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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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A loosely rendered, cartoon-like painting dominated by pink and red tones. At the left, a reclining, simplified figure with a round head smokes a cigarette, the gray smoke rising above a red cylindrical ashtray. In the foreground, a plate piled with blocky, bread- or cake-like shapes in yellow, white, and green sits atop a pale table. Behind the figure, an arrangement of stacked, pillow- or brick-like forms outlined in red fills the background, creating a cluttered, chaotic environment. Thick, expressive brushstrokes and sketchy outlines give the scene a raw, hand-drawn quality.

Artist: Philip Guston

Guston’s shocking move from abstraction to bold figuration redefined modern art.

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A vibrant abstract mixed-media artwork featuring layers of texture, color, and detail that evoke a cosmic landscape. Swirls of turquoise, orange, magenta, and gold blend with 3D elements like circular shapes, metallic spheres, and collage fragments, creating a sense of motion and depth. The piece suggests a journey through fragmented realities, blending organic and industrial forms in a dynamic composition.

Reinventing realism

Contemporary art is redefining reality, perception, and visual truth in today’s culture.

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A close-up of a person’s blue eye seen through a camera viewfinder, surrounded by vivid neon lights and colorful bokeh effects, symbolizing creativity, technology, and human connection with digital vision.

The camera that thinks

How smart cameras push artistic boundaries, merging human intuition with machine innovation.

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A vibrant cityscape at sunset with colorful fireworks bursting in the sky above a glowing river. In the foreground, a painter’s palette with brushes and mixed paints suggests creativity and celebration, blending art and festivity under a dramatic, star-speckled sky.

Art inspiration for the New Year

How creativity can transform beginnings into unforgettable experiences.

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A surreal canyon landscape illuminated by vivid hues of pink, blue, orange, and purple. Towering rock formations glow with internal light, while a reflective river of vibrant colors flows through the center beneath a radiant sunset sky filled with soft, dreamlike clouds.

Illusion in art

How the illusion of reality in art reveals emotion, beauty, and the soul behind form.

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A vibrant abstract artwork featuring a swirling vortex of mosaic-like shapes in bold colors. Concentric spirals of red, orange, yellow, and blue tiles create a dynamic sense of motion, drawing the eye toward the bright central whirl. The layered, textured pieces give the image depth and energy, resembling a radiant spiral or cosmic storm.

Marcel Duchamp’s optical puns

Dive into Duchamp’s surreal 1926 film, a visionary fusion of art, illusion, and movement that still defines visual experimentation.

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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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