A daily field guide to visual culture
Art, architecture, nature, and design, discovered and shared since 2009.
From gravity-defying paintings to double-exposure dreamscapes, these are the eight most hypnotic surreal artworks we’ve discovered, and adored.
In her stunning series Freezing Flowers, artist Paloma Rincón reimagines the classic still life by locking vibrant blooms in geometric blocks of ice.
16 Years of Exploration
The Atlas
Eight curated destinations across architecture, nature, art, design, and beyond: the best of Moss & Fog, all in one place.
The Shop · Curated Objects
Objects Worth Keeping
Four things with a maker behind them, chosen the way we choose what runs on the site: because someone got it exactly right.
It looks like a fairytale forest powered by Victorian steam tech, but the machinery isn’t just for show.
From painters of the quiet suburban hour to worlds that fold, one-line drawings, vintage posters and paint that left the canvas, this is a curated tour of the most extraordinary painting and illustration we have ever featured.
Pollen Robotics built a 25 cm open-source biped with an articulated beak, seven trained behaviors and roller skates. It sold 10,000 units in a week.
Three oceans, the highest tides on Earth, and cities where half the neighbors were born somewhere else. Our case for Canada, with the imagery to match.
Via FastCo Design: In the…
The Latvian artist is prolific, creating hyper-realistic 3D renderings that run the gamut of styles and subject matter.
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Each spring over remote Australia, a colossal wave of cloud rolls in, up to 1,000 km long, and glider pilots surf it. Meet the Morning Glory.