art

‘A wise cat meditating in the Himalayas searching for enlightenment’: AI can now generate hyper-realistic pictures from your random sentences

Descriptive sentences become realistic imagery.

On Apr 7, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

Painting of naked women with caption "which looks exactly like me" (l) Angelina Poveteva painting with caption "The artist for this painting" (c) Photo of woman caption "which looks exactly like this photo of me" (r)

Model accuses artist of painting her face on a nude body without permission

'I feel worthless. I feel used.'

On Apr 5, 2022 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

‘Labor costs money’: Billie Eilish is under fire for hosting a fanart contest with Adobe

Professional artists criticized Eilish for soliciting unpaid illustration work from fans.

On Jan 27, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

Transgender flag, shadows and silhouettes of people on a road, conceptual picture about anonymous Transgender and Gay Lesbian in the World

Artist and activist Meg shows the world how to live your best authentic life

Inspired by intersectionality, Meg designs art to inspire a world where people are free to live their most authentic lives.

On Dec 16, 2021 by John-Michael Bond, Vanessa St-Amand, Voice

Internet Culture

‘Is it real?’: TikToker finds alleged Picasso painting with exhibition stamps at their local Goodwill

Art historians cast doubt on the painting's authenticity.

On Dec 4, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL

The Australian government accidentally commissioned furry art for the Olympics

The 'Aussie Heroes' campaign involves a series of Olympics-themed fursonas.

On Jul 16, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

Walmart is selling stolen prints from an independent Black artist

Black artist says Walmart is selling her Nipsey Hussle painting it stole off Twitter

'Next time remove the watermark.'

On Mar 3, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

President Donald Trump. People are making fun of a painting of Trump in a revolutionary war uniform.

People cannot stop dunking on viral painting of Trump in a Revolutionary War uniform

Trump, a well-known draft dodger, isn't exactly a war hero.

On Dec 30, 2020 by Claire Goforth

Tech

This art restoration fail turned a sculpture of a delicate lady into a ‘potato head’

It's also drawing comparisons to Donald Trump.

On Nov 12, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

These ‘crisp’ black cow memes are the result of a controversial piece of art

There is definitely something off about this cow.

On Oct 16, 2020 by Stacey Ritzen

Internet Culture

Someone tried to cancel Vincent van Gogh, and Twitter isn’t having it

The art community rushed to defend van Gogh's work and life.

On Aug 31, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

Video shows woman smashing Romero Britto's artwork in front of him

Restaurant owner smashes artwork after artist allegedly mistreats employees

The incident took place at the Brazilian artist's meet-and-greet.

On Aug 14, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

The Immaculate Conception by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Another comically bad restoration of a Spanish painting inspires memes

This copy of 'The Immaculate Conception of El Escorial' looks...different.

On Jun 23, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

Lisa Frank chose this moment to finally deny stealing designs from a Black artist

The company called the artist 'opportunistic.'

On Jun 9, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Read the fine print before submitting to J.K. Rowling’s ‘Ickabog’ art contest

The publisher can use your artwork for any purpose, even if you don't win.

On May 27, 2020 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture