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3 weeks ago
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Death, power and paranoia: painting that shocked German society finally returns to Berlin

Mors Imperator, a painting by Hermione von Preuschen, symbolizes the transience of power and fame, returning to Berlin after over a century of controversy.
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago
Arts

Woman With Her Back to the Viewer in Gallery Photos Speaks Out

The Woman With Her Back to the Viewer embodies a modern-day Rückenfigur, revealing her unique role in the art world and personal routine.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Art, sex, nature: why is everything sold to us as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself?

Art should be valued for its own sake, not merely for its utilitarian benefits or health claims.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Where nostalgia turns decadent: The Moonlighters take Tribeca

The Moonlighters by Michael Fredo evokes nostalgia with a refined atmosphere, blending charm and awareness in its artistic presentation.
Berlin music
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Death, power and paranoia: painting that shocked German society finally returns to Berlin

Mors Imperator, a painting by Hermione von Preuschen, symbolizes the transience of power and fame, returning to Berlin after over a century of controversy.
Web design
fromBustle
3 days ago

Black & White Nail Art Is Spring's Most Unexpected Mani Trend

Bold black and white nail art is trending, offering a chic and versatile option for stylish designs.
Design
fromBig Think
1 week ago

"Agreeable Gray": How color vanished from modern life (and why it's coming back)

The most popular house paint colors in the U.S. are predominantly gray, beige, or off-white, reflecting a trend known as 'the grayening.'
Books
fromAnOther
5 days ago

Larry Clark and James Gilroy Revisit Their Youth

Larry Clark and James Gilroy's collaboration captures their unique friendship and shared experiences through photography and drawings, reflecting a life lived authentically.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
15 hours ago

Steve DiBenedetto's Cosmic Sense of the Absurd

Steve DiBenedetto's paintings serve as a functional structure to help viewers navigate collective trauma.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 week ago

This Artist Creates Dark Wood-Burned Illustrations Exploring Identity And The Human Psyche

Robb is an Italian artist known for his intricate pyrography, creating dark, psychological imagery that explores themes of identity and isolation.
Photography
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
20 hours ago

New Woman, New Vision. Women Photographers of the Bauhaus - KALTBLUT Magazine

The exhibition at Bauhaus-Archiv celebrates women photographers' contributions from the Bauhaus movement and contemporary artists, showcasing 300 photographs from 17 April to 4 October 2026.
Arts
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Painting With Blood: Who Does It and Who Collects It

Blood is used as a medium in contemporary art, challenging traditional boundaries of artistic practice.
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Allow me to explain why I love this camera that can't shoot color

The GR IV Monochrome takes last year's Ricoh GR IV, strips out the color filter from the sensor, and replaces its built-in ND filter with a red filter for one-click contrast adjustment purely using optics.
Photography
#photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Photography

The shadows, the figures playing basketball I waited for the magic to appear then it did': Jose Luis Morales Martin's best phone picture

fromItsnicethat
2 weeks ago
Photography

Gideon Tsang's blurred and distorted work is nature photography as you've never seen it before

Photography
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Torbjrn Rdland Touches the Romantic and the Profane

Torbjørn Rødland's photography challenges viewers to embrace ambiguity rather than seek definitive interpretations.
Photography
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Hidden Meaning of Taking Pictures

Photographs personalize fleeting experiences, anchor memory, express values, and reveal the aspirational self by bridging inner experience and the outer world.
Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
1 week ago

The C-Word That Every Photographer Should Hate

Photographers should reject the term 'creator' as it undermines the artistic value of photography and conflates it with commercial content.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The shadows, the figures playing basketball I waited for the magic to appear then it did': Jose Luis Morales Martin's best phone picture

Jose Luis Morales Martin captures the interplay of architecture and photography, emphasizing the emotional connection and artistry in both fields.
Photography
fromItsnicethat
2 weeks ago

Gideon Tsang's blurred and distorted work is nature photography as you've never seen it before

Gideon captures the essence of time and change in photography, focusing on the ephemeral rather than traditional beauty or detail.
Photography
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Torbjrn Rdland Touches the Romantic and the Profane

Torbjørn Rødland's photography challenges viewers to embrace ambiguity rather than seek definitive interpretations.
Web development
fromUna
1 month ago

una.im | contrast-color() beyond black & white

contrast-color() returns black or white for maximum contrast, but workarounds using color-mix() and style queries enable custom color palette selection while maintaining accessibility.
Arts
fromArtnet News
6 days ago

Lost Cecil Beaton and Lee Miller Photos Turn Up in Old Scrapbook

A previously unknown scrapbook of over 150 unseen photographs by Cecil Beaton and Lee Miller has been sold to the University of Oxford's Bodleian Library.
Social media marketing
fromFstoppers
3 weeks ago

Showcase Photography on Instagram in 2026 | Fstoppers

Instagram's algorithm has fundamentally shifted away from static photography, requiring photographers to adapt their content strategy and embrace storytelling to maintain audience reach and engagement.
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
5 days ago

"You can't enter the same river twice" by Photographer Francisco Gonzalez Camacho

Francisco Gonzalez Camacho's work explores impermanence and transformation through photography and graphic printing methods.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
3 weeks ago

a rich palette of saturated hues meet industrial precision in mara's renewed digital identity

Mara enters 2026 as a global interior design protagonist, expanding from office and hospitality into residential markets while strengthening its digital identity and sustainability commitment.
Photography
fromArchitectural Digest
6 days ago

Ready, Style, Shoot: AD PRO's Ultimate Guide to Styling and Photographing Projects

Hiring the right team and refining details are crucial for capturing publication-worthy interior photography.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The moment I knew: I was enchanted by her painting but we never spoke. I wouldn't see her again for 55 years

A man reconnects with a childhood classmate whose exceptional artistic talent impressed him decades earlier, leading to an unexpected reunion after 55 years of separation.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

I'm 66 and my eight-year-old grandson looked at a photograph of me at thirty and said "Grandpa, were you handsome?" and the word "were" did something to me that I still can't explain to my wife three weeks later - Silicon Canals

In my head, I'm still that guy from the photo. Still strong, still capable, still got it. Then I catch my reflection in a store window and think, who's that old guy? The disconnect is wild. I'll go to lift something heavy and my brain says 'no problem,' but my shoulder reminds me about those thirty years of overhead work.
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fromAnOther
1 week ago

The Beauty and Violence of Steve McQueen's Flower Photographs

Bounty, the artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen's latest monograph, excavates the word's dual meanings. Published by Mack Books and designed by Irma Boom, the book features vibrant photographs of Grenada's flora taken by McQueen in the summer of 2024.
Arts
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

Designers Say This Vintage Piece Is the "Jewelry" Every Room Is Missing

Vintage lighting, particularly sconces and torchères from the 1930s-1950s, is a major 2026 home decor trend that transforms spaces with unique character and visual interest.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

The Bedroom's Latest Trend? Going Analog

The analog bedroom trend prioritizes intentional disconnection through tactile routines, soft lighting, and physical objects to reduce technology's presence and sensory overload.
Web design
fromMedium
1 month ago

The color statistic that's been wrong for 80 years

The commonly cited claim that humans can see between 1 million and 10 million colors lacks scientific precision and requires examination of what actually constitutes a distinguishable color.
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
3 weeks ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Vignettes & Mutations: Eric White @ GRIMM Gallery, NYC

Eric White's exhibition 'Vignettes & Mutations' reinterprets past works, creating a refracted retrospective that connects earlier ideas with contemporary compositions.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

"A poster is a bit like a song": Jakub Zasada's geometric works are a thing of beauty

Jakub Zasada creates midcentury-inspired digital posters using minimal software functions and scanned materials, prioritizing functional design for public spaces with universal accessibility.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

A View From the Easel

An MFA student adjusts studio practice to smaller school workspace while maintaining multitasking creative habits and intentionally resisting constraints on artistic vision.
Photography
fromColossal
3 weeks ago

Nostalgia and Decay Meet Theatricality in Andrew Moore's Dramatic Photos

Andrew Moore's atmospheric photographs capture timeless landscapes and interiors that evoke a mysterious past through decay, lighting, and absence of people.
Mindfulness
fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

13 Creative Ways to Fill an Analog Bag if You Want to Stop Staring at Your Phone

An analog bag is a portable tote filled with tactile items to replace phone use, encourage hobbies, reduce doomscrolling, and provide relaxation and accomplishment.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

50 Historical Photos That Are So Shocking, They're Changing My Perception Of The Entire World

I recently gained a new obsession, and I'm ready to share it with the world: finding and analyzing rare vintage images. A picture speaks a thousand words, and these photographs tell us more about history than a textbook chapter ever could. So even if you think history is boring, I'm well-equipped to change your mind, and give you some delicious food for your brain to chew on today.
History
fromBored Panda
2 months ago

80 Vintage Ads That Show Which Values Changed And Which Stayed The Same Over Time

We might be exposed to more ads and commercials today than ever before in human history, but the idea of advertising itself is certainly not a new concept. According to Instapage, the first signs of advertisements actually appeared in ancient Egyptian steel carvings from 2000 BC. Meanwhile, the first printed ad was published in 1472, when William Caxton decided to advertise a book by posting flyers on church doors in England.
Marketing
Film
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Peter Strausfeld's linocut posters for classic cinema are elegant, sophisticated and deceptively simple

Peter's poster designs emphasized auteur-driven, visually inventive films, using faces, names, and colour to highlight subtexts and resist blockbuster commodification.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Global photojournalists documented ICE operations, Russian airstrikes, protests in Greenland and Sakhnin, and the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat last week.
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

The high contrast photographs of Bea Dero are romantic glimpses of youth

This includes celebrating all who authentically embrace themselves. I create unapologetic depictions of natural ancestral features, self-expression and sexuality. I love capturing togetherness, joy, movement, dance, play, love - anything that gives release. I see this all as a form of resistance.
Photography
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Peter Strausfeld, the Movie-Poster Master

Strausfeld's bold, unadorned cinema graphics demonstrate movie posters' persuasive artistic power and enduring market value.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Photographers documented the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ramadan in Gaza, Russian airstrikes in Odesa, and severe flooding in France.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Saint - KALTBLUT Magazine

There is a certain kind of presence that requires no grand staging. The editorial "Saint" captures exactly this moment: the intersection of youthful nonchalance and a nearly statuesque stillness. While the first part of the series maintained a cool distance in gleaming white, the continuation dives into an atmospheric darkness. Here, the boundaries between shadow and silhouette blur, lending the series a nearly sacral, heavy depth.
Fashion & style
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

I Learned the Right Way to Put Photos on My Wall, and Now I'll Never Go Back

Find, frame, and hang art and photos to dress bare walls using existing pieces, thrifted or purchased prints, appropriate frames, and correct hanging hardware.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Artist Turns Cyberpunk Skylines Into Soft PoetryNeon Streets, Snowfall And Silence In A Parallel Universe

A wide variety of contemporary visual art and design projects spanning surreal mash-ups, comics, illustration, generative art, photography, design, and cultural commentary.
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

How the "Netflix Movie" Turns Cinema into "Visual Muzak"

A quarter-century later, it's safe to say that those days have come to an end. Not only does the streaming-only Netflix of the twenty-twenties no longer transmit movies on DVD through the mail (a service its younger users have trouble even imagining), it ranks approximately nowhere as a preferred cinephile destination. That has to do with a selection much diminished since the DVD days
Film
fromwww.kaltblut-magazine.com
2 months ago

Union of Opposites

Originally from Dallas and now based in New York City, I approach photography as an exercise in atmosphere, trust, and control. Trained in the discipline of film and later in fashion photography, I work with both natural and artificial light to construct images that feel cinematic and psychologically charged. Moving fluidly between studio and location, I transform spaces into environments that heighten mood and presence.
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

The brutal crackdown in Iran, ICE in Minneapolis, Russian aistrikes in Kyiv and heavy rain in Gaza the past seven days as captured by the world's leading photojournalists
World news
Design
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Minimalism had its moment: now designers say this aesthetic is dominating 2026 - Silicon Canals

Interior design is shifting from minimalist, sparse aesthetics to a colorful, textured maximalist revival emphasizing personality and lived-in warmth.
fromwww.kaltblut-magazine.com
1 month ago

Unveiling Nostalgia: Dominic Albano's Edgy Polaroid Series

My approach to fashion isn't rooted in traditional design; it begins with imagery. He envisions clothing not merely as fabric but as an integral element of storytelling within striking visuals. Queer photographers from another era ignite my creativity far more than the mere act of making garments.
Photography
Design
fromDocumentjournal
1 month ago

Craft, cinema, and the Italian eye at Persol

Persol's new collection channels film noir while exemplifying Made in Italy craftsmanship that balances artisanal handwork and modern manufacturing.
#contemporary-art
fromEast Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda
2 months ago

The color of home: 'Domestic Light' is visual immersion

Considering how this experience could be expressed artistically, he conceived "Domestic Light," which for two years used windowsill sensors in nearly 100 sites globally to record what he describes as "multispectral traces of home."
Arts
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fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

The Importance of Making "Degenerate" Art

Art can be deliberately non-neutral and ethically engaged, refusing neutrality, civility, and institutional comfort to confront injustice and amplify marginalized voices.
Photography
fromDesign You Trust - Design Daily Since 2007
1 month ago

Spectacular Monochrome Winners from the Irys Photos Black & White Photography Contest

Black-and-white photography boldly declares itself through light and shadow, with the Irys Photos Spotlight competition celebrating monochrome's enduring power and visual storytelling purity.
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Stunning Digital Storytelling Landscapes By Prismofpixels, Turning Quiet Streets And Town Squares Into Cinematic Moments Of Color And Light

A curated collection of diverse visual works spanning paintings, photography, design, and historical images across eras, genres, and artistic mediums.
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

'Abstract Expressionists: The Women' Rewrites a Male-Dominated Canon

In 2024, art collector Christian Levett opened Europe's first museum dedicated to women artists in a little town in the south of France. But for those of us who can't make the trip to the Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins (Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, or FAMM), the American Federation of the Arts (AFA) has arranged the next best thing: a blockbuster touring exhibition about women artists of the Abstract Expressionist movement, featuring some of the highlights of the FAMM collection.
Arts
Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
1 month ago

How Instagram Made You a Terrible Photographer

Posting photographs primarily to Instagram exposes photographers' work to AI exploitation and undermines copyright control and long-term ownership.
#street-photography
Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
2 months ago

Want to Know Something Crazy? - The Phoblographer

A $25 annual subscription removes banner ads and helps fund staff, servers, and site growth while providing member discounts and perks.
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
2 months ago

"Old Iron" by Photographer Michael Dean Lemon

Michael Dean Lemon's photography portrays Midwest demolition derby participants with nuance, highlighting tradition, resilience, community, and complex working-class identities.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The bear feels comfortable and uncomfortable. It's a bittersweet moment': Inigo Jerez Quintana's best phone picture

An abandoned stuffed bear evokes bittersweet contrast between childhood imagery and urban surroundings, inspiring therapeutic, compulsive photography rooted in attention to unexpected visual moments.
Photography
fromHigh Country News
2 months ago

Ansel Adams in the age of ICE - High Country News

Ansel Adams photographed both industrial Los Angeles and incarcerated Japanese Americans at Manzanar, producing work he regarded as among his most important.
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
2 months ago

"It Didn't Used to Feel Like This" by Photographer Emmalyn Pure

Black-and-white photographs evoke longing and safety by finding meaning and beauty in ordinary, mundane moments, presenting nostalgia as dream-like familiarity.
Photography
fromEngadget
1 month ago

The ridiculously tiny Kodak Charmera captured our hearts (and lots of shoddy pictures)

The Kodak Charmera is an inexpensive, nostalgic toy camera that delivers charming, low-fidelity photos and playful portability despite poor image quality.
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