ART NEWS
- Dried Botanics Pressed into Delicate Fauna Compositions by Artist Helen Ahpornsiri May 28, 2020England-based artist Helen Ahpornsiri (previously) presses delicate flowers and plants into wondrous artworks that depict the colorful diversity of the natural world. By foraging botanics from her garden, Ahpornsiri pieces the dried natural matter together in a manner that’s similar to constructing a jigsaw puzzle. “I prefer to use fern and common wildflower species as […]
- Under Quarantine, Aquatic Photographer Turns His Lens on Radiant Sunbirds in His Backyard May 28, 2020Steve Benjamin generally uses his background in Zoology to capture the underwater lives of sharks, whales, and dolphins. But due to quarantine restrictions spurred by the ongoing threat of COVID-19—South Africa has imposed some of the strictest regulations in the world because a high percentage of the population has compromised immune systems—the Cape Town-based photographer […]
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