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Dancer-turned-designer wows with his stunning eco-friendly ‘art clothes’ made from recycled materials

Designer Szymon Kot from Chorzów came up with the idea during the pandemic when he was struck down with Covid and confined to bed. panszymonkot

The unique cloth paintings, composed of recycled materials from car factories, sewing workshops, upholstery warehouses and second hand clothes shops, include depictions of Vermeer’s ‘Girl with the Pearl Earring’, Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’, a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo, and Da Vinci’s ‘Lady with an Ermine’.

Stunning ‘first of its kind’ 3D art of Impressionist masters goes on show in Poznań

With close to 60 masterpieces on display, the organisers say the unique exhibition will help viewers ‘rediscover Impressionist painting’ and ‘catch details that we cannot see with the naked eye.’

The Art of the matter: Witty reproductions of classic paintings show police enforcing COVID-19 lockdown

A well-known Gdańsk-born artist has seen his popularity surge further after modifying classic works of art to feature Polish police officers enforcing lockdown laws and writing out fines.

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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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