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2024-10-20 04:15:09

In ‘Hidden Portraits,’ Volker Hermes Reimagines Historical Figures in Overwhelming Frippery
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Overwhelmed by their own finery, the subjects of Hermes' reimagined portraits wryly epitomize a bygone era.
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2024-10-18 13:15:10

Colossal x Firebelly: Crafting a Whimsical Website
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We're unraveling how we set out to satisfy the needs of different readers and usher in a new era for Colossal.
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2024-09-19 20:30:15

Want to Save a Colossal Article for Later? Bookmarking Is Here
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We've added a handy new feature to save an article for inspiration, research, lesson plans, and endless creative rabbit holes.
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2024-09-11 21:15:09

The Adorable and the Fierce Star in the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
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The contest is known for showcasing the drama, humor, and harsh realities found in every part of the globe, and this year is no exception.
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2024-09-11 16:45:09

A Swarm of Blocks Flocks to Human Presence in DRIFT’s Interactive Installation
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In "Murmuring Minds," DRIFT utilizes the swarming patterns of birds, bees, and other social organisms to create an interactive installation that responds to human movement.
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2024-09-05 17:45:09

Loss, Grief, and Renewal Spring Forth in Ebony G. Patterson’s Paper Assemblages
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For more than a decade, the history, lore, science, and symbolism of the garden has been central to Patterson's work.
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2024-08-26 10:15:11

Advance Your Art Career With SVA Continuing Education Courses, Workshops, Residencies
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Ready to take your practice and creativity to new heights? The Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts (SVACE) has the resources and expertise to help you go to the next level. With a diverse range of more than 200 courses and 10+ artist residency programs, you’ll find everything you need to achieve your goals and actualize your potential. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, explore new artistic avenues, or simply deepen your practice, our experienced faculty will provide the guidance and support you need to grow. More
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2024-08-23 17:00:19

Slopes, Snakes, and Slides Wrap Around ‘Casa de los Milagros’ in Photographs by Naser Nader Ibrahim
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On the outskirts of Xalapa, Veracruz in Mexico, a striking terracotta-colored dwelling sits among patches of trees. Standing before the distinctive structure, its exterior boasts fluctuating convex slopes that rise and fall from top to bottom as circular-shaped windows emphasize natural curves. From an aerial perspective, Rosalinda Ulloa—the homeowner—recalls that many have described the house’s shape as, “a mushroom, an octopus, a bat cave, a flower, and even pie-topping meringue.”
Casa de los Milagros, or House of Miracles, the architectural wonder’s construction process began in 1955 and took place in stages over the course of 47 years until its completion in 2002. More
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2024-08-21 17:45:11

Learn to Forage and Process Your Own Natural Pigments with ‘The Mushroom Color Atlas’
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In terms of genes, humans are actually more closely related to mushrooms than plants! That’s because key characteristics—how we store energy, how our cells are built, and our ability to produce Vitamin D when exposed to the sunlight—are found in fungi but not trees or grass. And that’s only the beginning of our fascination with the mycological world, which yields an endless source of inspiration for avid forager, educator, and artist Julie Beeler. More
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2024-08-21 13:15:12

Cropped Punch-Needle Snapshots by Adrienna Matzeg Stitch Memories of Portugal
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Toronto-based artist Adrienna Matzeg stitches a tangible record of a trip to Portugal in Bebidas e Lanches, or Drinks and Snacks. Rendering photographic snapshots and souvenir tableaux in textured punch needle, Matzeg depicts the sights of a hot afternoon spent around a table with friends. Framed by negative space, the compositions often appear cropped like reference photos to show a particular perspective and capture the sensory memories of travel, which the artist bolsters with titles like “Jet Lag in Lisbon” and “Sprained Ankle in Albufeira.”
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2024-08-18 14:45:12

Stippled, Mottled Textures Meet Minimal Geometries in Hugo Alberto’s Illustrations
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“I always do this exercise of simplifying and exaggerating real shapes, finding geometric shapes in nature, and playing with their proportions,” says Hugo Alberto. From his studio in Cuiabá, Brazil, Alberto illustrates soothing, stylized scenes lush with texture. Working primarily in digital mediums, he balances clean, crisp lines with stippled and mottled forms to create pieces that are both minimal and warm.
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2024-08-15 17:30:15

Abstract Shapes Dance to a Lively Soundscape by Bernie Krause in a Playful Stop-Motion Animation
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Bernie Krause is a soundscape ecologist, having spent nearly six decades traveling the globe to record the vast range of noises emerging from tropical rainforests, antarctic tundras, deserts, and more. His work has taken him from the Muir Woods north of his home in the San Francisco area to the beaches of the Galápagos to the lush ecosystems of the Amazon, where he captures unique sonic tapestries of natural life.
Marine de Francqueville visualizes one of Krause’s soundscapes through a series of abstract shapes. More
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2024-08-14 18:30:14

‘Great Women Sculptors’ Surveys More Than 300 Trailblazing Artists Through 500 Years of History
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Celebrating more than 300 trailblazing artists, Great Women Sculptors, forthcoming from Phaidon, surveys half a millennium of remarkable work from the Renaissance to today. At more than 340 pages, the volume is organized alphabetically, aligning some of the best-known names from history with artists making waves today.
Yayoi Kusama’s colorful polka dots, Portia Munson’s feminist found-object evocations, and Mária Bartuszová’s ethereal plaster forms are showcased alongside Louise Nevelson’s monumental constructions and Barbara Hepworth’s intimate stone silhouettes. More
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2024-08-08 15:15:12

Ceramic Houseplants by Ariana Heinzman Revel in the Absurdity of Domestication
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Over the centuries, humanity’s relationship with wilderness has becoming increasingly fraught, as we continue to diminish natural green spaces in favor of roads, buildings, and manicured lawns. For Vashon Island-based artist Ariana Heinzman, our connection—or disconnection—to nature plays a central role in her vibrant ceramics practice.
Habitat for a Fake Plant at J. Rinehart Gallery, Heinzman (previously) conceived of a collection of quirky stoneware houseplants that sit on stools, irregularly shaped large-scale paintings, and decapitated-looking cuttings installed on the wall. More
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2024-08-07 15:30:14

Animals Balance Precariously and Greet Each Other Across Voids in Banksy’s New Murals
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In the U.K., thousands of police remain on standby as a series of riots instigated by far-right supporters have escalated during the past week. The unrest that erupted last Tuesday was spurred by a senseless act: the murders of three children in a dance class in Southport, on the west coast of England, also left eight other children and two adults critically injured. Violence broke out in Southport, then spread quickly to other cities, culminating in assaults on police and racially-motivated attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers. More
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2024-07-22 19:00:15

A Collaborative Mural by Vhils and Bordalo II Celebrates the Legacy of Charles Darwin
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Published 165 years ago, Charles Darwin’s seminal On the Origin of Species founded our modern understanding of evolutionary biology. He keenly observed wildlife in their native habitats and the similarities between animals around the world—including humans—describing how, through natural selection, populations evolve through a branching pattern over time.
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2024-07-22 15:45:12

Marc Quinn’s Monumental Flowers Invite Us to Reflect Upon Our Evolving Relationship with Nature
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From bronze, chrome, and silicone, Marc Quinn’s larger-than-life botanicals emerge with delicate precision. The exhibition Light into Life at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London continues the artist’s exploration of the boundaries between the natural and artificial, the living and non-living, sexuality, and the passage of time.
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2024-07-22 12:15:12

A Concave ‘Scoop’ Out of a New Building in London Frames a Historic Circular Window Nearby
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From an office building in Southwark, London, an innovative expansion emerges in white glazed brick. Architecture firm Corstorphine & Wright conceived of “The Scoop,” a contemporary twist on a historic building in the Union Street Conservation Area, to modernize an existing structure and recognize its past. About 500 meters from the River Thames and centered on Union Street and Southwark Bridge Road, the quarter consists of predominantly 19th-century industrial warehousing, commercial spaces, and ecclesiastical structures. More
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2024-07-20 12:45:08

Share the Sky with Someone Far Away with These Cyanometer and Sunset Postcards
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While exploring the Alpine region around Mont Blanc in 1789, the Swiss physicist and mountain climber Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799) conceived of a tool to measure the blueness of the sky. He developed a round instrument dubbed a cyanometer with 53 shades dyed from Prussian blue he could hold up and compare to the atmosphere above. Saussure correctly predicted that the color correlated with the amount of water present, handy information for someone intending to scale a mountain. More
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2024-07-20 12:15:08

2024-07-19 15:00:13

Frank Deschandol’s Photos Uncover the Some of the World’s Most Elusive Insects and Arthropods
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French photographer Frank Deschandol has held a lens up to wildlife for the last three decades. Journeying to opposite corners of the world in search of remarkable species, Deschandol’s main goal is to highlight the existence of rare and little-known creatures for others to enjoy. “I’m above all a naturalist who came logically to photography, not the other way around,” he explains. “I’ve always had a strong connection with nature, and I couldn’t live without traveling and discovering new places.”
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2024-07-19 14:45:08

2024-07-18 16:00:13

In Tokyo, an Adventurous Steed Charges Forward in an Energetic Paper City by Zim&Zou
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An inventive and adventurous spirit courses through each one of Zim&Zou’s elaborate paper installations, the latest of which imagines a mighty horse leading a ship suspended from above.
previously) melded the brand’s origins in equestrian goods with the Haussmannian architecture of the iconic storefront at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, constructing tall windows and ornate iron balconies reminiscent of the Parisian streets. More
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2024-07-18 15:30:12

2024-07-18 13:00:14

Inky Paws and Fluffy Fur Emerge From Kamwei Fong’s Minimalist Cat Drawings
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Kamwei Fong (previously) is drawn to the nature of cats. Whether extroverted and playful or curious and timid, the clawed companions truly relish living their lives as they please, embodying a charming spirit that inspires the artist time and again.
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2024-07-18 10:15:08

Turn Your Mistakes into Mountains with Hokusai-Inspired Mt. Fuji Erasers
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There are many vantage points from which to view Japan’s towering Mt. Fuji, one of the world’s most iconic mountains. Katsushika Hokusai rendered three dozen of them in his iconic series 36 Views of Mt. Fuji, which he made between 1830 and 1832.
playful erasers inspired by the celebrated vista and the ukiyo-e artist’s illustrations. More
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2024-07-17 17:30:11

Delicately Carved Flora and Fauna by Efrain Almeida Recreate a Contemplative Brazilian Garden
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In O Jardim, Efrain Almeida cultivates the memories of his parents’ home in the backlands of Ceará, Brazil. Carved wooden creatures populate the gallery at Oscar Niemeyer Museum, appearing as if they could buzz and flutter across the space. Comprising about 40 sculptures, paintings, and embroideries, the exhibition reinterprets the intimate, contemplative garden Almeida enjoyed as a child.
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2024-07-17 13:15:09

Beneath ‘The Tree of Life,’ Skander Khif Shares Intimate Stories in Black-and-White
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Skander Khif was born in Tunis and first learned about the art of photography during a school project. But his studies eventually took him down an engineering path before he rediscovered his love for the medium and began focusing on its power to capture the intricacies and diversity of human relationships, communities, and places around the world. Now based in Munich, he documents life in public spaces to tell intimate visual stories.
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2024-07-15 20:15:08

Seeing with Sound: A Short Film Follows the Man Teaching Echolocation to Blind People
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Daniel Kish has taught thousands of students worldwide an essential skill: to see with sound. A lifelong advocate for the blind, Kish is a pioneer in echolocation, the ability to perceive one’s surroundings by making clicking noises or tapping a cane. As sound waves bump onto nearby walls and objects, the noises they reflect create a sort of audible map. “If I click at a surface,” he says in a new short documentary, “it answers back.”
The New Yorker, “Echo” follows Kish and a few students who have benefited from his teachings. More
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2024-07-15 16:45:08

Living at Sea for a Decade, Benjamin Sack’s Elaborate Drawings Cruise the World
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When Benjamin Sack (previously) graduated from university, he sought a new adventure. “I wanted to travel and see and draw the places that inspire my work,” he tells Colossal. One day, he inquired with Holland America Line, which led round-the-world sea voyages, to see if the company might be interested in a novel trade: in exchange for a spot on the ship, Sack would lead classes and lectures and create a large drawing. More
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2024-07-12 18:45:08

Sharks and Snakes and Leopards, Oh My! Lorien Stern’s Vibrant Ceramics Twist Danger into Play
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Ravenous sharks, two-headed snakes, and alligators that appear overly eager for a snack are notably less frightening in the hands of Lorien Stern. Armed with a bright color palette and exuberant style, the Mojave Desert-based artist creates a bold ceramic menagerie of some of the most menacing creatures on Earth.
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2024-07-12 15:15:08

Handmade Paper Cascades Throughout Mika Obayashi’s Meditative Installations
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“A central ingredient is empty space,” says Mika Obayashi about her gossamer installations of paper and cord. The artist constructs delicate, yet immersive works that hang from the ceiling in precise squares or triangles, their strings hovering just above the floor. Precise and organic, the installations question the relationship between material and space and “can be looked at, in, and through all at once.”
Cloud series, atmospheric sculptures of innumerable knotted threads. More
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2024-07-12 13:30:11

A Pair of Staggering Infographics Organizes 1,600 Planets Beyond Our Solar System by Color
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Not until 1992 did astronomers confirm that there were planets outside our solar system, and in the 30-plus years that have followed, researchers have discovered at least 6,660 exoplanets across nearly 4,900 systems. In his latest project, artist and author Martin Vargic turns that staggering number into a pair of striking infographics.
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2024-07-10 16:15:09

Relax to Mesmerizing Aerial Views of Iceland’s ‘Glacial Flour’ Pulsing Through Waterways
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bog iron. Coursing over rock and black sand, the streams take on dazzling, rhythmic patterns. More
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2024-07-10 14:00:15

Collective Ancestry Emerges in the Countless Faces of Nastassja Swift’s Portraits
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From felted wool and quilted fabric, vibrant portraits emerge in sculptures and tapestries by Nastassja Swift (previously). Tiny faces coat the base of a blossom-like bust or swim around the billowing forms of her Sack Series, evoking a sense of universal connectedness. The artist is influenced by family history, textile traditions, West African masks, and Yoruba rituals, gathering numerous tiny visages into compositions that speak to ancestral collectivity, shared experiences, and memories of African diasporic communities. More
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2024-07-09 14:00:14

Insects Inhabit Blooming Floral Worlds in ‘Umwelt’ by Yoshiyuki Katayama
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Yoshiyuki Katayama captures the ineffable qualities of nature and time in her ongoing series Umwelt (previously), which traces myriad relationships between insects and flowering plants. The title takes its name from an ethological concept that uses the German word “umwelt,” usually translated to “self-centered world,” to describe how animals experience their surroundings. Through elegant timelapses of unfurling blossoms, Katayama composes portraits of hostas and gerberas inhabited by colorful six-and eight-legged creatures that, thanks to some great editing, move in real time. More
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2024-07-08 16:30:11

Thirteen Prodigious Sculptures Nestle Among the Trees in ‘La Forêt Monumentale’
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Along the Seine in the thicket of Roumare Forest, an installation of thirteen striking sculptures celebrates France’s woodland heritage and ongoing preservation efforts. The handful of selected works, chosen from an open call that received more than 300 applications from 33 different countries, highlights both local artists and international creatives. The impressive project is justly titled “La Forêt Monumentale,” or “The Monumental Forest,” and is currently open to the public, encouraging viewers to gain an awareness of the country’s lush woodland identity in a physically accessible and creative way. More
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2024-07-05 19:45:11

100 Life-Sized Elephants Lumber Along a Newport Cliff in a Global Conservation Project
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A herd of elephants has arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, on the first leg of their 3,500-mile journey across the U.S. Jointly organized by two nonprofits, Elephant Family and CoExistence, the monumental public work draws attention to the relationships between people and wildlife, particularly as the human population grows and encroaches on natural habitats.
The Great Elephant Migration” features 100 life-sized animal sculptures crafted by the CoExistence Collective, an organization of 200 Indigenous artisans from the Bettakurumba, Paniya, Kattunayakan, and Soliga communities. More
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2024-07-03 16:15:11

Iconic Artworks by Keith Haring Pop Up in a Vibrant New Book
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One of the most iconic figures of the 1980s Pop Art movement, Keith Haring (previously) is best known for his playful pictograms like “Radiant Baby” or “Barking Dog,” motifs that frequently appeared in compositions amid boldly outlined dancing figures, flying saucers, gender symbols, angels, crosses, and pyramids. His energetic surfaces depict colorful, playful scenes, incorporating a deceptive simplicity and vibrancy to bolster important and challenging themes of community, health, religion, politics, and sexuality. More
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2024-07-02 19:00:17

Raising Awareness of Systemic Racism in Healthcare, a Stork Embarks on an ‘Impossible Journey’
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The timeless tale of the stork delivering babies is, like many myths, difficult to trace to a single source, as the story unfolds in folklore throughout Europe, the Americas, North Africa, and the Middle East. In the short film “Impossible Journey” —directed by YUCA and produced by The Youth Company and Colossal (no affiliation)—the creature’s vital mission sets the scene for a critical and poignant message.
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2024-07-02 16:00:17

In London, All You Need Is ‘Love Continuum’ by Yoni Alter
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A love-ly new artwork curls through the bustling Duke of York Square in central London, thanks to Yoni Alter (previously), who celebrates the most enigmatic and important emotion in human experience. Approachable from various vantage points, the piece appears like a squiggly red line at first glance, but when viewed from the right perspective, the abstract curves reveal the word “love.”
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2024-07-02 13:15:11

A Colossal Conversation: vanessa german On Being Whole and Having a Responsibility to Be Irresponsible
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Working across assemblage, sculpture, and installation and often in communities, vanessa german (previously) frequently returns to love and honesty as the core of her practice and therefore, her life. She believes love is an “infinite human technology” with the immense potential to catalyze change and mobilize people, and it emerges in her work not as a theme or metaphor but as a material, named alongside others like rose quartz, Astroturf, and the artist’s own hair. More
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2024-07-02 13:00:17

2024-07-01 15:15:11

Paul Villinski’s Sculptures Swoop and Swarm and in ‘Flight Patterns’
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From found objects like aluminum cans, bottles, knives, and vinyl records, Paul Villinski frames myriad interpretations of flight. The artist’s solo exhibition Flight Patterns at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park draws on his background as a licensed pilot, casting the experience of airborne motion through the thematic lenses of hope and transformation.
swarming insects, which explore subjects like environmentalism, addiction and recovery, and food insecurity. More
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2024-06-28 18:30:13

Delicate Flowers and Wings Flutter Across Gold Skeletons in Casey Curran’s Kinetic Sculptures
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Suspended in the lofty gallery of Heron Arts is a series of new kinetic sculptures by Casey Curran (previously). The motorized works of brass, gold leaf, and organza draw on Greek mythology, particularly that of Icarus who met his demise after flying too close to the sun. With fluttering white wings, the largest sculpture hangs upside down as if falling to the wheat-laden ground.
Writ Against The Sun, which considers the chasm between ambition and reality. More
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2024-06-27 18:15:11

The 2024 Drone Photo Awards Capture a Striking Overview of Global Struggle
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From magnificent natural wonders to human destruction on multiple fronts, the nominees of the 2024 Drone Photo Awards offer a sweeping overview of the state of the world. The annual contest by Siena Awards asks photographers to zoom out and provide new perspectives on global happenings, capturing conflict, devastation, and beauty at all scales.
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2024-06-27 15:00:17

Andréa Keys Connell Searches for Moments of Beauty in Her Tender Clay Sculptures
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Andréa Keys Connell has an immeasurably tender outlook on craft. Viewing object-making as a way to better understand how art adds to the human experience, the North Carolina-based artist feels tremendous joy in sculpting clay.
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2024-06-27 12:45:10

Glimpse the Studios of Art Historical Greats in Vibrant Paintings by Damian Elwes
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From the cubist compositions of Pablo Picasso to “The Two Fridas,” the 1939 iconic double self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, vibrant views of seminal artworks and acclaimed artists’ studios emerge in the imaginative acrylic paintings of Damian Elwes.
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2024-06-24 16:15:10

Massive Glowing Rocks by ENESS Tumble into i Light Singapore
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Iwagumi is a Japanese term that refers to the methodical arrangement of rocks in aquascaping. Usually taking on the form of bold, weighty stones resting among each other in opposition to open, airy surroundings, the distinctive art form appreciates and showcases the humble beauty of rocks. For the tenth edition of the i Light Singapore art festival in Marina Bay, art and technology studio ENESS pays homage to the creative tradition with a major installation titled Iwagumi Air Space. More
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2024-06-24 13:45:10

Repurposed Utensils Perch and Preen in Matt Wilson’s Metal Bird Sculptures
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Matt Wilson (previously) has transformed found utensils into recycled metal sculptures for the last 15 years. Bending, welding, and mounting segments of cutlery upon one another, spoon bowls evoke plumage and fork prongs resemble sprawling quills. Encompassing the distinctive crown variations of birds’ heads, Wilson utilizes the unique decorative details that adorn handles of silverware. The artist obtains his materials secondhand, emphasizing, “It’s such a sustainable source with a seemingly endless supply. More
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2024-06-21 14:45:11

In ‘Kiosk,’ Visit the Tiny Disappearing Urban Shops of Eastern Europe
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If you were born in the past three or four decades, you may not remember much about the former Eastern Bloc, a group of countries aligned politically and economically with the Soviet Union, or USSR, from 1945 to 1991. The coalition was characterized by its alignment with the communist ideology of Marxism–Leninism, rather than the capitalist structure of the Western Bloc, or countries that aligned with the United States.
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2024-06-18 10:00:16

In ‘A Collective Glow,’ Gigi Chen’s Surreal Acrylic Paintings Channel Togetherness and Safety
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Bluebirds are often associated with happiness, love, hope, and positivity, making them an apt subject for New York-based artist Gigi Chen (previously), whose surreal paintings of wildlife merge the animal kingdom with symbols of home, comfort, and connection.
A Collective Glow at Beinart Gallery in Melbourne, Chen continues to explore emotional ties between animals and the environment. In “A Sparrow’s Song,” a bird’s body radiates with neon pink hearts, while in “A Collective Glow,” half a dozen house sparrows stitch up a gleaming cavity in a pigeon’s breast. More
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2024-06-17 20:15:11

11 International Artists Meld Past and Present for Nuart Aberdeen 2024
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As heritage passes from one generation to another, it transforms and reshapes itself to fit within a contemporary milieu. For Nuart Aberdeen 2024, organizers embraced the dynamic nature of culture and traditions and invited 11 artists to reflect on the concept.
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2024-06-17 15:00:17

Monumental Site-Specific Installations by Morag Myerscough Stoke Community and a Sense of Belonging
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Born and raised in bustling London, Morag Myerscough has always been keenly attuned to the rhythms of urban life and the patterns of community. Through large-scale, vibrant installations around the world, the artist emphasizes joy, optimism, and a sense of belonging.
vividly hued affirmations. A large archway installed in Paris, part of the installation “Love Letters,” plays on the French motto “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” —liberty, equality, fraternity—adding fundamental societal principles like dignity, hope, and justice. More
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2024-06-15 14:15:08

Water Rises Around Vibrant Architectural Models in James Casebere’s Haunting Photos
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In the late 1980s, architect Balkrishna Doshi designed a housing complex for poor residents in Aranya, located just a few kilometers outside Indore, India. He believed that homes were “living entities” that would change and evolve over time with new residents, new uses, and new ways of life. Having trained with Le Corbusier, Doshi built 80 homes designed to merge public and private life, their constructions outfitted with sharp, geometric angles and vivid colors that contrasted the often somber hues of public housing. More
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2024-06-14 14:45:08

Shyama Golden’s Monstrous Alter-Ego Transfigures in a Surreal Mythological Narrative
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In Sri Lankan folklore, yakkas are demonic tricksters, and in the paintings of Shyama Golden, they’re alter egos. The Los Angeles-based artist presents a new body of work this month at Harper’s Chelsea that uses these mythological creatures to shatter the false binary of good and evil.
earlier series, In My Mind, Out My Mind roots in narrative. “Daydream of a Nocturne” launches the uncanny storyline with a self-portrait of the artist seated in a cemetery next to a monstrous twin, rendered in unsettling washes of blues and greens. More
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2024-06-13 21:15:11

Fractured Ice Drifts Atop a Frosty Baltic Sea in Bernhard Lang’s Stunning New Photos
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Massive ice floes crush like pebbles in a frosty series by Bernhard Lang. Known for his stunning aerial photos that capture the intricate textures found around the globe, Lang recently flew above the Baltic Sea to glimpse the wintry conditions. Awash in snow and ice, the photos create a compelling tapestry of life from Estonia to Finland that includes traversing the frozen Peipsi Lake on foot and watching crystalline structures form on the water’s surface. More
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2024-06-13 18:15:10

Aspen Golann’s Elegant Brooms and Brushes Take a Playful Approach to Woodworking
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For Aspen Golann, determining the function of an object is the perfect creative constraint for beginning a project. Working almost entirely by hand in her New Hampshire studio, she carves and sands wooden furniture, spoons, candlesticks, and other goods with a playful twist.
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2024-06-13 14:30:14

Hand-Blown Glass Swells Around Steel Armature in Katie Stout’s Bubbly Lamps
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Artist Katie Stout blurs the line between utilitarian objects and sculptures, creating chandeliers, chairs, tables, and other functional designs bearing her signature ornamental aesthetic. Using a wide range of materials like ceramic, bronze, glass, and steel, she continually challenges gendered traditions and craft techniques through her playful, expressive works that question the nature of allure and value.
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2024-06-12 19:15:12

In a New Music Video, Lilli Carré Animates the Beauty of Transitional Moments with Gouache
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Thick, expressive brushstrokes come alive in the form of slithering snakes, cascading vines, and leaping goats in the music video for “Sunever,” a track featured on singer-songwriter Chris Cohen’s newest album concordantly titled Paint a Room. Los Angeles-based artist Lilli Carré meticulously animated each frame with gouache on paper, compiling immense stacks of painted compositions into seamless movement.
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2024-06-11 20:30:14

Mesmerizing Pixelated Motifs Emerge from Sci-Fi Narratives in Drawings by Matthew Craven
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Neuromancer is one of the first science-fiction novels characterized as cyberpunk, a dystopic mix of rapidly advanced technologies and mass societal collapse. Written by William Gibson and published in 1984, the book has become a cult classic lauded for how it doesn’t reach toward a distant future but rather envisions “the real present,” a version of the stark inequities and nightmarish times we’re already living in.
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2024-06-11 16:45:11

Tender Interactions Emerge from Wood in Fumiya Watanabe’s Delicate Sculptures
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“My work is like a diary, like a poem,” says Fumiya Watanabe, who translates daily experiences and emotions into poignant wooden sculptures. Based in Gifu, Japan, the artist studied wood carving during university, then later with a master Inami artisan. Honing a technical understanding of the medium prompted Watanabe to immortalize things he saw and experienced into delicate artworks.
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2024-06-11 15:45:11

‘I Am an Artist’ Takes Young Readers on a Colorful Journey Through Art Mediums
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Starting in a vast complex of studios large and small, a new children’s book written by Doro Globus and illustrated by Rose Blake introduces readers to a cast of characters with myriad approaches to making art. There’s an artist who cuts and sews scraps of found fabrics, another who waxes poetic about an ocean-smoothed stone, and glassblowers who brave the heat of the kiln to shape supple vessels. Rendered in bold, bright colors, I Am an Artist asks “What is an artist and how do they work?”
David Zwirner Books, the newly released title is the second collaboration between Globus and Blake and follows Making a Great Exhibition, which introduced readers to the more logistical side of an art career that, frankly, is mystifying for many adults. More
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2024-06-11 15:30:14

The Forthcoming ‘Racing for Thunder’ Chronicles Rammellzee’s Vibrant and Multi-Hyphenate Artistic Career
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In the 1970s and 1980s, a ride on the New York City subway looked a lot different than it does today, famously coated in graffiti inside and out. One figure who has gained posthumous attention during the past few years is the creative polymath Rammellzee (1960-2010), whose paintings, sculptures, and performances deployed and deconstructed language at a time when novel digital technologies were just beginning to emerge.
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2024-06-10 19:45:11

2024-06-10 16:00:17

Jacques Monneraud’s Remarkable Ceramic Vessels Meticulously Mimic Corrugated Cardboard
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At first glance, you’d be forgiven for thinking that if any of Jacques Monneraud’s vessels were to be filled with water, they’d soak right through and split at the seams. And that’s exactly what the artist wants you to think! Incredibly, these vessels are made of clay.
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2024-06-10 14:15:11

Timeless Mesoamerican Desert Landscapes Glow in Anna Ortiz’s Vivid Paintings
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In the dreamlike landscapes of Anna Ortiz, distant volcanoes erupt and the moon eclipses the sun behind sprawling saguaros, agaves, and prickly pears. Through a highly saturated, nearly monochromatic palette with a limited value range, the Brooklyn-based artist explores how low contrast can “render the time of day ambiguous,” she says. “With any luck, this is an invitation to my viewer to pause and consider what this scene is and when it’s taking place.”
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2024-06-09 14:45:11

Through Stone and Glass, Ramon Todo Embeds Layers of History, Time, and Place
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“Stone is like DNA that remembers the entire history of a place,” says artist Ramon Todo. Time is an overarching theme in the artist’s work, as he sees the layers of glass embedded in the rugged sculptures a representation of the concept. Referring to these transparent segments as “windows,” Todo hopes the viewer “will be able to imagine the memory, time, and place that the material holds.”
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2024-06-07 21:30:13

Drawing on Queer History, Moises Salazar Glamorizes Faceless Figures in Glitter
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Glitter has a deep connection to queer culture and identity. Appearing in drag performances in the early 20th century, the sparkling material quickly became associated with gender-bending, and today, it’s frequently used in protest and activist circles advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
Moises Salazar references this history and their Mexican heritage through mixed-media portraits. Rendering faceless figures in glitter—a choice that allows each subject to be a surrogate for queer Latinx people—Salazar depicts scenes of joy, confidence, and defiance as they present figures who are tender but resolute. More
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2024-06-06 15:00:16

Untangling Ancestries, Tamary Kudita’s Remarkable Portraits Illuminate African Identities
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Born in Zimbabwe, photographer Tamary Kudita traces her ancestry to the historical Orange Free State, a Dutch colonial region and home to the Boers in Southern Africa that was incorporated into the British Empire in the early 19th century. Kudita is fascinated by how “our unchosen histories” have shaped our identities and society today.
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2024-06-05 23:00:16

Dynamic Striped Sculptures by Derrick Velasquez Cascade with Vinyl Color
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Like vinyl rainbows arching across the horizon, the wall sculptures that arise from Derrick Velasquez’s Denver studio capture movement and color in dynamic planes. The artist layers striped patterns in palettes evocative of beaches and deserts atop a wooden axis, creating a cascade of color from a central point. Velasquez (previously) cuts the vinyl into non-uniform strips that, once stacked one atop the other, allow a shaggy, fluid edge to emerge. More
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2024-06-05 14:30:14

Archaeologists Uncover Rare Blue Frescoes of an Ancient Sanctuary and Servant Quarters in Pompeii
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Archaeologists continue to uncover the area known as Insula 10 of Pompeii’s Regio IX neighborhood, and a recent finding includes a stunning sky-blue sacrarium, a space for ritual and conservation of sacred objects. Brilliant red lines the niches, where statues and other devotional iconography likely stood.
Fourth Style (c. 60–79 C.E.), an intricate aesthetic that was less ornamental than its predecessor but took a more narrative and architectural approach. More
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2024-06-05 14:15:11

2024-06-05 10:30:20

Women Warriors Confront History and Contemporary Issues in Tim Okamura’s Striking Portraits
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“This is a time when a woman’s right to choose, and to have a voice in decision-making on every level, has already been compromised with threats of even further subjugation,” says artist Tim Okamura, whose striking portraits (previously) emphasize the profound strength and resilience of women.
Women Warriors series, individuals don stunning, traditional garments and wield swords, fans, or scythes. More
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2024-06-04 12:30:14

Striking New Prints from Tugboat Printshop Reflect on the Mysteries of Nature and Mythology
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For Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop, the final piece is only one stage of the painstaking yet satisfying process of making woodblock prints. The works emerge from meticulous planning and carving of numerous blocks, which the Pittsburgh-based artist layers on top of one another to achieve a variety of colors, patterns, and striking contrasts.
Narcissus, whose beauty and youth were admired by everyone who looked upon him, even though he didn’t love anyone. More
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2024-06-04 01:15:11

Cara, the AI-Skeptical Artist Portfolio App, Skyrockets to Hundreds of Thousands of Users
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“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes,” author Joanna Maciejewska recently wrote post on X (formerly Twitter) that quickly went viral.
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2024-06-01 11:15:10

June 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
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Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.
$1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + PhotoFeatured
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2024-05-31 17:30:13

In ‘The Repatriation of King Skellig Mör,’ Duke Riley Explores the Bizarre Relationship Between Nature and Institutional Power
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The most famous goat in the history of Boston was named Skellig Mör. During the early 1900s, Skellig Mör’s name plastered headlines as an arduous legal battle for his custody ensued. The famed goat was born in Killorglin, a town in County Kerry, Ireland. Prior to being bought by Americans and taken overseas to Boston, Skellig Mör was dubbed king in the annual Puck Fair, one of Ireland’s oldest traditions in which a group of individuals trek up a mountain range, catch one of the horned mammals, and crown the chosen one ‘King Puck.’ A king and symbolic entity, Skellig Mör’s absence caused tensions to rise, taking matters of ownership to the courts. More
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2024-02-21 16:30:11

Osborne Macharia Spans Geologic Phenomenon and Beauty in ‘Daughters of the Rift’
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Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia traverses the realms of Afrofuturism and Eastern African geography through his newest series, Daughters of the Rift.
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2024-01-25 16:15:12

Through Vibrant Ruptures, Firelei Báez Untangles Colonialism’s Narrative Knot
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Abstraction, for Firelei Báez, is like a map legend, a system designed to help the viewer navigate the worlds she envisions. Her works, heavy with drips, splatters, and lively explosions of color, emerge from what she refers to as “the mirage,” the place where the colonial narratives that tangle fact and fiction begin to unravel.
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