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almost 2 years ago

Touch the Rainbow: Trippy Rugs Weave Kaleidoscopic Color into Plush Floor Coverings

The days are getting shorter here in the Northern Hemisphere, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the cheery colors of a summertime rainbow. From the studio of artist Ken Kelleher, a trio of rugs...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

In Meticulous Paper Portraits, Yulia Brodskaya Coaxes Visions of a Compassionate Future

For millennia, cultures across the globe have venerated mother goddesses who embody maternal roles and symbolize fertility and cosmological creation. For the Inuit, Nerrivik is known as the sea mother...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Olga Prinku Grafts Blooms and Branches Into Expansive Embroideries

Using a vibrant array of real flowers and foliage, North Yorkshire-based artist Olga Prinku (previously) designs intricate embroideries that explode with natural colors and textures. The artist...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

The Drifters Project Harnesses Community to Clean the Oceans and Visualize Global Plastic Pollution

In 2006, Pam Longobardi traveled to Ka Lae, the southernmost tip of Hawaii’s Big Island, for a residency. Cradled by a rugged coastline and high cliffs towering over the Pacific Ocean, the point marks...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Open Call: Empower Your Practice With the NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists

Let your art shine: Calling all creative minds working in the realm of visual art! The NOT REAL ART 2024 Grant Program is now accepting submissions. If you’re ready, so are we. Submit your work today...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

In ‘Heirloom Machine,’ Kate Van Vliet Catalogues Daily Routines One Eggshell at a Time

Kate Van Vliet’s Fault Lines series began with a neighborly gesture. “While sequestered at home during the pandemic with twin infants, our neighbors started giving us fresh eggs from their backyard...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Victoria Rose Richards Surveys Land From Above in Atmospheric Embroidered Landscapes

Aerial fields of vision emerge from Victoria Rose Richards’ embroidered landscapes. Setting scenes from above, the artist (previously) uses thread to achieve a variety of patterns and textures,...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Play Meets Ink in Roy Scholten’s Ongoing LEGO Letterpress Bird Series

Roy Scholten is wrapping up a years-long printing project with dozens of playfully rendered fowl. 50 Birds is an ongoing series that uses LEGO in place of lead type to create curved beaks, long tails,...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

In Calida Rawles’ New Paintings, the Next Generation Transcends Darkness

Tufts of a pink skirt, a soaked evening gown clinging to a knee, and a few fingers and toes gently breach the water’s surface in Calida Rawles’ A Certain Oblivion. On view this month at Lehmann...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

A New Documentary Follows the Ohio Environmentalists Making Paint from Toxic Mining Runoff

In southeast Ohio, toxic drainage from abandoned coal mines has devastated streams and rivers. The acidic sludge, which is filled with heavy metals, leaches into waterways, destroying ecosystems and...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

A Forgotten Vault Where Michelangelo Hid and Sketched For Months Opens for the First Time

In 1530, Michelangelo went into hiding after receiving a death sentence from Pope Clement VII. The iconic Renaissance artist had been caught in the political strife of his patrons, the Medici family,...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Monumental Paper Installations by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen Bring Vibrant Flora Indoors

Enormous blooms crafted from thousands of sheets of creased, textured, and twisted paper explode in Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen’s vibrant installations. The Copenhagen-based artist (previously)...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

A Photo Preservationist Saved a Trove of 4,000 Glass Plate Negatives That Nearly Went Into the Trash

It’s estimated that people around the world will take a whopping 1.6 trillion photographs this year. With lenses built into our digital devices, a quick snap has never been easier. In the second half...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

November 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Cosmic Creatures Meet Mystical Geometry in Bunnie Reiss’ Murals and Illustrations

For Bunnie Reiss, the studio can take her anywhere. From her art-filled desert home near Joshua Tree, California, to walls in cities around the country, her surroundings transform into her canvas. “I...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Paint Whirls Through a Sea of Color and the Melodies of Chopin in a New Video by Thomas Blanchard

A vivacious troupe of colorful paint blobs dance across a stage of oil and soap liquid in Thomas Blanchard’s latest video. Sliding around to the sounds of Chopin’s “Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 (E Flat...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Kinetic Botanical Sculptures by William Darrell Wriggle and Writhe in Hypnotic Motion

William Darrell describes his kinetic sculptures as “mechanically abstracted organisms,” animated forms that pulse, shimmy, and spin with lifelike motion. The London-based artist is inspired by the...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

An Elegant ‘Bamboo Cloud’ Floats Over Manhattan’s Gansevoort Plaza

Earlier this month, a couple of airy clouds floated over Gansevoort Plaza in Manhattan, although unlike those you’d usually see wafting overhead, these clouds descended a bit closer to Earth....

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Folkloric Figures Emerge in Malene Hartmann Rasmussen’s Shapeshifting Ceramics

“Folklore relating to Scandinavia is a great inspiration and something I have grown up with during my childhood and adolescence in my native Denmark,” says Malene Hartmann Rasmussen, whose enigmatic...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Ýrúrarí’s Knit and Felted Characters Are Cheeky Additions to Mended Garments

Ýr Jóhannsdóttir moves through the world with a second set of eyes—and teeth and brows. The Icelandic artist, who works as Ýrúrarí, has spent the last few years crafting an extensive cast of felted...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

‘Ghost Rivers’ Visualizes a Mile-Long Stream Buried Deep Beneath Baltimore

How much do we really know about the land we walk on each day? For those of us in urban areas, pavement and buildings mask what were once prairies, forests, or glaciers, with any natural terrain often...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

S’well Pairs Art With Sustainability for a Limited-Edition Timothy Goodman Collection

Award-winning artist and designer Timothy Goodman has joined forces with S’well, the industry pioneer of stylish and sustainable living solutions, to release an exclusive collection of S’well Original...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Otherworldly Lifeforms Weightlessly Float Through Yellena James’ Vibrant Ecosystems

Rendered in vivid shades of blue, pink, and orange, Yellena James’ unearthly organisms populate environments brimming with life. The Portland-based artist (previously) uses a mix of acrylic paints,...

Colossal

almost 2 years ago

Ugo Rondinone’s 20-Foot Bolts of Lightning Pierce Through a Tempestuous Gallery

Artist Ugo Rondinone (previously) captures the explosive energy of lightning as part of his latest exhibition bright shining light. On view through November 9 at Gladstone Gallery, a trio of bronze...