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Andy Warhol: Take a virtual tour around the Tate Modern exhibition

From silver wigs to immigration forms, let the curators of the Tates Warhol exhibition take you up close and personal with the mythical artist Didnt get a chance to see the Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/apr/06/andy-warhol-take-a-virtual-tour-around-the-tate-modern-exhibition

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These Hyperrealistic Charcoal Portraits by Dylan Eakin are Incredible

A self-described ‘photorealist’, Dylan Eakin is an incredible artist best known for his hyperrealistic charcoal portraits. Currently based in Seattle, Washington, Eakin says his amazing portraits take around 100 hours (give or take) each. In an interview with Artzine he adds: As far as the reasons behind working in photorealism, it can get a bit tricky. With this genre, the art is so much more than the final product. For me, it’s an exploration of medium, an exercise in precision and self-discipline, and an attempt to engineer myself and my…

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This Oil Painting on a Flat (but Not Rectangular) Panel is Bananas

Dutch painter Rutger Hiemstra recently completed this hyperrealistc 3D painting of a banana in an aluminum container. This is an ongoing series for Hiemstra who has painted 8 various images of a banana in various lunch containers. In the video below you can see how his previous painting in the series (banana nr 7) came to life and also get a sense for how he achieved the 3D effect. To see more paintings by Hiemstra check out his website Artwork by Rutger Hiemstra Artwork by Rutger Hiemstra Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/2020/02/hyperrealistic-3d-banana-paintings-by-rutger-hiemstra/

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Vivian Suter: the rainforest-dwelling artist who paints with fish glue, dogs and mud

She was ignored for decades, but now Suter has been rediscovered as a pioneering eco-artist. We meet her, and her 97-year-old collagist mum, in the wilds of Guatemala A large dog romps across a blue and white canvas, leaving a trail of brown paw prints. Oh well, shrugs Vivian Suter. Theyre part of the work now. I dont think anyone will mind. I realise Bonzo one of three Alsatian crossbreeds that shadow the artist wherever she goes in her Guatemalan home has just put the finishing touches to an artwork…

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These Paintings Were Actually Coded Using Only CSS and HTML

In an ongoing series of digital artworks, web developer Diana Smith ‘paints’ in code, using only CSS and HTML. Smith has even made all of her hand-coded artworks available on GitHub for others to learn and remix. Currently the paintings are designed to render optimally on Chrome. Trying out the code on other browsers like Internet Explorer and Opera produces some interesting results. Below you will find Smith’s digital paintings along with an interview she did with Vice. For more, check out the project on Github and see her website…

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