creations. What he chooses also informs the distinctive pattern he can create, which he organizes by size and color. Amazingly, these mosaics look completely natural in the gray environment.

February 24, 2022 · 1 min · 67 words · Amy Shepherd

Beautiful Photos Capture Red Foxes in Moments of Warm Affection

These charming photographs capture foxes, young and old, nuzzling in moments of tenderness. Based in the Netherlands, Raimond has been trekking in nature to photograph foxes for over 10 years. Most people believe that foxes are solitary creatures. Raimond clarifies that while this applies to the way they hunt, it does not reflect their social lives. [In] spare moments, they wash and hug each other. Family ties are very strong....

February 23, 2022 · 1 min · 169 words · Elizabeth Mclean

Cartógrafo camina durante horas en la nieve para crear patrones geométricos monumentales

Crea enormes obras deland artcaminando por campos del tamano de una cancha de futbol cubiertos de nieve virgen. Beck esta mas que preparado para producir este tipo de obras de arte efimeras. Los resultados transforman un paisaje invernal en una obra de arte fugaz. Segun el angulo o la hora del dia, la pieza puede adoptar una apariencia diferente. Articulos relacionados:

February 23, 2022 · 1 min · 61 words · Michael Howard

Conoce el cloisonismo, el estilo postimpresionista inspirado en los vitrales y en el arte japonés

El siglo XIX fue una epoca de importantes cambios en el mundo del arte. Uno de los estilos mas significativos de este movimiento artistico es elcloisonismo. Se inspiro en lasestampasjaponesas y en losvitrales, dos formatos que favorecian el arte simplificado. Sigue leyendo para conocer mas sobre el cloisonismo y los artistas que ayudaron a desarrollar el estilo. Que es el cloisonismo? Esta idea se considera precursora de otros estilos pictoricos modernistas....

February 23, 2022 · 2 min · 264 words · April Cunningham

Dissecting Leonardo da Vinci’s Famous ‘The Last Supper’ Painting

If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. kindly readour disclosurefor more info. Leonardo da Vinci produced an unprecedented amount of work during theItalian Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci, “The Last Supper,” 1498 (Photo:HaltadefinizioneviaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. Since its completion at the end of the 15th century,The Last Supperhas captivated audiences....

February 23, 2022 · 2 min · 275 words · Jessica Henderson

Google App Uses Artificial Intelligence to Find Your Pet’s Look-Alike in Art History

In 2018, Google put their impressive artificial intelligence to use in a new way. People took selfies and uploaded snaps on the Google Arts & Culture app. The app then analyzed your appearance andfound doppelgangersthroughout hundreds of years of art history. Comparison of Georgia the cat with a painting by Samuel van Hoogstraten, created using Pet Portraits, a feature of theGoogle Arts & Culture App. Evencelebritiesjumped on the trend by posting their unlikely look-alikes....

February 23, 2022 · 2 min · 321 words · Michelle Pearson

Impresionante foto muestra cómo se desliza la niebla sobre una ciudad junto a una montaña en Japón

Japon esta repleto de maravillas naturales, pero hay una en particular que es la musa del fotografoYasuto Inagaki. El monte Tate, o Tateyama, se levanta sobre la prefectura de Toyama. Junto con elmonte Fujiy el monte Haku, es considerada una de las tres montanas sagradas del pais. Luego, solo necesitaba esperar a que el monte Tate estuviera perfectamente iluminado. Justo cuando la luz de la luna ilumino la montana, pudo tomar la fotografia que buscaba....

February 23, 2022 · 1 min · 148 words · Lauren Turner

Instalación inmersiva de cerezos celebra la primavera con una colección de animales híbridos

Para el colectivo artistico internacionalteamLab, el cambio de estacion aporta un nuevo giro a sus populares instalaciones artisticas. EnShifting Valley, hay un mundo hecho de flores que se esparcen por el suelo y por las paredes. Estas flores incluso llegan a formar animales, que se dispersan si los tocas. De este modo, teamLab explora el ciclo natural de la vida. EnSoft TerrainyGranular Topography, diferentes colores descienden y se acumulan en las diferentes elevaciones creadas por el colectivo....

February 23, 2022 · 2 min · 216 words · Diana Watson

La Biblioteca del Congreso incorpora carteles de las protestas de Black Lives Matter a su colección digital

Las piezas incluidas en la muestra online tambien forman ahora oficialmente parte de la coleccion de la Biblioteca. Me atraian mas los carteles de protesta humoristicos,diceSeiler. Supongo que en la linea de Si no me rio, lloro'. Foto: Carol M. Highsmith Archive,Biblioteca del Congreso No se lo que va a tomar, pero quien tome algunos tiene que aceptar cuidarlos,diceSeiler. Visita elsitio webde la Biblioteca del Congreso para ver las piezas de su coleccion digital disponibles en linea....

February 23, 2022 · 1 min · 77 words · Jenna Lynch

Largest Ancient Roman Mosaic in 50 Years Unearthed in London

However, a recent find in London is even more impressive than usual. The largest Romanmosaicfound in the capital in 50 years has been unearthed near the Shard in central London. Museum of London Archaeology(MOLA) came across the elaborate mosaics during a construction project in Southwark. Experts believe that the larger panel found in London dates to the late 2nd and early 3rd century AD. Its location in Southwark places it just on the outskirts of Roman Londinium....

February 23, 2022 · 1 min · 209 words · Shannon Brooks

Photographer Captures the Candy-Colored Beauty of a Pink Lagoon in Australia

Located on the west coast of Australia is a candy-colored body of water called Hutt Lagoon. Pools with different shades of red, pink, and sometimes yellow and blue. Pink salt on the shore, which glitters like snowit looks like abstract paintings. Nature and its colors, in this case, did the magic. Some of her pictures feature a model, who gives scope to the size of this lake. Strips of sand divide and surround the parcels of water....

February 23, 2022 · 1 min · 141 words · Larry Gonzalez

Photographer Takes Dignified B&W Portraits of “Forgotten” People He Meets on the Street [Interview]

Algerian street photographerImed Kolliuses his camera to form a connection with others. Playing with light and shadow, Kolli creates dramatic images in a style that is instantly recognizable. At times, he uses light and shadow to emphasize the features of his subject. In other moments, he uses these elements to cloak them in darkness and heighten the emotional impact. All of this is in an effort to visually recreate the emotions lived during the photo shoot....

February 23, 2022 · 3 min · 445 words · Michael Dean