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Painted figures with limbs knotted together in a gallery, part of fredrik raddum sculptures at Arme og Ben.
Sculpture

Fredrik Raddum Ties Painted Figures in Knots at Copenhagen’s Arme og Ben Show

 Collage-style view of VSCO billboard photographers' selected works displayed on outdoor billboards across several states.
Photography

VSCO Picks 25 Final Photographers for Home-State Billboards From 13,500 Entries

 Rodeo life captured in portraits and candid moments, showing the everyday world of black rodeo culture today.
Photography

McClellan’s Photos Replace the John Wayne Cowboy With Black Rodeo Life

 Blanket octopus with iridescent, sail-like membranes trailing behind a golden head, one of the 1839 awards 2026 winners.
Photography

1839 Awards Honor Night Plankton and Nigerian Gods in 2026 Photo Contest

 A large painted artwork spreads across a grassy field under open sky, one of Saype's temporary murals on grass.
Art

Saype Paints Temporary Murals on Grass and Snow, Then Lets Nature Erase Them

On this day at FreeYork

2013

Photography

Photo-project “Much Loved” by Mark Nixon

Interesting photo-project "Much Loved" about favorite toys of childhood. The author of this project is Irish photographer Mark Nixon. via http://marknixon.com/

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A large painted artwork spreads across a grassy field under open sky, one of Saype's temporary murals on grass. Saype Paints Temporary Murals on Grass and Snow, Then Lets Nature Erase Them Ian Davis paintings displayed in a studio, with loose layers of color and unplanned marks across canvases. Ian Davis Refuses to Plan, Preferring Paintings That Keep Him Perplexed Tim Storrier's The Last Depot shows a faceless traveler crossing a desert, close to his tim storrier archibald prize work. Tim Storrier’s Faceless Wayfarer Took the 2012 Archibald Prize With Bosch’s Road Visitors walk through a dim garden installation where wildflowers shift in violet and orange light, seen through elephant hawkmoth eyes. Ars Electronica Installation Lets Visitors See Wildflowers Through an Elephant Hawkmoth’s Eyes

VEHICLES SPOTLIGHT (view all, Vehicles spotlight)

Fictional custom cars shown in gta vehicles miami style, parked along a sunlit Vice City street near palm trees. Vice City’s Fictional Cars Hit Miami Streets, Built by West Coast Customs The lepas aura concept car displays a porcelain-clad body with leopard-inspired styling in a futuristic design study. Lepas Aura Concept Turns Leopard Stillness into a Porcelain-Clad Future Design An Electra EL9 aircraft design, built for runway-free flights that could replace long highway drives between nearby cities. Electra’s EL9 Aims to Replace Four-Hour Drives With Runway-Free Point-to-Point Flights

ARCHITECTURE SPOTLIGHT (view all, Architecture spotlight)

Sweeping Concrete Beams Let Rizhao’s Art Center Hover Over Shandong Hillside

Set beside a small lake in China's Shandong province, this Rizhao project seems to float above its wooded slope. Architects supported its heavy upper level on three cores, leaving the ground floor open to the grassy hills. Galleries sit underground while courtyards crown the building, creating a community gathering place.

The concrete art center hovers above a wooded Shandong hillside, its sweeping beams reaching out beside a small lake.

PHOTOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT (view all, Photography spotlight)

Crimson leaves glow against a near-black backdrop in this atmospheric nature photography by Jay Batchler, Atlanta visual artist. Atlanta Visual Artist Jay Batchler Shoots Crimson Leaves Against Near-Black Backgrounds Backlit wildlife silhouette photography shows two brown bears facing each other on a grassy field, mouths open. Backlit Animals Lose Their Fur and Feathers but Keep Their Identity Sam Taylor-Johnson crying men series, a close-up portrait of a man with tears on his face. Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Book Pairs Her Self-Portraits with Crying Men Series Blanket octopus with iridescent, sail-like membranes trailing behind a golden head, one of the 1839 awards 2026 winners. 1839 Awards Honor Night Plankton and Nigerian Gods in 2026 Photo Contest Pittsburgh photographer Jacob Pesci holds his camera while walking through the city he returned to after his father's death. After His Father’s Death, Jacob Pesci Returns to Pittsburgh With a Camera

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