Photography #climate crisis #contests #fish #oceans November 24, 2023 Grace Ebert Jack Pokoj, a lizardfish’s open mouth reveals its last meal, Philippines. All images […]
RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs Are Now Enrolling for Summer 2024 — Colossal
#sponsor Artwork by RISD Pre-College student James A. Rhode Island School of Design has opened registration for its residential summer Pre-College program and year-round […]
Surreal Anatomies and Architectural Motifs Emerge from Elegant Sculptural Candles — Colossal
Design #candles #sculpture #wax November 22, 2023 Grace Ebert Aline Asmar d’Amman, “Aspiration.” All images by Carl Halal, © House of Today Ten Lebanese […]
JR’s Dramatic Cave Intervention Emerges from the Center of the Palais Garnier in Paris — Colossal
Art Dance #JR #public art #trompe l’oeil #video November 22, 2023 Grace Ebert “Retour à la Caverne – Acte I” (2023), Palais Garnier, Opéra […]
A Group Show Revels in the Wonder and Unknown of the Night Sky — Colossal
Art #astronomy #embroidery #light #painting #stars November 22, 2023 Colossal Danielle Clough. All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery + Studio, shared with permission What […]
Remarkably Realistic Marine Invertebrates Made of Glass Surface at the Mystic Seaport Museum — Colossal
Art Craft History Science #Blaschka #glass #nature #sculpture #sea creatures November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes All photos by Joe Michael, courtesy of the Mystic […]
Moss, Pine Bark, and Roots Camouflage Tiny Refuges Among the Wild Swedish Forests and Farmland — Colossal
Art Design #land art #nature #plants #site-specific #Ulf Mejergren November 21, 2023 Grace Ebert “Moss Hut.” All images © Ulf Mejergren, shared with permission […]
More Than 100 Photographers Team Up for Vital Impacts Print Sale Supporting Elephant Conservation — Colossal
Photography #animals #astronomy #Vital Impacts November 21, 2023 Grace Ebert Tim Flach, “Flamingo Reflections.” All images courtesy of Vital Impacts, shared with permission Since […]
Kendall Ross Gets Personal with Her Colorful Sweaters Embedded with Stories — Colossal
Art Craft #fashion #humor #Kendall Ross #knitting November 21, 2023 Kate Mothes “I would never wear this in public” (2022), hand-knit with wool the […]
Wander Through a Geometric Field of More Than 400 Pyramids in Jim Denevan’s ‘Self Similar’ — Colossal
Art #geometric #Jim Denevan #land art #landscapes November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Manar Abu Dhabi, shared with permission […]
In a Documentary Short, Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley Wield ‘Paint & Pitchfork’ in the Studio — Colossal
Art Documentary #Amy Sherald #art history #Kehinde Wiley #painting #portraits #video November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes In 2018, when their portraits of former President […]
The Getty Digitizes a Rare 16th-Century Manuscript from Indigenous Mexico — Colossal
Art History Illustration #art history #Indigenous culture #Mexico November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert “Glue-hardening process,” Book 9, Folio 64v, Artist K. All images courtesy […]
Botanical Patterns Spill from Shinji Ohmaki’s Existential Vessel — Colossal
Art #installation #light #sculpture #Shinji Ohmaki November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert “Gravity and Grace” (2023), installation view at National Art Center. Photo by Keizo […]
One of the Most Colorful Composites of the Universe Highlights Galaxies 4.3 Billion Light-Years from Earth — Colossal
Science #astronomy #James Webb Space Telescope November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert Galaxy cluster MACS0416. Image courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto […]
Søren Solkær’s Enigmatic Photographs Capture Flocks of Starlings in Evening Skies — Colossal
Photography #birds #landscapes #Søren Solkær November 16, 2023 Kate Mothes “Black Sun #36.” All images © Søren Solkær, shared with permission Since 2017, Danish […]
Introspective Figures Navigate Surreal Worlds in Simón Prades’ Illustrations — Colossal
Illustration #narrative #plants #surreal November 16, 2023 Kate Mothes Stories come to life on the page and introspective figures explore inner worlds in the […]
Over 25 Years of a Pioneering Collective’s History Comes Together in ‘Trailblazing Women Printmakers’ — Colossal
History #art history #books #printmaking November 16, 2023 Jackie Andres Aino Clarke, “Jazz Age.” Photo by Peter Morse, courtesy of Peter and Bobbi Kovner. […]
At a New Restaurant in South Vietnam, Dine Under a Dramatic Thatched Bamboo Canopy — Colossal
Design #architecture #bamboo #Vietnam November 15, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Hyroyuki Oki. All images © BambuBuild A cascading bamboo lattice shelters diners at […]
The Iconic ‘Silver Swan’ Automaton Gets a Well-Deserved Fluff of the Feathers — Colossal
Craft Design History #automata #birds #kinetic sculpture #metal #metalwork November 15, 2023 Kate Mothes In the 250 years since its fabrication in the […]
Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors — Colossal
Art Photography #architecture #clouds November 15, 2023 Grace Ebert “Nimbus Kunstmuseum Hal” (2021). Photo by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk. All images courtesy of the artist and […]
Sebastian Foster Announces 30 Artists for Their Eclectic Fall Print Set — Colossal
#posters and prints #sponsor November 14, 2023 Sebastian Foster Anne Siems Austin-based gallery Sebastian Foster just announced its 2023 Fall Print Set, marking the […]
The Largest-Ever Roman Mosaic Found in Anatolia is Revealed to Be Even More Expansive — Colossal
Art History #archaeology #mosaics #Turkey November 14, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Sercan Küçükşahin for Anadolu Ajansı As the warmer months came to a […]
Our Favorite Art Books of 2023 — Colossal
Art Colossal #books November 14, 2023 Colossal We’ve started to think about finding the perfect gifts for our loved ones and bet you have, […]
Sonya Clark Uses Common Fibers to Weave Together Craft, Community, and Activism — Colossal
Art #activism #books #hair #portraits #sculpture #Sonya Clark #textiles November 13, 2023 Grace Ebert “The Hair Craft Project: Hairstyles on Canvas” (2014), silk threads, […]
A Documentary Follows Biologists Fighting Ravens with Lasers and Decoys to Save Desert Tortoises — Colossal
Design Documentary #animals #conservation #video November 13, 2023 Grace Ebert In 1990, the desert tortoise landed on the federal endangered species list following decades […]
Colorful Textures Swathe Carlos Cabo’s Ebullient Ceramic Figures — Colossal
Art #Carlos Cabo #ceramics #clay #sculpture November 9, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Carlos Cabo, shared with permission Elegant, richly textured garments cloak […]
Mist Casts the Hudson Valley in a Mysterious Light in Andrew Moore’s Atmospheric Photographs — Colossal
Photography #Andrew Moore #landscapes #New York November 9, 2023 Kate Mothes “Jill’s Keep, Rhinebeck, NY” (2021). All images © Andrew Moore, courtesy of Yancey […]
Tau Lewis Salvages Found Textiles to Conjure the Enigmatic Figures of Her Imagined Future — Colossal
Art #books #sculpture #Tau Lewis #textiles November 9, 2023 Grace Ebert “Homonoia” (2022). All images © Tau Lewis, courtesy of the artist and 52 […]
Open Planet Is a Growing Library of 4,500 Free Videos Documenting Nature and Climate Issues Around the World — Colossal
Documentary Photography #animals #climate crisis #landscapes #nature #video November 8, 2023 Grace Ebert Climate science has a communication problem. Abstract data, figures, and […]
Toon Joosen Splices Snapshots of ’60s Life into Tongue-in-Cheek Collages — Colossal
Art #collage #humor #paper #Toon Joosen November 8, 2023 Grace Ebert “Oh, island in the sun.” All images © Toon Joosen, shared with permission […]
Tender Moments, Vibrant Plants, and Georgian Culture Adorn the Tbilisi Streets for the Annual Mural Fest — Colossal
Art #murals #public art #street art #Tbilisi Mural Fest November 8, 2023 Grace Ebert Milu Correch. All images courtesy of Tbilisi Mural Fest, shared […]
Olga Prinku Grafts Blooms and Branches Into Expansive Embroideries — Colossal
Art Craft #embroidery #flowers #Olga Prinku #plants November 7, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Olga Prinku, shared with permission Using a vibrant array […]
Trippy Rugs Weave Kaleidoscopic Color into Plush Floor Coverings — Colossal
Design #Ken Kelleher #rugs November 7, 2023 Grace Ebert The Rain Rainbow Carpet. All images ©˙Ken Kelleher The days are getting shorter here in […]
In Meticulous Paper Portraits, Yulia Brodskaya Coaxes Visions of a Compassionate Future — Colossal
Art Craft #paper #portraits #quilling #yulia brodskaya November 7, 2023 Kate Mothes “Northern Lines.” All images © Yulia Brodskaya, shared with permission For millennia, […]
Empower Your Practice With the NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists — Colossal
#sponsor November 6, 2023 Not Real Art 2022 NOT REAL ART Grant winner Joan Cox, “In the Garden of Autumn” Let your art shine: […]
The Drifters Project Harnesses Community to Clean the Oceans and Visualize Global Plastic Pollution — Colossal
Art #community #Drifters Project #installation #oceans #plastic #pollution #sculpture November 6, 2023 Grace Ebert “Pam In Net” (2008), Southpoint, Hawai’i, Hawai’i Wildlife Fund collaboration. […]
Victoria Rose Richards Surveys Land From Above in Atmospheric Embroidered Landscapes — Colossal
Craft #aerial #embroidery #landscapes #thread #Victoria Rose Richards November 6, 2023 Jackie Andres All images © Victoria Rose Richards, shared with permission Aerial fields […]
Kinetic Botanical Sculptures by William Darrell Wriggle and Writhe in Hypnotic Motion — Colossal
Art #kinetic sculpture #sculpture #William Darrell October 31, 2023 Grace Ebert “Ostara.” All images © William Darrell, shared with permission William Darrell describes his kinetic […]
In Calida Rawles’ New Paintings, the Next Generation Transcends Darkness — Colossal
Art #acrylic painting #Calida Rawles #painting #water November 3, 2023 Grace Ebert “With Wings of Infinity” (2023), acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 inches. […]
Play Meets Ink in Roy Scholten’s Ongoing LEGO Letterpress Bird Series — Colossal
Art #birds #Lego #printmaking #Roy Scholten November 3, 2023 Grace Ebert Common linnet. All images © Roy Scholten, shared with permission Roy Scholten is […]
Paint Whirls Through a Sea of Color and the Melodies of Chopin in a New Video by Thomas Blanchard — Colossal
Art #color #macro #Thomas Blanchard #video October 31, 2023 Kate Mothes A vivacious troupe of colorful paint blobs dance across a stage of […]
A Forgotten Vault Where Michelangelo Hid and Sketched For Months Opens for the First Time — Colossal
Art History #art history #drawing #Michelangelo November 2, 2023 Grace Ebert All images courtesy of the Bargello Museums, Florence In 1530, Michelangelo went into […]
A New Documentary Follows the Ohio Environmentalists Making Paint from Toxic Mining Runoff — Colossal
Art Documentary Science #mining #paint #short film #video November 2, 2023 Grace Ebert In southeast Ohio, toxic drainage from abandoned coal mines has […]
A Photo Preservationist Saved a Trove of 4,000 Glass Plate Negatives That Nearly Went Into the Trash — Colossal
History Photography #black and white #portraits #preservation November 1, 2023 Kate Mothes All images courtesy of Terri Cappucci, shared with permission It’s estimated that […]
Monumental Paper Installations by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen Bring Vibrant Flora Indoors — Colossal
Art Craft #flowers #installation #Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen #paper November 1, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen, shared with permission Enormous blooms […]
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