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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 14:06 UTC

Paintings by self-taught Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite, 1940s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 14:06 UTC

Paintings by self-taught Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite, 1940s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:12 UTC

Paintings by American artist Audrey Flack, 1970s-80s, known for her photorealistic still lifes. RIP.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 15:35 UTC

Textile works by Amsterdam-based German artist Joana Schneider, 2020s, who uses repurposed ropes, natural dyes, and recycled plastic in her sustainable pieces.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:38 UTC

Paintings by Chinese artist Qiu Xiaofei, 2010s-20s, whose dreamlike scenes and semi-abstract compositions explore his own memories and subconscious "thought diversions".

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 15:42 UTC

Paintings by American artist Sayre Gomez, 2020s, whose urban landscapes explore class divides, commercialization, and industrial sprawl in Los Angeles.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 16:16 UTC

Etchings by Yemeni artist Fouad al Futaih, 1970s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:58 UTC

Ceramics by American artist Tatiana Cardona, 2020s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:16 UTC

Airbrush and acrylic works by NY-based Italian artist Bea Scaccia, 2020s, whose still life motifs are pulled from fairy tales, monsters, and mythology.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 14:57 UTC

Paintings by American artist Natalie Terenzini, 2020s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

Ephemeral organic sculptures by German artist Nils-Udo, 1990s, a leader of the “Art in Nature” movement, using natural found materials to create site-specific works documented through photography.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 14:38 UTC

Sculpture by British-Guyanese artist Hew Locke, 2010s-20s, whose multilayered works explores the visual language of power, and how different nations build their identities through symbols of authority.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 16:22 UTC

Paintings by American artist Emily Mason, 1970s, who worked spontaneously in a process she described as "letting the paint talk to you." Her mother Alice Trumbull Mason was a founding member of the NYC American Abstract Artists group, so she was surrounded and inspired by great painters growing up.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 14:20 UTC

Paintings by Japanese-born American artist Kinuko Y Craft, exact dates unknown but I think 1990s-2000s, known for her fantasy and children's book illustrations.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 14:38 UTC

Quilts by Canadian and Salteaux artist Wally Dion, 2010s-20s, merging traditional symbols with contemporary materials.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 15:27 UTC

Shots by American photographer Rose Marie Cromwell, 2000s-10s, whose documentary work explores "the effects of globalization on human interaction and social politics".

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 14:25 UTC

Works by American artist Winfred Rembert, 2000s-10s, whose distinctive dyed leather compositions reflect his memories of childhood in the Jim Crow South, racial violence, civil rights protests, and the years he spent on a Georgia chain gang.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 14:58 UTC

Watercolors by American artist Emily Sargent, 1900s-10s, who often traveled and painted alongside her brother, painter John Sargent, but her work was largely unknown to audiences until a trunk holding hundreds of watercolors was discovered in the late 1990s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 14:17 UTC

Paintings by American artist Jocelyn Hobbie, 2010s-20s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 15:18 UTC

Paintings by Swiss artist Camille Graeser, 1950s-60s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 14:41 UTC

Carpet works by Pakistani American artist Asif Mian, 2010s-2020s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 14:40 UTC

Paintings by NYC-based German artist Stefanie Heinze, 2010s-20s, whose compositions often start as small-scale collaged drawings the artist then adapts into large-scale canvases.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 14:48 UTC

Ceramic sculpture by Japanese artist Yamaguchi Mio, 2020s, whose work incorporates countless folds representative of unexpressed or hidden emotions.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 14:26 UTC

Paintings from the Sky series by Chinese artist Zhao Zhao, 2019-2021, seeking to depict a sky that he could no longer see behind air pollution in Beijing.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 15:12 UTC

Prints by German artist Jens Lausen, 1960s-70s, known for his fantastical landscapes.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 14:42 UTC

Shots by American photographer Meryl Meisler, 1977, who documented her first NYC Pride March shortly after coming out, motivated by Anita Bryant's homophobic crusade that same year.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 14:45 UTC

Mixed media works by Massachusetts-based South African artist Peter Sacks, 2010s-20s, combining various fabrics and materials from different countries he's lived in or visited.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 15:09 UTC

Paintings by Nigerian artist Ofunne Azinge, 2020s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 05, 2024 at 14:20 UTC

Collage works by British artist Penny Slinger, 1970s, known for her surrealist imagery exploring eroticism, mysticism, and feminism.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 15:31 UTC

Furniture designs by Élizabeth Garouste, c 2010s-20s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 14:53 UTC

Embroidery by Japanese designer Masafusa Shibuya, 1990s, known for his work on silk jackets and album covers.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 15:11 UTC

Paintings by American artist Cameron Booth, 1950s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 14:44 UTC

Portraits by Pakistani artist Ali Kazim, 2020s, whose use of color is inspired by his study of the Bengal School's watercolorists.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 14:58 UTC

Photographic prints by Georgian artist Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, 2010s-20s, whose experimental works incorporate various techniques (including photograms, physically scratching negatives, sublimation dyes, etc).

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 15:38 UTC

Paintings by Palestinian artist, writer, and teacher Sliman Mansour, 1970s-80s, whose work reflects on Palestinian culture and struggle.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 28, 2024 at 14:58 UTC

Ceramic sculpture by Mexican artist Andrés Anza, 2020s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 27, 2024 at 15:44 UTC

Works by American illustrator Diana Sudyka, 2010s, from a series inspired by vintage postage stamps.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 15:34 UTC

Chromolithographs by German naturalist and painter Eduard Pechuël-Loesche, 1880s, made from watercolors painted by various artists observing the sky after the 1883 explosion of Krakatoa, which caused strange optical effects for years afterwards.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 25, 2024 at 15:09 UTC

Works by Melbourne-based South Sudanese photographer Atong Atem, 2010s-20s, whose portraiture practice explores identity, migrant narratives, and postcolonial practices in the diaspora.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 24, 2024 at 15:02 UTC

Paintings by Scottish artist Anne Redpath, c 1940s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 23, 2024 at 14:34 UTC

Sculpture by Ethiopian artist Adiskidan Ambaye, 2010s-20s, whose organic forms are composed of dozens of handcrafted slices of plywood.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 22, 2024 at 14:39 UTC

Paintings by American artist Jessie Arms Botke, c 1930s-40s, known for her nature paintings and use of gold leaf.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 14:29 UTC

Neon sculpture by American artist Alissa Eberle, 2020s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 20, 2024 at 15:19 UTC

Paintings by self-taught Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar, 1970s-80s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 15:19 UTC

Paintings by Belgian artist Jean Rets, c. 1960s-70s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 18, 2024 at 14:46 UTC

Installations by NY-based Canadian artist Lotus L Kang, 2020s, incorporating unfixed photographic film that develops over time when exposed to light and humidity in the gallery.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 14:07 UTC

Watercolor and gouache works by French artist Jean Mallard, 2020s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 16, 2024 at 15:41 UTC

Textile works by American artist Lia Cook, 2010s, whose woven portraits incorporate data visualizations as part of a neuroscience research project studying how viewers react emotionally and psychologically to looking at her work.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 15, 2024 at 14:35 UTC

Works by American photographer Gregory Halpern, 2000s-10s.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 14:58 UTC

Paintings by Haitian French artist Hervé Télémaque, 1960s, known for his detailed compositions combining historical, literary, and personal references.

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