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Dreamlike Impasto Paintings Evoke Artist’s Childhood Memories of Rural Life

by Emma Taggart - My Modern Met, August 14, 2024

Artist Anastasia Trusova uses bright acrylics to create colorful, nature-inspired impasto paintings that look like something from a dream. From rolling hills and meadows to winding rivers and serene lakes, each psychedelic scene offers a modern twist on classic impressionist paintings, reminiscent of the works of Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh.

Trusova grew up in a small town in Russia, where she remembers the simplicity of rural life. “We didn’t have much, like everyone else back then,” she recalls, “but we were surrounded by abundant nature—forests, lakes, and swamps.”

Her passion for art began in childhood, leading her to study design at university. After graduating, Trusova spent eight years in China working as a shoe designer. Eventually, she moved to Belgium to join her husband. Now a mother of three, Trusova is fully dedicated to her painting practice, having developed a unique style she calls “textured graphic impressionism.”

By applying layers of thickly applied acrylic paint to her canvas, Trusova is able to capture nature’s abundant textures. She says, “I want to show the variability of nature, the beauty of the moment, as I see it.” Flowers and leaves are brought to life with thick daubs of pigment, while swirling clouds are formed by skillfully swiping paint across the canvas with a textured scraping tool.

Trusova seeks to capture and preserve her childhood memories of rural life in her art, hoping that future generations will also come to appreciate the beauty of nature through her work.

“Watching young people leave for big cities in search of opportunities, leaving behind quiet streets and abandoned homes, is a sad reality of our time,” she writes on Instagram. “When I return to these familiar places, now as a parent with my children, I feel a strange mix of joy and sadness. Joy from the memories of my childhood spent here, and sadness from the realization that my children will likely never experience this.”

The artist continues, “This painting is an attempt to preserve those memories and pass them on to the next generation. May they remember their roots, even if their lives are far from these places.”

Anastasia Trusova: Website | Facebook | Instagram

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Halloween Countdown Day 6

A Haunting History of Halloween

Halloween may be a tradition you grew up with, or it may be another culture's intriguing custom. The spooky decorations, trick or treating, dressing up, and enjoying certain pieces of media in late October may be comforting and nostalgic or a bit bewildering depending on your perspective! If you've ever wondered "why" people do certain activities on Halloween or whether Halloween is really about celebrating evil and darkness, I highly recommend this entertaining and informative article on the history of Halloween.

#halloween2024#Halloween#halloweencountdown#history#allhallowseve#celticculture#halloweentraditions#historyofhalloween

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Fossil of hitherto unknown giant crab species found in New Zealand w/artist renderings

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Miniaturist Perfectly Recreates Historical Interiors at a Staggering 1:12 Scale:

On his popular Instagram account, artist Chris Toledo shares ornate interiors and bathroom remodels. There is one distinct difference, however, between his handiwork and the type of thing you’d find on Pinterest. All of Toledo’s interiors are miniaturized at a 1:12 scale. If it weren’t for his hand cramming into the small spaces—or a full-sized toothbrush towering in the bathroom or a real head of garlic taking up half the kitchen—you’d never realize how tiny these places are; his details are just that impeccable.

“Since I was a kid, I loved to create,” he tells My Modern Met, “from building little houses out of sticks and pebbles in my backyard to painting portraits of my friends and family.” His father was also an influence as a contractor and a woodworker who passed down a love of furniture-making and architecture..."

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Artist Uses Thousands of Dots To Create Intricate and Textural Paintings of Ornamental Rugs - By Eva Baron | My Modern Met - Art - Painting | 22nd/01/2025

To achieve hyperrealism in a painting, an artist must display confidence in texture. Without it, the canvas could appear flat, dull, even uninviting. Artist Antonio Santín has mastered this technique, clearly showing he can paint surfaces so rich it’s as though viewers can reach out & touch them.

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The Story: Photographer Cody Cobb Uses UV Light To Create Otherworldly Glowing Landscapes on Earth

The Writer: Jessica Stewart

(photos: Cody Cobb)

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Source: My Modern Met on Pinterest

“Seventeen Funny Animals Appear To Be Taking Photos With Camera”

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Aristocats Au (Wip)

to that one person that one time you know who you are that said Price is O'malley from Aristocats,you have been living rent free for months

HErES THE REFERENCE PHOTO:

FINISHED VERSION: Here

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Finnish Artist Manipulates Trees To Create Incredible Land Art

by Jessica Stewart - My Modern Met, January 22, 2025

Inspired by the natural forms surrounding him, Finnish artist Antti Laitinen works with his environment to create visually stunning works of art. The multidisciplinary artist has been creating his Broken Landscape series since 2017, taking advantage of his home in the countryside to find the perfect trees for his installations.

While the final product, most often seen as a still photograph or video, may look like the work of clever photo editing, it most certainly is real. Laitinen spends hours crafting his work, using steel, wire, and other materials to carve out the desired shapes within the tree's tangle of branches. Combining surrealism and whimsy, these pieces evolve over time as seasons and weather change.

Even prior to Broken Landscape, nature has played a fundamental role in Laitinen's art. In a 2014 interview with the Fotografisk Center, he discusses his choice to incorporate it into his artistic practice: “It is kind of a big playground, and you can do bigger works there. There was a lot of space, and there were a lot of material I could use. A lot of my works are happening in nature; I don’t think of myself as a nature artist; the works are telling about other ideas. They are not necessarily telling about the nature.”

Scroll down to see more from the Broken Landscape series, and follow Antii Laitinen on Instagram.

Antti Laitinen: Website | Instagram

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*Throws this at you and runs away cutely*

The card in question:

I hope y'all know this one

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some random reverse entry au [office + reverse isekai loop] drawings :thumbsup:

[mildly interested in this silly au? here is a link to scroll through for all the stuff i've made for it! i'll make a proper master post... someday.....]

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party gold

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Very messy scribble of a comic because they were on my mind (I doubt I’ll ever clean it up so I’m just posting it now so it doesn’t rot in my procreate files LOL)