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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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A highly detailed close-up of a human eye with vibrant blue, green, and orange hues in the iris, illuminated with glowing, electric-like textures, blending organic and digital elements to evoke a sense of technology and wonder.

Photography’s unseen magic

Cameras reveal what our minds filter out.

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Abstract painting depicting a radiant burst of light at the center, with swirling ribbons of color—deep blues, fiery oranges, reds, and purples—flowing outward in dynamic, wave-like patterns. The image evokes a sense of energy, transformation, and creative fusion.

How artists transform reality

How great artists don’t just see the world—they reinvent it.

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Abstract painting featuring a row of glass bottles in varying shapes and sizes against a vibrant, multicolored background. The composition transitions from cool blues and greens on the left to warm oranges, reds, and yellows on the right. Soft circular forms float across the canvas, suggesting lights or reflections, while bold brushstrokes and layered textures create a sense of rhythm and depth. The scene feels both still and dynamic, blending order with fluid motion.

The passive barometer

What happens when art becomes too comfortable?

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Surreal digital artwork depicting a fantastical landscape where a large eye-shaped structure with a blue iris grows from a tree-like base on the right, gazing toward a glowing sun on the left. The scene is filled with colorful flowers, orbs, and roots blending into a textured ground under a gradient sky that shifts from pink to teal. The image evokes a dreamlike sense of connection between nature, vision, and cosmic energy.

The tyranny of symbolism

When every image must stand for something else.

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Black-and-white image of a person wearing large round sunglasses and a dark outfit, sitting indoors near a window with light streaming in. The person has curly hair and an introspective expression, with one hand raised near their chin, creating a moody, cinematic atmosphere.

Filmmaker: Maya Deren

Experience Maya Deren. And see what happens when film becomes fine art.

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A surreal, vividly colored alien landscape with swirling patterns and textures resembling molten liquid and bubble-like formations. The scene features vibrant hues of red, orange, purple, blue, and pink blending together in organic, flowing shapes. Jagged, mountainous structures rise from the ground, while a glowing yellow-orange horizon suggests a setting or rising sun. Floating spheres of various sizes dot the sky, enhancing the dreamlike, cosmic atmosphere. The entire scene has a fantastical, otherworldly quality, as if depicting a scene from a psychedelic dream or alien planet.

“Making Strange”

Great art doesn’t blend into the background. It reframes the everyday.

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image of telescopes pointed at a dramatically painted night sky.

Cosmic Canvas

Today’s artists go beyond inspiration by the stars—they partner with science to reinvent the cosmos through creativity.

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