Art history and ecology merge in Van Hillik's bold, vaguely unsettling murals.

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Maddux often stacks the bunches of folds several feet high, mirroring human proportions.

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"Creating isn't something we do (in Spain), it's something we are," the artist says. "And I come from that; I carry it in my body."

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The art institution is accepting applications from June 22 through August 15 for artists and designers considering graduate study.

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The artist wanders along deer paths on Block Island, which sits a few miles off the coast of Rhode Island.

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The Seoul-based artist's lush paintings have an aura of wistfulness and quietude.

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Imagine being a beetle and looking up at a forest of flowers.

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Scientists can pinpoint exoplanets and measure their mass by monitoring tiny changes in starlight over time in a process called microlensing.

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Visualize your local weather with art history.

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Flores is the first Indigenous artist to represent Peru at the Venice Biennale.

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Grow your practice and make meaningful connections by becoming part of DeviantArt's creative community today.

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In the distance beyond the docked ships... a giant coffee mug?

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Don't miss these July and August deadlines!

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Permanently on view at ARoS, "As Seen Below" is the latest iteration of the beloved series.

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The biennial global platform from Hyundai Motor Group amplifies creators whose work engages with the context of Asia.

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Captured by Webb’s NIRCam across 65 hours, the enormous image features a dense galaxy 12 million light-years away.

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"Please don't let me die alone."

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Millar's meticulous mixed-media works conjure enigmatic contraptions and look-and-find books.

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Hundreds of residents turned out in a demonstration of solidarity, resilience, and togetherness.

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Guertin summons moments of peace and reflection through felting, crochet, and embroidery.

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The sublime enigmas of nature form the basis of the physicist-photographer's explorations of landscape and light.

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"There is only connection in life," the artist says, "and my work is just looking at those connections, so that we can create a shared experience."

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The new book from David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka of Zupagrafika highlights a wide range of futuristic arenas.

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Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles form the collaborative "Shape of Movement."

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The forthcoming show 'The Death of Beauty' at Track 16 investigates intersections of identity, desire, and consumer culture.

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Cole's imaginative sculptures tap into environmentalism, consumerism, and global traditions and histories.

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The illustrator takes a playful and slightly unsettling view of some of the most pressing issues of the Anthropocene.

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The prolific artist's oeuvre extends far beyond the two-dimensional surface.

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From cows sculpted out of butter to seed art and crazy foods, ingenuity is as much a part of the tradition as showcasing time-honored practices.

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"Thread becomes a way of drawing, connecting, and constructing forms," the artist says.

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