Category: Culture

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouMar 13, 202011:04 am

Door #10E: Grant Park Tree Door, part of Tiny Doors ATL project

Tiny Doors ATL: Unlocking Big Charm Behind Tiny Closed Doors

Atlanta, Georgia, is a city steeped in history. One of the country’s most formidable cultural destinations, this state capital is home to nearly half a million citizens, as well as countless points of interest – including theaters, museums, galleries, and trails. One local artist knows all too well about the abundance of historical hotspots and the likelihood of becoming overwhelmed by all that the city has to offer tourists and residents alike. But Karen Anderson Singer isn’t your average tour guide.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouMar 11, 202011:43 am

Guadalupe Maravilla, Los Purifiers, 2019, performance at ICA Miami

Guadalupe Maravilla Exposes the Trauma of Border Crossing

Knockdown Center is an immersive gallery and contemporary performance space in Maspeth, Queens, known for showcasing innovative and challenging formats of art and visual media. The building itself, named for the Knock-Down door frame that was invented at the site in 1956, has witnessed a tremendous degree of transformation in its more than 100 years of functional existence. So, too, has the audience of revelers who wander the expansive halls, emerging renewed and recharged as a result of any one of the transfixing exhibits that take place.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouMar 2, 202011:54 am

A kitchen made for Caitlin Wilson’s dollhouse replica of her Dallas home

13-Year-Old Minnesota Teen Makes Jaw-Dropping Dollhouses

It’s never too early to consider turning your hobby (no matter how creative) into a bona fide career. It helps, of course, if your hobby is a visual-heavy avocation that allows you to chronicle your progress and share your talents with the world via social media.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouFeb 19, 202011:48 am

Marina Amaral's colorization of an indigenous man's photograph taken originally by Harry Pollard

Marina Amaral: Breathing Life Into Historic Moments

Digital colorist Marina Amaral believes that “color has the power to bring life back to the most important moments.” The self-taught young artist is described as the “Master of Photo Colorization” and has amassed a following of over a quarter of a million fans from around the world.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouFeb 5, 202011:22 am

Impressionist artist Alberto Escamilla painting a southwestern scene in his El Paso studio

The Charm of San Elizario, Texas, as Told by Alberto Escamilla

Born in Sanderson, Texas, Escamilla first realized his love of visual arts via comic books. An early interest in college basketball took a backseat when he discovered that Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) offered art education as a degree. From there, Alberto Escamilla pursued his passion – and never looked back.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouJan 31, 202012:04 pm

"Memory Palace" sprawling installation created by artist Es Devlin

Es Devlin Sets the Stage for a Shift in Human Perspective

In her most recent installation, “Memory Palace,” British artist and stage designer Es Devlin used a massive space, further amplified by mirrors and visual illusion, to convey the journey of humanity – past, present, and future. The work, which just concluded a showing at the Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in London, features noteworthy events in humanity, carved from bamboo and given life and dimension.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouJan 22, 202011:27 am

"The Blue Rock," part of Fabrice Wittner's ecologically conscious project "The Northern Lights"

Fabrice Wittner Paints the Aurora Borealis in a Different Light

Fabrice Wittner is an artist with a cause. Well known for his interest in raising awareness and prevention for climate change, the French artist and photographer found a way to bring together two of his passions: art and activism. Through a combination of environmentally friendly leatherette stencils atop low-pollution prints, Wittner turns breathtaking photos of the Northern Lights into an homage on Inuit iconography.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouJan 17, 202010:55 am

Young girl examining a miniature diorama depicting Barbie and Ken as Soviet civilians living in the USSR, created by Lara Vychuzhanina

Barbie and Ken Reimagined Living in the USSR

Throughout the years, there have been many iterations of Barbie’s Dream House marketed to young girls—almost all of them garishly impractical and idealistic. None, however, have been presented as affectingly as this.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouJan 3, 202011:28 am

Woman wearing an impressive long skirt photographed by Kristina Makeeva in Lake Baikal, Ruusia

Lake Baikal: Where Fashion and Fantasy Run Deep

Lake Baikal, known as the “Pearl of Siberia,” is the world’s oldest and deepest known lake. Reaching depths of nearly a mile, the ice layer on the surface reaches a thickness of over six feet during the winter months. Lake Baikal’s crystalline ice formations and its endless palette of reflected colors are more reminiscent of an artist’s canvas than a simple body of water.

Culture by Katerina PapathanasiouDec 30, 201910:31 am

Simulation of "Klimt: gold and colour" artwork, the Bassins de Lumières

Bassins de Lumières Immerses Visitors in a Flowing Canvas of Art

Once used as a base for Italian and German submarines during World War II, Bassins de Lumières, or “Basins of Light,” serves a far different purpose today. Located in Bordeaux, France, the over 13,000-square-meter space will open to the public in April of 2020 as the world’s largest digital art center.