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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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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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image of a film camera with film canisters and a laptop computer as a painting with thick impasto paint

Digital vs. film photography

Film photography is making a powerful comeback, not just for its nostalgic charm, but for the way it transforms how you create.

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A vibrant, digitally enhanced portrait of a woman with expressive eyes, rendered in a painterly, oil-brush style. Her hands are held up close to her face, palms outward, creating a framing effect. Bold, multicolored strokes—blues, oranges, reds, and purples—sweep across her skin and background, blending with feather-like textures. The overall composition evokes intense emotion and artistic surrealism.

Flattened by grief

What began as a creative process unexpectedly became a form of recovery.

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image of a painting in the style of the exquisite corpse surrealists game

Exquisite Corpse

Sometimes the most compelling art emerges when we collectively relinquish control and embrace the unexpected.

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