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1933 Article Refers to the Legendary Frida Kahlo as the “Wife of a Master Mural Painter”

For evidence, look no further than a recently resurfaced 1933 article about the painter in theDetroit News. Kahlo married Rivera in 1929 while in her early twenties. Soon after, the couple moved from their home in Mexico to San Francisco and then to Detroit. The moves followed the commissions of Rivera. In the spring of 1932, he began working on a mural for the Detroit Institute of Arts. I didn’t study with anyone....

6 Figuras del Pop Art, el movimiento que creó un puente entre el arte “alto” y el “bajo”

Sigue leyendo para conocer a seis artistas famosos que definieron este movimiento radical. Conoce a seis artistas iconicos que impulsaron el Pop Art. Warhol comenzo su carrera como ilustrador comercial. Andy Warhol, 1968 (Foto víaWikimedia Commons, Dominio público) En 1949, la revistaGlamourle encargo ilustrar zapatos para anuncios. Utilizando la tecnica de serigrafia, Warhol pudo producir la misma imagen una y otra vez en varios colores. Algunas de sus obras mas iconicas presentan rostros famosos como Marilyn Monroe y Elvis Presley....

Delicados tatuajes inspirados en la pintura tradicional china cuentan historias dentro de rectángulos

Dentro de estas formas geometricas hay visiones detalladas de laderas rocosas, bosques exuberantes y paisajes marinos centelleantes. Yang utiliza las limitaciones de un panel rectangular para enmarcar sus obras de forma atractiva. Puedes adquirir tatuajes temporales disenados por la artista a traves de latienda en lineade Yang. No olvides seguirla enInstagrampara estar al dia de sus ultimas creaciones. Yang encierra su arte dentro de largos rectangulos y otras formas geometricas.

Deléitate con la larga historia artística de las botellas de perfume

(Foto:Museo Metropolitano de Arte, dominio publico) La historia de los aromas es efimera. Sigue leyendo para conocer la historia artistica de las botellas de perfume. Las botellas de perfume existen desde hace siglos. Alabastrones (botellas de perfume) de vidrio de la Grecia clásica, finales del siglo VI-V a.C. Estas piezas fueron creadas con la técnica de núcleo. (Foto:Museo Metropolitano de Arte, dominio público) Sigue leyendo para conocer mas sobre la historia artistica de estos recipientes....

Impossibly Cute Animal Illustrations Tell Sweet Stories of Creatures Large and Small

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. hey readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. Do you still remember your favorite characters from childrens books? California-based illustrator, poet, and momSydney Hansondraws charming characters that every kid and adult alike would adore....

Kitten With Rare Two-Toned Face Is Rescued After Being Abandoned at Construction Site

Meet Apricot, the adorable Tennessee-based rescue kitten with a two-toned face. Apricots striking face is half ginger tabby, half tortoiseshell. She looks like two cats merged into one, and in fact, thats exactly what she is. Apricot is a rare chimera cat, which means she was born with two sets of DNA. Shes the result of two embryos fusing together inside her mothers womb. In other words, Apricot is technically two fraternal twins combined into one individual cat....

Monkey Plays Video Games Using Only Its Mind With Tech by Elon Musk’s Neuralink

But a recent video released by the company shows that the technology they are developing is no joke. How does it work? First, Pager had the gear implanted into the hand and arm areas of the motor cortex. Photo:YouTube This is the part of the brain that is used to plan and execute movements. He was then taught how to playPongusing a joystick and banana rewards. Eventually, the BMI was able to learn the brain patterns connected to different joystick movements....

Sequía desvela el “Stonehenge español ” que llevaba 50 años oculto bajo el agua

El dolmen de Guadalperal, conocido como el Stonehenge espanol. Quiza el ejemplo mas famoso de una estructura megalitica seaStonehenge, en Inglaterra. Sin embargo, se pueden encontrar antiguas (y a menudo misteriosas) estructuras de piedra en toda Europa. El dolmen de Guadalperal, conocido como el “Stonehenge español”. (Foto: Pleonr víaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0) Con un bajisimo nivel de agua, el dolmen emergio en su totalidad por primera vez en decadas. Entre 2013 y 2019 se aprecia un gran cambio en la profundidad del embalse....

6 Ai Weiwei Artworks That Bravely Call Attention to Social Issues in China

Instead, the activist is viewed as a threat to the harmonious society. He has spent time in jail, been beaten by police, and is constantly under surveillance. He was even barred from leaving Beijing for a whole year in 2011. Simply put, aside from using one’s imaginationperhaps more importantlycreativity is the power to act. Read on to discover six of his most famous works. Here are six key works from across Ai Weiweis career....

Painter Uses Geometric Shapes To Create Colorful Fragmentations of the Human Form

Russian artistGeorgy Kurasovcreates abstract paintings of women that vibrate with energy and color. Originally trained as a sculptor, Kursaov continues to explore form in his painting practice. Although some mistake his style forCubism, the artist actually adheres to the philosophy and aesthetics of neo-Constructivism. Similarly, Kurasov uses neo-Constructivist principles in his paintings by depicting men and women in fragmented form. The slivers of different colors construct a warped perspective in which objects are flattened until they appear two-dimensional....

Shimmering “Dragon Eggs” Reveal Faraway Landscapes Within Resin and Wood

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. kindly readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. Perhaps these dragon eggs by Australian artist Ben ofBen’s Worxwill spark your imagination. The handmade wood and resin sculptures look like they hold otherworldly mountainscapes and colorful galaxies within them....

5 Postmodernist Buildings That Capture the Movement’s Playful Side

Does anything after modernism count asPostmodernism? The answer is that this architectural style is a direct response to the incredibly popular and utopian ideas ofmodernism. Many others believed that it was simply boring. From Left to Right: Piazza d’Italia Closeup, Piazza d’Italia, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall Closeup, Portland Municipal Services Building Statue, Portland Municipal Services Building, Binoculars Building, Museum ofPop Art Venturi once said less is a borein response to Ludwig Mies Van der Rohes famous less is more....

6 Temas que la fotógrafa Cindy Sherman explora con sus evocadores retratos

Sherman se usa a si misma como modelo principal, pero sus imagenes no se consideran autorretratos normales. Cada foto es una representacion cuidadosa de un personaje, tema o situacion. Sigue leyendo para descubrir seis temas diferentes que Sherman ha explorado con sus fotografias. Seis temas que Cindy Sherman explora con su fotografia de autor. Para Sherman, la ambiguedad es importante. En cambio, cada fotograma pone en escena en medio de la accion....