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Painter Omar Ortiz on His Hyperrealistic Paintings and Creative Process Jan 20, 2021

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This week on the Top Artist Podcast, we talk with painter Omar Ortiz about his shockingly realistic paintings. Ortiz specializes in hyperrealistic female nudes with often more abstract backgrounds. Ortiz shares that he has always been interested in technique and precision. He experimented with airbrushing in university because it allowed him to achieve a texture and blurriness common to the realism he is now known for. He currently works with oil paint as he believes it the "noblest technique."

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Hyper-Realistic Paintings of the Female Form

Gorgeous Hyper-Realistic Nude Paintings

Photographer Richard Silver on His Architectural Photography and Vertical Churches Jan 06, 2021

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Photographer Richard Silver has a talent for capturing space in unique and unexpected ways. This week on My Modern Met's Top Artist Podcast, we talk about the techniques featured in his work, his upcoming Vertical Churches book, and much more. Silver has built up an impressive portfolio across the almost 100 countries and over 350 cities he has visited. In each new place, he documents iconic landmarks, incredible modern architecture, and beautiful vernacular designs. His photography also allows us to explore even the most famous or familiar places from a completely new perspective.

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Multiple Photos of Iconic Places Taken Over Time are Sliced into Single Images

Interview: Stunning Vertical Panoramas of Churches by Richard Silver

Photographer Reveals What Historic Theaters Look Like From a Performer's Perspective [Interview]

Interview: Accomplished Photographer Captures Life While Living in a Different City Each Month

Photographer Navid Baraty and His Wide Range of Space-Inspired Work Dec 23, 2020

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Photographer Navid Baraty's love for space is clear in his work. Though astrophotography is just one series in his incredibly diverse portfolio as a photographer, people around the world are inspired by his carefully composed shots of solar eclipses, meteor showers, and more. This week, we chat with Navid about his astrophotography, fictional kitchen space-scapes, and incredible planetary cross-stitching.

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Photographer Combines 12 Images to Captures the Intensity of the Total Solar Eclipse

Edible Space Photos Created with Pancakes, Peppercorns, and Other Everyday Ingredients

Artist Uses Real Planetary Images to Intricately Cross-Stitch the Entire Universe

Navid Baraty's Stunning NYC Rooftop Photos Shot at Night

Oil Painter Erin Hanson on Creating Her Own Style and Running a Successful Art Business Dec 09, 2020

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Successful oil painter Erin Hanson has cultivated her own, distinct style called Open Impressionism. This fresh take on landscape painting is a reflection of her love for the great outdoors. Listen as we chat about her transition into painting full-time (and how art fairs helped her do so), as well as her innovative new 3D prints of her canvases.

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Leading Contemporary Impressionist Sheds Light on Her Pioneering Practice

Energetic Landscape Paintings Portray Artist Erin Hanson's Love for National Parks

Interview: Erin Hanson Pioneers the Energetic Style of Open-Impressionism

Photographer Omar Z. Robles on His Sensational Images of Ballet Dancers Around the World Nov 25, 2020

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Photographer Omar Z. Robles is known for his electrifying images of ballet dancers. But he doesn't take these photographs inside of theaters or dance studio. Rather, he works with dancers out in the streets, combining urban grit with their elegant moves. This work has brought him around the world and we chat about how he got started and what the world of dance means to him.

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Fearless Dancers Bare All and Pose on New York City Rooftops

Powerful Photos of Ballet Dancers in Puerto Rico 5 Months After Hurricane Maria

Ballet Dancers on the Streets of Rio de Janeiro Demonstrate a City of Contrasts

Stunning Portraits of Agile Ballet Dancers on the Candid Streets of Cuba

Breathtaking Portraits Capture Ballet's Finest Dancing on the Streets of New York

Legendary Photographer Steve McCurry on His Illustrious Career and New Book Nov 11, 2020

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We're thrilled to welcome acclaimed photographer Steve McCurry for an intimate look at his incredible career, which spans more than four decades. We'll touch on his early photojournalism in Afganistan, as well as how his work has been impacted by COVID-19. And, he'll give us a preview of his new book In Search of Elsewhere, which contains previously unpublished photographs.

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Steve McCurry's New Book Features Over 100 Unseen Photographs

Steve McCurry Captures Human Connection to Animals Around the World

Steve McCurry Shares His Philosophy on What Makes a Good Portrait

Finger Painter Iris Scott on Following Your Instincts and Breaking Down Barriers Oct 28, 2020

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Painter Iris Scott has built her career by forgoing one of the tools most artists work with—the paintbrush. Listen along as we chat with Iris about how she set the brush aside to launch a career as the world's foremost finger painter. She'll inspire you with her story of trusting her inner voice and knowing that she could break into the contemporary art market with her unconventional paintings.

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Artist Paints Elaborately Colorful Scenes Using Only Her Fingers

Finger Painting Artist Shares How She Creates Her Energetic Artwork for Solo Show

New Large-Scale Finger Paintings of Vibrant Animals in Action by Iris Scott

Photographer Gregg Segal on the Waste Culture, Diet, and Globalization Oct 14, 2020

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American photographer Gregg Segal has always been fascinated by the way we consume. From what we throw away to what we eat, nothing is off-limits. We spend time chatting with Gregg about his groundbreaking series "7 Days of Garbage" and "Undaily Bread" to understand what he's learned about the way we produce waste and what we can take away from other cultures.

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Follow Gregg's work on his website, Instagram, and Facebook. His book Daily Bread can be purchased on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2T0wGex

And read more about some of the projects we discuss during our chat:

Kids Around the World Photographed Surrounded by Their Weekly Diet

Venezuelan Refugees Surrounded by Their Belongings

Revealing Photos of People Lying Down in a Week's Worth of Trash

Landscape Photographer Albert Dros on Transforming Your Passion Into Profession Oct 14, 2020

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We sit down with Dutch landscape photographer Albert Dros to learn more about how he made the leap into full-time photography. Along the way, we'll discuss how photographing his own backyard got his work recognized internationally, how he managed to enter the famous Keukenhof tulip garden during the coronavirus lockdown, and how he discovered the beauty of Kyrgyzstan.

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Spectacular 4K Time-Lapse of Amsterdam Captures the Elegance of This European Jewel

One Photographer Captures Holland's Beautiful Tulip Gardens Without Any People Around

One Enchanting Forest Captured in Different Seasons Highlights the Beauty of Change

Traveling Photographer Captures the Beautiful Unspoiled Landscape of Kyrgyzstan

Welcome to the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast Oct 01, 2020

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Do you love art and culture? Are you interested in hearing more from today's top creatives? We've got just the thing for you. The My Modern Met team has been sharing creativity on its website since 2008 and now, we're starting the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast to go in-depth with some of our favorite photographers, painters, sculptors, crafters, and installation artists as they share what it takes to have a successful art career and take us behind the scenes of their incredible artwork.

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