What is Modern Art’s Favorite Color?

Martin Bellander, a PhD psychology student at the Karolinska Institutet, created a data visualization that illustrates the use of various colors in paintings over the past 200 years. Bellander pulled the data from a website that offers images of over 94,000 paintings between 1800-2000. The visualization shows a significant trend toward the use of the color blue, possibly the reflecting changing prices in paint, an …

Public Art in Tulum

The Mexican destination offers up vibrant murals alongside pristine beaches, jungles and Mayan ruins

Over the past few years, Tulum has become the go-to destination for a relaxing but unique beach vacation. While the sleepy town is just two hours south of the high-rise and fast-food-laden strip of beach known as Cancun, it’s a world away. As the cozy beaches and ancient Mayan ruins (along with world-class hotels and international gourmet fare) draw in most tourists, a rising number …

Berlin Alternative Fashion Week

Boundary-breaking creative talent gathered at this year’s Berlin Alternative Fashion Week (BAFW) to showcase the future of independent design through fashion, music and art in an atmosphere not bogged down by big brands. The collection of experimental events included runway shows by designers Field of Ponies, Phoebe Heess, Bas Kosters, Tzuji and more, culminating in the main event “Alchemy.” You can catch a quick wrap-up …