acrylic

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Ghostly acrylic animals dissolve into the background of these pieces, as natural elements attached to the works’ surfaces—sheepskin, cotton, cowhide—obscure just enough of these creatures that it’s impossible to tell what species they are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She started at cosmetology school, but didn’t finish because the fumes from acrylic nails sent her to the hospital, she said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

A thousand small cylindrical acrylic mirrors planted in the sand compose a Morse code poem imagining a dialogue between Tangun, the legendary founder of the first Korean kingdom, and an Egyptian pharaoh.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The artworks are coated with a transparent acrylic and the borders of newspaper held together with clear tape because they are very fragile - like the existence of the people Mwaba has painted.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Her mother’s hand is wrapped around her shoulder, and her father is pointing at her acrylic painting—an image of a house on a lake, with several geese dipping their toes into the water.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman