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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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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 futuristic, tunnel-like gallery with glowing orange neon square frames receding into the distance, creating a sense of depth. Abstract, colorful artworks hang on the dark walls, overlaid with digital grid lines and data-like textures, giving the scene a cyberpunk, virtual-museum atmosphere.

Are art NFTs a smart investment or just a scam?

Explore the risks, rewards, and real red flags.

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A surreal artwork of a vintage camera surrounded by swirling splashes of vivid orange, blue, and red paint. Human eyes and a clock face emerge from the fluid colors, blending elements of time, perception, and creativity in a dreamlike composition.

Can film be truly surrealist?

How filmmakers transform realism into breathtaking illusions of the surreal.

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A surreal digital artwork depicting a serene woman’s face with closed eyes, surrounded by glowing golden light and floating geometric crystal shapes. Her hair blends with luminous strands and reflections, creating an ethereal, dreamlike atmosphere that evokes beauty, introspection, and transformation.

Why true art is a moral act

For the serious artist, form isn’t just about beauty, it’s about belief.

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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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Abstract painting depicting a radiant burst of light at the center, with swirling ribbons of color—deep blues, fiery oranges, reds, and purples—flowing outward in dynamic, wave-like patterns. The image evokes a sense of energy, transformation, and creative fusion.

How artists transform reality

How great artists don’t just see the world, they reinvent it.

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Abstract painting featuring a row of glass bottles in varying shapes and sizes against a vibrant, multicolored background. The composition transitions from cool blues and greens on the left to warm oranges, reds, and yellows on the right. Soft circular forms float across the canvas, suggesting lights or reflections, while bold brushstrokes and layered textures create a sense of rhythm and depth. The scene feels both still and dynamic, blending order with fluid motion.

The passive barometer

What happens when art becomes too comfortable?

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