Art

December 19, 2019

Partially Hand-Stitched Photos Visualize the Past Boundaries of the Berlin Wall

November 9, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. And although there is no longer a physical border between East and West, there is still a strong sense of Berlin’s turbulent past all over the city. LA-based artist Diane Meyer visited the former, 104-mile (160 km) path where the wall once stood. The site inspired her to create a reflective series, simply titled Berlin.

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December 19, 2019

Museum Digitally Alters 4 Masterpieces to Illustrate the Devastating Impact of Climate Change

The paintings of European masters often depict blissful scenes and lush landscapes—but what would these historical artworks look like if the artists had climate change on their minds? To coincide with the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Museo del Prado and WWF have teamed up to digitally alter paintings from the museum’s collection to reflect a grim future of rising sea levels and refugee camps.

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December 15, 2019

Vibrant Painting of Tortoise With an Entire Ecosystem on Its Back Features Tons of Easter Eggs

A shell acts as a protective shield for land and water dwelling reptiles like turtles and tortoises, making it one of the most important parts of their anatomy. Berlin-based artist Felix Schäfer celebrates this species’ armor in his painting, Treehouse Tortoise, by reimagining it as its own miniature ecosystem. The epic artwork depicts a tortoise roaming through the dry desert, carrying a lush, whimsical woodland on its back.

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December 13, 2019

Cyclist Spent 9 Hours “Drawing” This Epic 80-Mile Reindeer-Shaped Route Via GPS

The idea of cycling almost 80 miles (128.75 km) isn’t everyone’s idea of fun, but for Cheltenham, England-based Anthony Hoyte, it’s a chance to get creative. He’s a master of Strava art—a process that involves planning cycle routes on Strava.com and recording them using GPS. When complete, the routes look like recognizable graphic motifs on a map.

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