Care to share with us a piece of art or an artist that you have recently discovered?

Care to share with us a piece of art or an artist that you have recently discovered?
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answer:“Pretty cool?” Those are exquisite! I can’t narrow it down to just one. I’ve never seen anything on lookinart.net that didn’t blow me away.
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