Swedish fashion model Frida Gustavsson portrays a gorgeous 1940s beauty for the November issue of
Elle Sweden. Looking quite like Allie Hamilton from the hit movie,
The Notebook, Gustavsson dons the famous hairdo and styles of the era, but this time the duds are designed by modern fashion brands like Miu Miu, Dolce & Gabbana, and Marc…
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“American Gothic” remake by Jesse John Hunniford
“American Gothic” by Grant Wood 
One of the most creative competitions we've seen in a while involves imitating an established piece of artwork. Adobe had originally created an art competition that was open only to UK students for a grand prize of £10,000. Canadian art blog…
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As big fans of the saying, "Less is More," we present to you a new batch of minimalist movie posters by an art director from Little Rock, Arkansas.
Matt Owen must have a passion for movies. How else could you explain his clever posters that all seem to have that subtly clever style?
Here are 12 of…
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From afar, Jason Sho Green's ballpoint pen portraits could look like any other portrait you've ever seen. But come a little closer and you'll notice that some of the dark areas are actually made up of drawings of people, creatures, animals and more. Like magnificent modern-day mosaics, they're filled with such hidden surprises, one could literally look at them for hours. (Did anyone notice…
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Veronicas, Hyacinths, Pom Poms, 2011, All Rights Reserved 
While creating his
Exploded Flowers series, it occurred to artist Qi Wei "that petals and individual components of flowers are literally individual brush-strokes of nature."
Going along with that…
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Uncrate just tipped us off to
two new t-shirts by Homage company that honor the late Steve Jobs. While one says "Homebrew Computer Club," in reference to the 70s-80s Silicon Valley computer club Jobs and Steve Wozniak belonged to,…
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Is that a slide inside a museum? You bet. Artist Carsten Holler just finished his newest installation for the New Museum in New York. As Holler has done before in museums such as the Tate Modern in London, the installation is an expansive three-story tall slide! The plastic slide is 102 ft long, and is meant to serve as "an alternative transportation system" in the museum. It runs from the…
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Exceptionally talented designer Arnaud Lapierre recently designed a mirror cube art installation in Paris. Located at the Place Vendome, it was created for the 2011 FIAC Art Fair. The unique design includes a ring of mirrors that allows its visitors to see themselves as well as the historic square in a completely new way.
On the topic of his design, Lapierre shares, “It is to capture…
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Inspiration can essentially come from anywhere and everywhere. For French photographer and video artist Samuel Cockedy, his came from the 1982 science fiction movie
Blade Runner. Based in Tokyo, Cockedy created the time-lapse video of the city to the score of the movie.
“A tribute to Ridley Scott and Vangelis,…
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Artist Monika Grzymala has created an crazy cool installation for the Sumarria Lunn gallery in London. Using only black tape, she's made it look like a monster's spewed venom inside a blank white room!
The black tape shows rich lines and delivers a bold effect that Grzymala has said is "more akin to drawing than installation, viewing the works as complex drawings that…
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Bibliophiles, check out this fine tower of books! Unfortunately, it's only a concept at the moment by visual artist Anca Benera. The artist, who is based in Bucharest, Romania, was inspired to conceptualize this creation after hearing the story of Stalin's statue in Bucharest whose base was supposed to be home to a Marxist-Lenninist library, but which never came to fruition. Benera…
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Hot model Mila Krasnoiarova seductively loses her religion with the help of photographers Stevie & Mada. The fall issue of
Tank Magazine features the gorgeous blonde bombshell in slightly modest clothing while still rockin’ a sexy model look. The duo capture Krasnoiarova roaming the countryside in lingerie-style ensembles from the likes…
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Believe it or not, artist Petros Chrisostomou works on a small scale. Looking at the photographic images of his installations, you'd think he recreated everyday objects in a substantially larger size, enough to fill a room. You'd be half-right. His objects fill a room, but the space is considerably smaller than you'd imagine. In fact, they are model-sized replicas of rooms constructed by…
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Siege of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzogevia (April 5, 1992- February 29, 1996) 
Peter Hebeisen, a Swiss photographer, has visited and photographed some of the most historically infamous battlefields throughout Europe. While these lands were once intense scenes of violence and commotion, the photos now capture scenes of tranquility. It's almost as if war…
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In a previous post, we wrote about
Treehotel, a unique hotel in Harads, Northern Sweden that allows guests to stay in tree house rooms, each with their own theme. So far there are five unique tree rooms available and twenty-four planned to be built. The five tree rooms that are currently…
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Customarily, when an artist constructs a life-sized statue of someone, the intention is to keep the form as solid as possible, to mimic the human physique. However, internationally revered contemporary artist Diana Al-Hadid's piece called "In Mortal Repose" challenges those conventions. The figure is melting on the pedestal she would otherwise be standing atop.
Al-Hadid's work,…
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Lora Zombie, a young, self-taught Russian artist, calls her artwork "Grunge Art." Heavily influenced and inspired by music, Zombie's artwork is absolutely stunning. Her pieces are defined but not confined by watercolor splatters that dominate the canvas. While the splatters may look chaotic, they are actually perfectly placed in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Each splatter looks…
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This small piece of technology, measuring 3.2 inches in diameter and 1.44 inches deep (8.18 x 3.66 cm), will change the way we live forever. There is no doubt that the Nest Smart Thermostat will take over households in the upcoming years. After all, who wouldn't want one of these devices in their homes, especially when it only costs $249? What exactly makes this thermostat so…
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Here at My Modern Met, we're big proponents of cutting-edge creativity especially when it comes to the art of photography. That's why we were excited to hear about a brand new book that celebrates contemporary artists that blur the lines between the real and the surreal, a book that showcases groundbreaking digital masterpieces that have never been seen before.…
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If you enjoy surreal experiences, make sure to drop by Pomona College Museum of Art for the "It Happened at Pomona" exhibit going on now till November 6, 2011. It's there that you'll find a beautiful, glowing red room.
Situational Construction, a recreation of artist Lloyd Hamrol's 1969 installation, is a room that has a small window where the viewer can gaze through and see…
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Iconic '40s Fashion
Classic Works of Art Re-Imagined
Minimalist Movie Posters by Matt Owen
NYC Museum's Three-Story Slide
Spectacular UFO Treehouse Hotel
