Stacy Suaya

Stories

  1. Who Was the Original Master of Gore?

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    A black and white photograph of a man with slicked back hair, wearing a suit and smoking, with a large bat shadow behind him

    This Spanish painter’s later works were extremely dark

  2. He's the Ebenezer Scrooge of the Middle Ages

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    A close up of an illuminated manuscript page with an inset illustration of a giant monster with two people in its mouth, and a nude man begging an angel to its left.

    A medieval Halloween carol

  3. Dab a Little 3,000-Year-Old Greek Civilization on Your Wrist

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    A man in glasses holds a scent strip near several floating bottles of perfume, appearing to evaluate the fragrances.

    Perfumer Michael Nordstrand distilled ancient Pylos into two scents for the Getty Villa Museum. One ingredient was originally raked from goats’ beards in Crete

  4. An Albert Frey Tour of Palm Springs

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    A low slung white building with a triangular roof pointing upwards about 30 degrees and outwards toward the curved street in front of it, while also surrounded by a low wall and manicured bushes.

    Experience the International Style, interpreted for the desert

  5. Bold Lines and Nude Sunbaths

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    A modernist white house with clean lines and a cement driveway sits on a cliff with mountains and a blue sky behind it.

    When European modernism met a California health nut

  6. Oedipus Enters His Elvis Era, With a Pompadour and Rhinestones

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    A group dressed as Elvis Presley dancing on a blue stage with Greek columns.

    The Troubadour Theater Company makes comedic connections between a Greek tragedy and a rock ‘n’ roll legend in Oedipus the King, Mama!

  7. How to Make Dendrite Art

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    A watercolor painting depicting boulder-like rocks surrounded by green grass and plants on a coastal landscape.

    You can make a beautiful print inspired by George Sand

  8. When Artworks, Cherished Objects, and Children’s Toys Are Fire Survivors Too

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    A person wearing black rubber gloves holds up a toy truck covered in debris.

    Getty’s Fire Recovery Conservation Clinic provided triage for belongings—and healing for victims

  9. How Forensics, Fine Art, and the Greek Soccer Team Revealed the Face of a 3,500-Year-Old Warrior

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    A bald man is shown from the back, using a haptic device and two computer screens, one with a man's face that looks like it's made of clay; behind that, a man with a realistic face and long curly hair

    A Bronze Age warrior with a fascinating backstory arrives at the Getty Villa Museum

  10. In the Algorithm’s Eyes, “We Are Already Plants”

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    A green plant sits under lamps, entwined with colorful balls of light handing from the ceiling

    Slovenian bio artist Špela Petrič explores the vegetal world with artificial intelligence (AI), speculating that humans have more in common with plants than we think