Reader's Digest » Art & Design http://www.rd.com Sat, 18 May 2013 13:01:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US 8 Eye-Popping Art Park Sculptures http://www.rd.com/slideshows/8-eye-popping-art-park-sculptures/ At Last: Create Your Own Mini-Me In an age where we can get almost anything we want when we want it, it’s no surprise that instant 3D printing has taken off. Need a firearm…

]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/at-last-create-your-own-mini-me/ Technology Unites Relatives in New Type of Family Portrait Whether you’re wearing matching ugly sweaters or experiencing other awkward moments with your kinfolk, ’tis the season for family portraits. New York photographer John Clang put his own…

]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/technology-unites-relatives-in-new-type-of-family-portrait/ Fascinating Art: Do You Have a Doppelgänger? Doppelgänger theory suggests that everyone has a double, somewhere in the world.

But, is it true? Canadian photographer Francois Brunelle doesn’t just think so, he knows…

]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/fascinating-art-do-you-have-a-doppelganger/ ‘Thanks, Mom!’ Comic Artist Captures Special Power of Gift-Giving We’ve all got gifts on the mind this time of year, but when’s the last time you gave (or received) a present just because?

Artist Zac Gorman,…

]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/thanks-mom-comic-artist-captures-special-power-of-gift-giving/ The Year’s Best Photos Whether you want a refresher on the national and international news of 2012, or you just like to look at compelling photographs, check out CNN.com’s feature, 2012: The…

]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/the-years-best-photos/ Good Night, Earth: Amazing Photos from Space Want to get away from it all for a few minutes? I mean, really away from it all, like 512 miles out in space? Then head over to…

]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/good-night-earth-amazing-photos-from-space/ Visual Feast: Beautiful Photos of Rotten Food ]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/visual-feast-beautiful-photos-of-rotten-food/ ‘But Mom, They’re Art!’ Major Museum Adds Video Games to Collection New York’s Museum of Modern Art—better known as MoMA—announced Thursday that 14 video games will soon be added to its collection, with another 26 planned for later.…

]]> http://www.rd.com/recommends/but-mom-theyre-art-major-museum-adds-video-games-to-collection/ This Famous Painting Stinks, Say Some Who doesn’t love George Washington? Nobody, that’s who. And who doesn’t love “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” the famous painting that captures a pivotal moment in the Revolutionary War?…

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