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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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A digital painting of a person wearing a hat, seen from behind, standing before a vibrant wall of swirling colors looking to the future. Large, luminous butterflies in shades of blue, orange, yellow, and red fly toward the light, which radiates like a glowing sunset. The brushstrokes are bold and textured, dripping down the canvas. In the lower left corner, a brightly painted Instagram logo splashes with liquid-like colors sinking into the past.

Why Instagram has failed artists

Instagram no longer works for artists—and what to do about it.

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An open book with handwritten pages, representing an artists manifesto, being consumed by bright orange flames against a dark, smoky background.

What happened to the Artist’s Manifesto?

Contemporary art still makes powerful statements—just not in the same voice.

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A surreal, glowing interior with tall arches and columns, filled with luminous glass-like forms in vibrant blues, oranges, and golds, reflecting across a glossy floor and creating a dreamlike, immersive atmosphere.

Art as creation

Why every great work of art builds a new reality.

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A vibrant, abstract painting of a cosmic scene where sweeping strokes of blue, teal, yellow, orange, and red burst across a dark background like a swirling galaxy. In the foreground, two telescopes on tripods stand on a reflective surface, aimed toward the colorful explosion of light and motion, suggesting observation of the universe through art.

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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A colorful, painterly still life showing an open laptop beside a vintage camera, paint jars, and a brush on a table, set against a vibrant, textured background of bold brushstrokes in blues, oranges, and purples.

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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An open artist’s sketchbook on a wooden table glows with colorful, flowing drawings as light and painterly bursts of orange and blue rise around it, blending into a dreamlike landscape beyond the pages.

An artist’s sketchbook

Unlike a gallery, which is curated and designed to showcase finished works for public viewing, a sketchbook is deeply personal and experimental.

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