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, too, which is why we’re sharing the first part of our Colossal Year in Review series…
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, beads, shells, and yarn on canvas, nine at 29 × 29 inches and two at…
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 of decline. Expanding human populations in the western U.S. encroached on wild habitats and brought…
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 artist Carlos Cabo’s enchanting ceramic figures (previously), showcasing the endless possibilities of clay. Tall and…
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 Richardson, shared with permission Sheep wander through the morning mist in Rhinebeck and storm clouds…
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 Walker, New York, shared with permission A companion to Tau Lewis’s 2022 exhibition Vox Populi,…
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 projections into the distant future can be tough to comprehend. Without effective storytelling tools to…
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 Artist Toon Joosen (previously) continues his retro mashups, splicing two distinct images into ironic and…
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 with permission Since launching five years ago, Tbilisi Mural Fest has transformed the streets of Georgia’s…
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 of real flowers and foliage, North Yorkshire-based artist Olga Prinku (previously) designs intricate embroideries that…
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 the Northern Hemisphere, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the cheery colors of a…
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, cultures across the globe have venerated mother goddesses who embody maternal roles and symbolize fertility…
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: Calling all creative minds working in the realm of visual art! The NOT REAL ART…
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. Photo by Megan Lamson. All images © Pam Longobardi, shared with permission In 2006, Pam…
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 of vision emerge from Victoria Rose Richards’ embroidered landscapes. Setting scenes from up above, the…
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 sculptures as “mechanically abstracted organisms,” animated forms that pulse, shimmy, and spin with lifelike motion….
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. All images courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and…
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 wrapping up a years-long printing project with dozens of playfully rendered fowl. 50 Birds 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 oil and soap liquid in Thomas Blanchard’s latest video. Sliding around to the sounds 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 hiding after receiving a death sentence from Pope Clement VII. The iconic Renaissance artist had…
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 devastated streams and rivers. The acidic sludge, which is filled with heavy metals, leaches into…
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 people around the world will take a whopping 1.6 trillion photographs this year. With lenses…
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 crafted from thousands of sheets of creased, textured, and twisted paper explode in Marianne Eriksen…
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