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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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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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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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A colorful abstract painting arranged in a grid of nine panels, featuring textured, impasto brushstrokes in the style of the exquisite corpse surrealists game. Each panel shows simplified, human-like figures and floating spheres in bold yellows, blues, reds, and greens, creating a playful, surreal composition.

Exquisite Corpse

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

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An abstract, dynamic painting of overlapping antique clock faces with Roman numerals, their hands pointing in different directions. Swirling textures and bold colors—gold, orange, red, blue, and teal—blend together, creating a sense of motion and warped time against a dark background.

Time warped

Step into the world of time warps—and discover what it means to really feel time.

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