Left: Artist Elliott Green, who lives in New York’s Hudson Valley, composes ethereal landscapes, such as Breath In, Breath Out (2021), that blur the line between realism and abstraction with their poetic brushstrokes. Right: This multicolored coat, top, and tights
from Dries Van Noten’s spring 2022 collection recall the saturated hues and frenetic energy of the Holi festival in India.
4 Incredible Examples of Life Imitating Art
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4 Incredible Examples of Life Imitating Art
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4 Incredible Examples of Life Imitating Art
Left: Made using more than 200 pieces of veneer from 23 different wood species, Patek Philippe’s one-of-a-kind Swan pocket watch demonstrates the exceptional artistry of Geneva’s long tradition of horology. Right: A bevy of swans gather around their nest in this Old Master painting, Landscape with Swans Near a Waterfall,
by Flemish artist Roelandt Savery, whose oeuvre was defined by a keen observation of the natural world.
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4 Incredible Examples of Life Imitating Art
Left: Handcrafted in Puglia, the enamel top of Form A’s Marea Estate side table draws inspiration from the Mediterranean
Sea crashing on the shore. Right: A pioneer of large-scale color photography, Richard Misrach devises works that document humankind’s impact on nature. He’s spent much of his career photographing the American Southwest desert to create images like Paradise Valley [Arizona], 3.22.95. 7:05 pm (1995).
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4 Incredible Examples of Life Imitating Art
Left: Comprising more than 100 carats of white opals, blue sapphires, green tsavorites, and diamonds, the Butterfly brooch by Lugano Diamonds shimmers with diaphanous splendor. Right: Known for situating painted nude models in striking installations, interdisciplinary artist Donna Huanca often utilizes the body as her canvas. For her two-dimensional work Rheum Rhabarbarum
(2019), she reimagined an enlarged photo of her performers in seductive swirls of sand and oil paint.
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