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IFLScience on MSN1h
Teeny Tiny New Snail Species Named After Picasso, Because Mollusks Are Artists Too
A. Picasso isn’t the only of the new microsnails with a name inspired by the arts either; a species discovered from Myanmar ...
Tiny new species of snail named after Picasso
They say beauty is everywhere if we have eyes to see. A team of scientists looked at a tiny, 3-mm snail and saw art.
Dwell on MSN19h
From the Archive: The Swimming Pool That Changed the World
Designed in 1948 by Thomas Dolliver Church, the kidney pool—and its artistic ethos—got everyone hooked on the hedonistic ...
With a novel, two sisters set out to reclaim their art-world heritage
Anne and Claire Berest wrote “Gabriële” to better understand their great-grandmother and her husband, the French painter ...
Observer15h
Mysticism and Mark-Making: Artist Philip Smith On Channeling the Sacred in the Static
Observer recently caught up with the Pictures Generation artist to learn more about how his practice has evolved and the role ...
The Phoblographer on MSN21h
Side by Side: Why the Diptych Remains a Constant in Visual Art
Here at The Phoblographer, we get really excited about gear that helps push art and creativity. Sure, many camera ...
To Be Seen and Not Defined: Dandyism and the Black Intellectual Imagination
Figures like Du Bois, Hurston, and Baldwin stitched freedom into fabric—not out of vanity but vision. To revisit their style ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN22h
See the Mesmerizing Interlocking Geometric Patterns Produced With This Ancient Japanese Woodworking Technique
In his cozy workshop behind his D.C. home, contemporary kumiko craftsman David Gootnick, a Craft Show featured artist, uses the raw material of his practice: a five-foot-long, two-inch-thick plank of ...