From photographers, to sculptors, to visual artists, dreamers, innovators and more, 2012 was jam packed with some of the best art we’ve seen in years, and we tried to blog about it all on the 2Modern blog. We’re rounding up 20 right here in this post to help you review what’s happened, and look forward to all the great art we might see in the new year!
Featured Artist: Berndnaut Smilde
Colorful Ojos de Dios Yarn Mandalas
Featured Artist: Filippo Minelli
Amazing airplane lavatory self-portraits in the Flemish Style by artist Nina Katchadourian
Parvez Taj’s New White Barn Collection
Nick Frank’s Urban Exploration of Mira
Large Geometric Sculptures: Casey Warr
Diana Kohne’s Industrial Infrastructure
Rebecca Rothfus’ Cell Tower Portraits
See Bill Sallans Salacious Seafood
Adorable Brass & Bicycle Chain Pillbugs
Gift Idea: JCR’s Stylized Wooden Birds
Art/Architecture Photography: Bert Danckaert
Phoebe Rudomino Underwater Photography
Giuseppe Penone In The Hidden Life Within

























interesting connection between the new uses of packing materials and airplane lavatory paper for the looks as a homage to the Flemish art of the golden age in both Nina Katchadourian and Suzanne Jongman’s works