Thousands of Bees Work With Artist on Incredible Embroidery Art

Over the past decade, Toronto-based artist Ava Roth has been making art with some unusual helpersbees. While it sounds unconventional, this inter-species collaboration explores the relationship between humans and nature. Wooden frames with collages and embroidery are embellished with an abundance of golden honeycomb, highlighting the beauty that can come from this partnership.

Roth relies on organic and local materials for these unique pieces, such as foraged wood, birch bark, foliage, and horsehair. This work begins in my studio with the creation of encaustic collages which are suspended in embroidery hoops, Roth explains. The hoops are then fixed to custom-made Langstroth hive frames, and placed inside honeybee hives where thousands of bees embed the work in comb.

As her project has developed over the years, the designs of these frames have become more intricate. Sometimes, the bees fill circular spaces left in the wood, while other times they are given rectangles and even more abstract shapes. The natural look of the honeycombwhich sometimes spills over into Roth's handiwork or escapes the framemakes these works look alive, as though they are a part of the environment.

You can purchase Roth's mixed media art through her website and keep up to date with her via Instagram.

Canadian artist Ava Roth collaborates with bees to create unique mixed-media art.

Monumental Installation Uses 804 Trees To Create an Untenable Version of Home

Doris Salcedo, Uprooted, 20202022. 804 dead trees and steel; 3000 x 650 x 500 cm. Installation view: Sharjah Biennial 15, Kalba Ice Factory, Sharjah Art Foundation, 2023. Courtesy of the artist. (Photo: Juan Castro)

The phrase putting down roots is likely familiar to anyone looking for a permanent place to call home. In deciding to root ourselves in a location, we have the benefit of building a community and flourishing; home is one thing you dont have to search for anymore. Its just one reason why being displaced from where you live is so traumatic. Colombian artist Doris Salcedo explores this idea in her large-scale installation titled Uprooted.

In the monumental Uprooted, Salcedo built a house using 804 dead trees and steel. The trees comprise the exterior of the structure, their bare branches creating walls that lack doors, windows, and proper protection. We can see between them and into the interior, making it an uneven and untenable place to live.

Uprooted is meant to be uninhabitable. Salcedos use of withered trees, arranged in a recognizable structure, communicates an irreparable loss. This can be assigned in multiple ways, particularly through the invasion and continued assault on Ukraine by Russia. But it also speaks to the climate crisis and how devastating natural events are making some areas unlivable.

Uprooted was recently on view in Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present in the United Arab Emirates.

The phrase putting down roots is likely familiar to anyone looking for a permanent place to call home.

Doh!

Sorry about that

Well, sometimes saying sorry isnt always good enough

And sometimes a HUGE fail will cost you your job.

Check out these stories from on AskReddit about mistakes that cost them jobs.

LOL.

Called the HR lady the Angel of D**th to a coworker on chat.

HR was in a different state, so any time they came to town we all knew it was most likely to lay off people.

The Angel of D**th came to get me shortly after.

Thrown under the bus.

I was the assistant director at a summer camp. One of the very last nights was a sleepover night where all of the campers were there, but not all of the regular day staff.

Two of the counsellors were caught drinking beer, and in an attempt to weasel his way out, one of them told the head of the camp that I gave him permission to do so (I most definitely had not).

While I didnt get fired on the spot or have my year end bonus withheld like the other two, I was told I wouldnt be asked back again for next year where there had already been talks of me being a full director in the future.

Burnin up.

I worked in a fast food spot that didnt have any air conditioning, and theres a workers law where I live that states once it gets to a certain temp in the building they legally cant stay open.

I brought a thermometer to work

Sorry about that.

Built a castle out of Christmas chocolate b...

Learn How to Draw Your Favorite People in This Beginner-Friendly Online Class

There are some types of art that feel impossible to do, and portrait drawing is certainly one of them. The subject matter requires you to consider a lot of factors, from facial expressions to anatomical proportions. Plus, everything has to work together to capture a person's likeness. If youve always wanted to draw your favorite people (or your self-portrait), get a crash course in it with the help of illustrator Melissa de Nobrega.

De Nobrega teaches the online class Portrait Drawing for Beginners: Learn How to Draw Anyone Youd Like. It's a comprehensive look at how to draw one of the most complex subjectsthe human face. Over nearly two hours, she will break down general facial structure through bite-size lessons. De Nobrega will also show how to plot facial guidelines, sketch using contour lines, and then complete the portrait. Best of all, her instructions are universal to portrait drawing and can be applied to anyone.

Students love the class structure. The anatomy part was very instructive, one reviewer writes. I like how simple it remained, while giving a good understanding of the humans face features. Another excellent part was to be able to follow along with the teacher. I was trying on my own at first, and then comparing with what the teacher was doing. It helped me pinpoint what I was doing wrong.

Enroll in Portrait Drawing for Beginners: Learn How to Draw Anyone Youd Like only on My Modern Met Academy, our e-learning platform.

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All images Tatiana Cardona, shared with permission

Glistening glazes highlight voluptuous lips and cheeky grimaces in ceramics by Tatiana Cardona, who runs the shop Female Alchemy (previously). Based in Miami, the artist draws on a love for vibrant colors with an emphasis on pinks and reds, creating functional sculptures embellished with expressive facial features. Inspired by the feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s when donning bright red lipstick was used as a form of protest, she focuses on creating lively objects that are as empowering as they are enjoyable.

Cardona regularly collaborates with well-known brands like Adidas and Fenty Beauty, and she tells Colossal that she is excited to begin exploring and experimenting with new themes. She occasionally releases batches of new work on her website, and you can follow updates on Instagram.

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Ali Boulala. Der Name ist Programm. All denjenigen, die selber skaten, ist der Name bekannt. Vermutlich sogar sehr bekannt. Allen anderen wird der Name sptestens dann nicht mehr aus dem Kopf gehen, wenn sie den Film The Scars of Ali Boulala im Kino gesehen haben. Und genau das knnen wir wrmstens empfehlen. Nach einer mehrjhrigen Produktionszeit kommt morgen der Film The Scars of Ali Boulala ber den schwedischen Profi-Skateboarder Ali Boulala in die Kinos. Geboren in Algerien, aufgewachsen in Stockholm, hat Ali Boulala die europische Skateboardszene in den 90er Jahren mageblich mitgeprgt als Skater und als Persnlichkeit. Ali Boulala gehrt ohne Frage zu einer der exzentrischsten Skateboarder seiner Zeit. Klingt alles so, wie fr einen Film gemacht ist. Und genau das ist es auch. Nur, dass das Leben von Ali Boulala bisher nur in filmischen Fragmenten und Zeitdokumenten festgehalten war und nicht in einem filmischen Gesamtwerk. Mit The Scars of Ali Boulala hat der schwedische Regisseur Regisseur Max Erikssons genau das getan und eine Hommage an die ikonische Skatefigur einer ra von Skate- und Popkultur auf die Leinwand gebracht. Das authentische Doku-Portrt erzhlt dabei einfhlsam und humorvoll zugleich die Geschichte seines Aufstiegs und Falls und seinem Weg zurck ...

Der Beitrag The Scars of Ali Boulala Film ber die Skaterlegende Ali Boulala erschien zuerst auf URBANSHIT.

The Tarot has long been a tool of charlatans. But it has also long been embraced by brilliant, unconventional thinkers, many of whom themselves have a touch of the charlatan about them (and who would just as likely admit it with a smile). William Butler Yeats was a fan, as is visionary Chilean filmmaker, artist, writer, and psychonaut Alejandro Jodorowsky, who has recorded his own Youtube series explaining his take on this classic mode of divination. With its archetypal symbolism, the Tarots appeal to artists should be obvious. Most of them, like Jodorowsky, find far more interesting uses for it than fortune-telling. You must not talk about the future, Jodorowsky tells us in his series, the future is a con. The tarot is a language that talks about the present.

What might another visionary artist, Salvador Dal, think of Jodorowskys Tarot interpretations? Well never know, but I suspect he would find them enchanting. Not only do the two seem like kindred spirits, but Dal devoted some part of his life to the Tarot, designing his own deck in the 70s.

Well, this is a new one

But we live in strange times, my friends, so you never know whats gonna happen out there on any given evening!

A young woman shared a video on TikTok that shows her and a friend going through a drive-thru at a Whataburger restaurant and they got quite a surprise from the employee on the other end of the intercom.

Photo Credit: TikTok

The incident took place in Destin, Florida and the woman filmed her and her friend placing an order in the dr...

Ecce panistry your hand at the kind of loaf that Mel Brooks 2000-year-old man might have sunk his teeth into. Literally.

In 1930 a loaf of bread dating to AD 79 (the year Vesuvius claimed two prosperous Roman towns) was excavated from the site of a bakery in Herculaneum.

Eighty-three years later, the British Museum invited London chef Giorgio Locatelli, above, to take a stab at creating an edible facsimile for its Pompeii Live exhibition.

Oh, that food?

Its gone.

Forever.

To the ash heap of history

Doh!

I guess throwing someones food away is never a good idea, huh?

And this story sounds particularly bad.

But you have to ask yourself this question: did this woman act like an a**hole?

Read her story below and YOU be the judge.

AITA for throwing out my husbands friends food?

My husband loves his buddy Steve, I would love Steve a lot more if he wasnt always trying to give my cat human food when he is visiting.

I have explained it to him many times: Steve, do not give her anything, she is only allowed to have cat food. I have had to do this literally every time he has been in my house with food. Nevertheless, Steve persists.

I come home yesterday and Steve and my husband are throwing darts in the garage. Then they go out and come back with some fast food, including a meal for me. I turn my back for one moment to get some plates, and when I turn back around I see Steve offering my cat a piece of GARLIC BREAD.

I yell at him to STOP IT already, grab his whole meal and dump it in the trash. He calls me a bi**h and reaches for my meal, I grab it away and yell at him to get the hell away from my cat until hes learned some manners. They go back o...

Its been scientifically proven that attractive people face fewer barriers in life, and in many cases, have an easier path paved for them in the first place.

The grass is always greener, though, and even if your attractive friends do have a better yard, though, that doesnt mean they never get moles. Or mosquitoes. Or root rot.

Nothing is perfect, basically a fact that these people can confirm is even true about being attractive.

People are always looking.

People are always looking at you. And if you make eye contact, they try to talk to you. This made me very self conscious, and led to a bad habit of never really looking at other people.

I was never really attractive, just normal. But as a naturally shy person the attention was anxiety inducing and I think stunted my social ability because I was afraid to really look at people.

I can only imagine how overwhelming it is for really attractive people.

You have to be mean.

People equate being nice to being flirty.

This came up on a recent Ted Lasso episode how can you tell if a girl really likes you or is just being nice?

You cant.

Things change.

If youre attractive right now, people assume youve always been attractive. People assume attractive pe...

Stuff changes in a hurry.

Things that were totally acceptable only 10 years ago are now looked at in a bad light, so you can only imagine how things from the 1980s and 1990s are viewed today.

Take a look at what AskReddit users had to say about this.

What was UP with those?

Shoulder pads in womens jackets

Cant say I miss them.

S**king sections in restaurants was still happening in the early 90s.

Kids had skills.

Every family party my Grandparents asked me to bartend.

These parties always had around 50 relatives and I knew how to pour most Aunties and Uncles whiskey, vodka, tia maria, you name it.

I started at 7years old.

Australian BBQs were pretty amazing back in the day.

Because you didnt have one in your pocket.

Walking up to a strangers house and asking to use the phone.

I think vaping is bringing this back.

S**king in high school. We were allowed to s**ke out back of nearly every exit.

When it was too cold or raining, we were allowed to use the loading docks.

And they let us paint an entire wall in one of the cafeterias with album covers.

30+ years later, the artwork remains!

Tho...

On Saturday, June 17, hundreds of mer-folk and sea creatures of all ages flooded Coney Islands Surf Avenue and boardwalk for the 41st Annual Mermaid Parade. Produced by the community arts nonprofit Coney Island USA with support from the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the event has been a South Brooklyn tradition since 1983 to mark the beginning of the summer swimming season. During the COVID-19...

LOS ANGELES Perhaps one of the greatest desires of artists is to make visible the invisible, to give expression to the ineffable yet deeply felt realities of existence in an infinitely layered and fluctuating world. As Yet and Still to Come, currently on view at Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles, brings together four artists who take on this challenge. Working in multiple mediums and addressing a variety of topics, the artists commonality lies in their refusal to make easily classified works, instead opting for a collective sense of complexity.

A classically trained oil painter from China, artist Yike Zhang recently shifted her focus toward textiles. In Wang Zhu (2023), hanging near the gallery entrance, the artist paid homage to her grandmother, after whom the piece is named. Zhang delicately weaves multiple layers of fabric into a form that appears almost scroll-like, combining Chinese text with different types of imagery, includ...

ISTANBUL In the summer of 2013, composer and sound artist Erdem Helvacolu spent weeks making audio recordings of the anti-government demonstrations then sweeping his home country of Turkey. Edited into a one-hour piece that plays in a pitch-dark room, the sound builds cinematically from hushed conversations to the roar of a chanting crowd. When police moved in to disperse the protesters with tear gas, Helvacolus own ragged breathing and violent coughs audibly conveyed the turn of events.

Its a very intimate but also monumental work, Helvacolu told Hyperallergic. His installation The Sounds of Resistance is included in a biennial program this month that attempts to grapple with the protests legacy. It is being held at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, a city where many art...

Id venture to say that its probably never, ever a good idea to surprise a person with ANYTHING on their wedding day.

But maybe some people actually deserve it

Thats the conundrum at the center of this story from Reddits Am I the A**hole? page.

Take a look at what this guy had to say and see if you think he was out of line.

AITA for ambushing my sister at her wedding reception, because she told me her wedding was child free when it actually wasnt?

My (46 m) sister Tracy (29 f) and I arent close, but we have a good relationship (at least before this all happened).

Tracy got married recently, and she told me the wedding was child free. I have a daughter Ella (12 f) and asked Tracy if she could come, but she said sorry, she and her partner were sticking to the rules. I managed to arrange for Ella to stay at a friends house for a couple of days, since the wedding was in a different city.

So I went to the wedding and I saw quite a few older children, including my other siblings kids. I know this sounds like I shouldve known from before from my other siblings, but I never thought to ask them oh are your kids going. I did ask my brother at the wedding an...

Who Was Ennigaldi-Nanna? Learn About the Woman Who Founded the Worlds First Museum

Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (left); M.Lubinski via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) (right)

When you want to learn more about art, history, and culture, museums are usually the best destinations. Interestingly, the word museum actually derives from the ancient institution called the Mouseion, or Institution of the Muses, which contained the famed Library of Alexandria and other rooms. However, while this is where the museum gets its name, it is not the first instance of a place that displays objects of significance. Two centuries prior, around 530 BCE, princess and priestess Ennigaldi-Nanna of the Neo-Babylonian empire curated the world's first known public museum.

Situated in Ur, or modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate of Iraq, this museum contained artifacts belonging to Southern Mesopotamia. Many of the pieces that were exhibited were actually excavated by Ennigaldi-Nanna's father, King Nabonidus, or collected by the former King Nebuchadnezzar. Ennigaldi-Nanna helped organize all of these objects to inform and share the history of the empire.

Here we will learn more about Ennigaldi-Nanna and the significance of her museum.

Who Was Ennigaldi-Nanna?

FOR A DOCTOR, language is precisea diagnosis has to be specific, remarks Ruth Wolff, a secular Jewish physician in Robert Ickes The Doctor. Played with refractory aplomb by Juliet Stevenson, she

Street Photographers Photos Demonstrate Lifes Strange Visual Coincidences

Street photographer Anthimos Ntagkas is always on the lookout for an interesting scene. With a keen eye for observation, Ntagkas is able to capture small, humorous coincidences that most of us overlook. From people unknowingly mimicking a nearby mural to a man's bird tattoo appearing in the sky, these charming scenes are immortalized for eternity thanks to Ntagkas.

While he used to wait at his favorite locations for people to pass by, Ntagkas' creative process changed over time. And, thanks to that change, he's opened himself up to even more creative possibilities.

Nowadays, I don't choose the place, but I make every location work for me, he tells My Modern Met. I combine people with elements everywhere I stand. Luckily the themes in this type of photography are endless, and I never lose interest.

Ntagkas is always pushing himself to do something different with his work. And through his street photography, he's found the perfect creative outlet.

It is not only capturing the moment and the people in the streets, Ntagkas explains, but you also have to be an artistic director in order to combine people and elements in a fascinating perspective.

Anthimos Ntagkas is known for his creative street photography.

I went out to eat at a restaurant with some friends a few months ago and the music was SO LOUD that I almost lost my mind.

And this was a laid-back Mexican joint, not some super hip place with DJs or something, so what gives?

I guess the moral of this story is that I dont like unnecessary loud noise as I get olderit drives me nuts!

Now lets hear what AskReddit users had to say about this.

Ugh.

The general public.

It seems like most people today have zero situational awareness almost everywhere I go theyre in their own little world oblivious to whats going on around them.

Grocery shopping is the worst for this.

Its out of control.

Starting to get really tired of manufactured outrage.

Every day, theres something new to be outraged about across pretty much all spectrums. Politics, sports figures, celebrities, even just general life things that people write articles about, or tweet about, or whatever.

Constant outrage to get clicks and eyeballs. Gotta get people all riled up and steaming mad. Just getting sick of it, day in and day out. I dont know if theres an actual term for it, but to me Id call it outrage fatigue.

Stuck in the old days.

Fashion trends.

Loved them when I w...

The British Museum is removing poem translations from its Chinas Hidden Century exhibition after translator Yilin Wang accused the London institution of using her work without permission. The Vancouver-based writer and translator is demanding compensation, recognition, and an apology from the museum.

The British Museum takes copyright permissions seriously, a British Museum spokesperson told Hyperallergic. The spokesperson confirmed that the institution has been in touch with Wang directly and will take down the assets in the exhibition related to Yilin Wang as an act of good faith while we try to resolve the matter with her.

China...

Gathering Pavilion. All photos by BlackBird Imagine Studio, JL,  Ling-Li Tseng, shared with permission

Evoking the supple curves of the human body, an installation by artist Ling-Li Tseng (previously) explores the power of connection and community. Created in collaboration with Serendipity Studio for the 2023 Taipei Lantern Festival, Gathering Pavilion is comprised of eight figurative forms that lean together with shoulders touching to establish a space with a flower-shaped opening. Each module is made of laser-cut metal with a baked enamel finish, with lights embedded near the base to shine upward and reflect on the materials surface.

When on view earlier this year in Four South Village, Xinyi District, Taipei City, viewers would instinctively walk into the artwork, engaging in a visual dialogue with the humanoid geometry or using the eight modules as frames to catch a glimpse of Taipei 101, the iconic skyscraper, Tseng told Colossal. The involvement of viewers completes the artwork, embodying the original intention behind the creation of the Gathering Pavilion.'

Explore more of Tsengs organic forms on her site and Instagram.

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The second edition of Onassis Stegis digital art exhibition, Plsmata II: Ioannina, poses a series of critical questions: Can we speak on the d...

DATMA, the non-collecting contemporary art institute in New Bedford, Massachusetts, kicks off its fifth year with another city-wide venture to include topics of equality, narrative of those who sought refuge, and feature people living and working in this diverse economy.

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We are never simply seeing whats really there, stripped bare of our own anticipations or insulated from our own past experiences. Instead, all human experience is part phantom the product of deep-set predictions.

Attention is less a lens on the world than a mirror for the mind. My experience is what I agree to attend to, William James wrote in his foundational treatise on attention in the final years of the nineteenth century. In the epoch since, we have discovered just what an intentional, unapologetic discriminator attention is, just how much it shapes our entire experience of reality. But we are only just beginning to discover that, far from a passive observer of the outside world, our attention is an active creator of it as the brain makes constant conscious and unconscious predictions of what it expects to find when it looks, then finds just that; we are only beginning to understand how right Thoreau was when, in Jamess epoch, he observed that we hear and apprehend only what we already half know.

That is what cognitive philosopher...

Perfectly Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Sword Discovered in Germany

Photo: Archologie-Bro Dr Woidich

Ancient swords hold a certain mystique. Recently, a museum discovered an artifact in their collection was in fact a real ancient weapon, unearthed from a Hungarian river in the 1930s. In 2018, a young Swedish girl pulled a Viking sword out of a lake in her exciting: a Bronze Age sword has been discovered, still gleaming as if new, buried in an ancient German gravesite.

The sword was discovered in Nrdlingen in southern Germany. It dates back to the late 14th century BCE, making it over 3,000 years old. The sword was buried with other bronze objects in a gravesite where the remains of a man, woman, and boy were discovered. The rare find is an important piece of Bronze Age craftsmanship. The hilt is octagonal with intricate patterns. The hilt was cast onto the blade in a demonstration of skill by the maker. Unlike other grave goods, the sword was clearly meant for use rather than ornament. Although the bronze has become slightly green, the metal still shined upon its unearthing, as if only recently it had vanished under the earth.

Why was the sword laid to rest alongside the three unknown ancient people? The answer is still elusive. Professor Mathias Pfeil, head of the BLfD, the Bavarian state preservation office, said, The sword and the burial still need to be examined so that our archeologists can categorize this find more precisely. But we can already say that the state of preservation is extraordinary. A find like this is very rare. The identities and relationship of the three people still need to be further investigated, but the remarkab...

New Yorks Whitney Museum of American Art has appointed Meg Onli curator at large, the first person to occupy the role in more than fifteen years. Onli, who with Chrissie Iles is cocurating the 2024

You want my forgiveness?

You better be prepared to pay up!

Uh oh!

That sure doesnt sound good!

But was this guy an a**hole for saying this to his parents?

Get all the details below and see where you stand.

AITA for telling my parents I am willing to sell them my forgiveness?

My parents expected me to be independent the minute I turned 18. They gave me the money they had saved up for my education and they started charging me rent.

I was lucky enough to have a partial scholarship and I found a job in the city my university was in so I moved there before the school year began.

With my parents money, my scholarship, and my wages I was able to scrape by.

I rarely if ever spoke with my parents. I was kind of busy.

I guess they decided that they didnt want that kind of relationship with my younger siblings because they were not presented with the same option. They both lived at home all through university and even afterwards.

I am 34 now with a decent job and a great girlfriend whom I will be marrying this summer.

I sent my parents and siblings an invitation. They called me to ask why they were not involved in the wedding.

I responded that they hadnt really been part of my life in 16 years and that I was being nice...

Sculptures of Fragmented Travelers Find Their Home on the Amalfi Coast

Artist Bruno Catalanos fragmented sculptures have touched down on the Amalfi Coast. Four of his Travelers are displayed on the waterfront, with the stunning Amalfi landscape filtering through their fractured bodies. As a French artist with Italian origins who was born in Morocco, Catalano feels a strong kinship with these voyagers, who walk with suitcases in hand.

In my work, I seek movement and the expression of feelings; I make new forms emerge from inertia and manage to smooth them out to give them new life, shares the artist. Coming from Morocco, I too have traveled with suitcases full of memories that I represent so often in my works. They contain not only images but also life, my desires: my origins on the move.

Among the works on display is Blue de Chine, which is dedicated to migrant workers who travel far and wide in the hopes of being able to support their families. The sculpture's blue tint is intended to evoke the uniforms of workers and seamen. The piece is highly personal for the artist, as he was also one of these workers, coming to France from Morocco with just a suitcase.

Two of his other sculptures, Hubert and Simone, are a study in contrasts. Hubert, bare-chested and barefoot, is a humble traveler with a carefree spirit. Sculpted with a body reminiscent of Hellenistic sculpture, his bronzed chest is exposed to the elements.

In contrast, Simone is elegantly dressed in a suit and tie. He walks with confidence, suitcase in hand. In his oversized luggage, he brings his hopes and dreams with him as he looks out into the distance at his future. While all of these travelers have their differences, what binds them together are their abilities to blend into their environment. Through the fragmented parts of their bodies, Catalano allows these voyagers to become part of the location, giving them new memories to place in their suitcases.

Thanks to a collaboration between Venice's...

Bluebird, hand-cut 36gsm washi paper and acrylic, 20 x 21 centimeters. All images Pippa Dyrlaga, courtesy of Heron Arts, shared with permission

Through exquisite cut-paper motifs, Pippa Dyrlaga (previously) evinces the principles of biophilia, the theory that humans are predisposed to connect with nature and other life forms. This hypothesis grounds the Yorkshire-based artists first solo show in the U.S., which opens this week at Heron Arts in San Francisco.

Encompassing a range of Dyrlagas works from recent years, the exhibition is named after the theory and features meticulously carved compositions that meld flora and fauna. Patterned mesh backdrops surround entire ecosystems with avian and aquatic life, as in Summer and River, while smaller pieces focus on single creatures like a bluebird or swan as they take flight. Layered with acrylic paint, the works are nostalgic and full of reverence, evoking the immense, insatiable wonder of childhood and the joy of discovering the beauty of the natural world for the first time.

Biophilia runs from June 22 to July 21. Find more of Dyrlagas pieces on her site and Instagram.

Succession Reimagined as Wes Andersons The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson's films have a distinct aesthetic that sets them apart from other pictures. Its instant recognizability makes it a favorite style to recreate, whether it be through a parody by SNL or an homage by various TikTokers. Recently, Artsy Algorithm used the Texan director's colorful approach to reimagine HBO's hit TV show Succession in a whole new way.

The one-minute trailer copies the format of the 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums, only in this Connor are transformed with the help of AI to resemble typical Wes Anderson characters. They wear colorful costumes in yellow and pink tones and are placed against carefully curated backgrounds.

This whimsical concept gives the urban drama a much different feeling. Rather than the gray and black color palette that it is playful. Even the patriarchal figure Logan Roy seems like a much more approachable person in the Wes Anderson style.

Watch the full trailer below.

Artsy Algorithm reimagined HBO's Succession in the style of Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums.

Each of the Roy family members is transformed into a typical Wes Anderson character.

The world could not get enough of the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, he-said she-said trial while it was happening. It was like a peek behind a curtain that had always been off-limits, and even though it was kind of like a car wreck, we couldnt look away.

Now, Amber Heard is paying out a $1 million settlement, and Depp is saying he doesnt want to keep a dime of it for himself.

Stretched along Nakhon Phanom in northeastern Thailand, the Phu Phan mountain range is as rich with historyas a former pressure point of Cold War struggleas it is with natural beauty. In his exhibition

Feeling of summer (2023), oil on board, 35 x 50 centimeters. All images Sergiu Ciochin, shared with permission

Shadow and light are the most stable and perfect tools of creation: they unite colors, shapes, and dimensions, says Moldovan artist Sergiu Ciochin, adding that shadows move us through diversity, enhancing our perception, while light fills us with the joy of discovery. In saturated hues, he captures dappled sunlight as it filters through the trees and the rich tones of the golden hour as it casts deep bluish-purple shade onto the sides of houses.

Taking cues from the Impressionists, Ciochin focuses on the nuances of light and its ability to reveal outlines and forms. He works in thick, impasto oil paint on board, emphasizing the shapes of windows, doors, and stoops and transforming otherwise ordinary buildings into compositions glowing with the patterns of foliage, architectural angles, and the texture of brushstrokes. The symbiosis I create between nature and architecture is intended to evoke a love for space, he says.

Ciochins is preparing to move his studio to France and exhibit in Italy for the first time later this year. His landscapes comprise part of a broader painting practice, which you can explore more of on his Instagram and website.

Incredible Live Stream Video Captures Powerful Volcano Eruption of Hawaiis Kilauea

Photo: Screenshot from YouTube

As dangerous as a volcanic eruption can be, there is something mesmerizing about the burning lava flows that come out of the crater. It's almost as if nature was sketching with fire. Beyond the thrilling visuals, vulcanologists around the world rely on cameras situated strategically close to these sites to monitor any activity. As one of the one of the world's most active (and famous) volcanoes, the Kilauea constantly posits a threat to the inhabitants of Hawaii. To keep tabs on it, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) offers a 24/7 KlaueaVolcano Live Stream from the Halemaumau crater.

With a long history of activity, the Kilauea erupted again this month. By the afternoon of June 7, the initial lava flows were between 13 and 30 feet high and covered about 370 acres of the crater floor. This prompted the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) to upgrade the Volcano Alert Level to Red, which indicates potential hazards. While the Halemaumau crater has been closed to the public since 2007, volcanic smog can cause health issues for people and livestock, as well as damages to crops. As of June 12, the alert level has been decreased to level watch and color code orange.

The good news for now is that the eruption is confined to Halemaumau crater within Klauea's summit caldera, a...

Street artists and muralists from across the World once again descended on Aberdeen for the 2023 Nuart Festival. 12 artists created eight new painted murals alongside four street works which primarily featuring paste up and poster art.

It marked another successful return to Aberdeen for Nuart who were celebrating their sixth year of working with the city. As in previous years, the combination of permanent and transitionary artworks provided a real art feast for people to seek out and stumble upon.

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A major installation by Yinka Ilori Types of Happiness has been unveiled at the Royal Docks, marking the start of The Lines vibrant summer programme, as well as At The Docks, a brand new season of world-class arts, culture and events taking over the Royal Docks, this summer. The Line is Londons largest free public art walk connecting some of the capitals most exciting creative quarters from Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks to East Bank.

Artworks installed thoughtfully along The Line encourage the discovery of intriguing spaces in the natural landscape of East Londons waterways. Types of Happiness features two 10ft high sculptural chairs, featuring bold colours and a Dutch wax print-like pattern. Designed by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori, the installation references his early career up-cycling chairs and his fascination with furniture as a vehicle for storytelling.

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This Amazing Puzzle Is Made Up of Over 200 Lizard-Shaped Pieces

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Puzzles are a great way to unwind at the end of a long day, but sometimes it's hard to find a new jigsaw that will keep you interested. Well, Nervous System is filling the niche of unique puzzles, one creative design at a time. From animal-shaped pieces to infinite configurations, their products are sure to keep you entertained for hours on end.

The Lizard Infinity Puzzle, for instance, is a puzzle with no beginning or end. Featuring 216 lizard-shaped pieces in a vibrant orange and green color palette, this jigsaw can be assembled in endless ways. All of the pieces are laser cut from custom birch plywood and made to look like stylized lizards. As you slot them together, you can make the shape of your choosing.

However, if you prefer your puzzles to have a definitive shape, Nervous System has its own spin on that, too. The Rainbow Puzzle includes 380 laser-cut pieces that, when put together, will help you build your own colorful arch. It also comes with 11 special whimsies, in the shape of animals, lucky signs, and even a unicorn. You must put all of these fragments together to complete the arc of the rainbow.

Scroll down to see this unique puzzle, and head over to My Modern Met Store when you're ready to check out.

Try a new kind of jigsaw with these unique puzzles by Nervous System.

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I guess your dollar doesnt go as far as it used to, huh?

You know thats the truth!

But are there still some great deals out there?

A woman shared a video on TikTok where she showed viewers everything she got from Pizza Hut for $55 and she seemed pretty impressed by the amount of food.

Photo Credit: TikTok

In a comment, the woman said, The dinner box was $13.99 when I ordered. So 14+13+9(chicken)+$2(sauces)+delivery+tip somehow came out to $54 something.

Here on Open Culture, weve featured ancient wind instruments going back 9,000, 18,000, even 43,000 years. Just this month, archaeological research has just added a new item to this venerable lineup: a set of 12,000-year-old flutes made from the bones of birds. The instruments are among the oldest in the world and, according to the researchers, represent the first to be found in the Levant, the region that fostered the first stages of the Neolithic Revolution approximately 12,000 years ago, writes Discovers Sam Walters. Theyre creations of the Natufian civilization, which bridged the difference between the foraging of the Paleolithic period and the agriculture of the Neolithic, and which was the first to adopt a sedentary lifestyle in the Levant.

The bones were unearthed in Eynan-Mallaha, which is part of modern-day northern Israels Hula Valley. It was during a recent examination of the artifacts, writes Smithsonian.coms Teresa Nowakowski, that scientists noticed that seven had strange features like finger holes and mouthpieces that would have allowed them to function as musical instruments.

I dont have kids but Ive spent enough time around them to realize that they can be WEIRD.

Like, really weird.

And today were all going to find out that the proof is in the pudding because these parents were nice enough to share stories about their kiddos.

Lets take a look!

That was nice of him.

When my son was about 4 he was playing in his playroom. I was on the couch and heard some sounds behind me (it was just us).

So I turn and see my son looking up at the light fixtures and whispering. I ask what hes doing. His response: Im asking all the lightbulbs in the house to not fall and kill you.

Carry on

Found my kid talking to the hole in the sink when he was 2.

Turns out thats where he said god lives. Carry on, ya weirdo.

Wrong spice!

Few years ago the cinnamon challenge was a thing. Walked in the door to my son with his head under the kitchen faucet gulping and spitting water.

He accidentally grabbed the cumin instead of the cinnamon.

Just the eyebrows, please.

When my son was about 3 years old, he liked to wash his eyebrows with my facial cleanser. Just...

In 1835, the New England Institution for Education of the Blind (now known as Perkins School for the Blind) acquired a printing press.

Under the leadership of its first director, Samuel Gridley Howe, the press was customized in order to print in raised text that allowed blind and visually impaired people to read unassisted.

Inclusivity was a prime motivator for Howe, who strove to make sure his students would not be doomed to inequality or regarded as mere objects of pity.