20+ Pieces of Modern Map Art Putting a Contemporary Spin on Cartography

Given the experimental nature of contemporary art, cartography may not seem like the most avant-garde practice.…

Artist Uses 20,000 LEGO Bricks to Create Incredible Replica of Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie

From ancient Rome to Harry Potter, creative individuals meticulously use LEGO bricks to create mind…

Get Up Close and Personal with the Rosetta Stone Thanks to Incredible 3D Model Now Online

The Rosetta Stone is one of the British Museum‘s top attractions, but its popularity—and location…

Artist Delicately Crafts Colorful Insects From Freshly Cut Flowers

Stag Beetle In his series, Natura Insects, Montreal-based artist Raku Inoue uses an assortment of freshly-cut…

Every Page of This Artist’s Sketchbook is an Elegant Work of Art

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Lifelike Buttercream Flowers Transform Ordinary Cakes into Bountiful Bouquets

When is a bouquet of flowers not a bouquet of flowers? When it’s a cake,…

Sweet LGBTQ-Inclusive Animated Short Shows the Universality of Having a School Crush

There have been countless film plots about a boy secretly pining for the girl he…

Archaeologists Discover “Little Pompeii” in Southern France

For the first time last week, reporters were invited inside the excavation of an ancient…

‘Coast Starlight’ Offers the Most Beautiful Train Ride All Along the Pacific Coast

Since the 1940s, the dazzling Coast Starlight train has been offering travelers a front-row seat to the…

10 Cutting-Edge Artists Who Use the Human Body as a Canvas

Clockwise from top left: Alexa Meade, Cecilia Paredes, Trina Merry, Liu Bolin As contemporary artists…