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Caldecott Medal Contender: Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

by Sam JulianoEsteemed author Robert Burleigh and legendary artist Wendell Minor have previously gone aquatic in their non-fiction collaboration Trapped! A Whale’s Rescue.  The arresting work includes oceanic tapestries by Minor combining the visceral aspects of whale movement in the open sea with sublime compositions that convey the breathtaking aquamarine beauty of the sea.  The pair’s most famous partnership to date is the magnificent Edward Hopper Paints His World, based on the iconic art...

Once upon a time in Hollywood, again: Tarantino revises his fairy tale

Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood (2019).I guess what I’m always trying to do is use the structures that I see in novels and apply them to cinema.–Quentin TarantinoDB here:Tarantino has often embraced print-based texts that revise or complement his films. He’s shared screenplays that differ sharply from the finished product, and written graphic novels derived from Django Unchained. Now he’s gone farther. He’s published a novelization that playfully modifies the  film’s title: Once Upon a Ti...

Artists, Who Create the Tiniest Art in the World

24 Artists, Sculptors, and Illustrators Who Create the "Tiniest Art in the World"By Emma TaggartMarch 23 2018This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please read our disclosure for more info.Dating back thousands of years, miniature art had its heyday during the 16th and 17th centuries when tiny paintings were often enclosed in jewelry cases and given as gifts. Today, contemporary artists continue to create incredible, itsy...