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Art & visual culture since 2010. www.thisiscolossal.com
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Nastassja Swift gathers numerous tiny visages into compositions that speak to ancestral collectivity, shared experiences, and memories of African diasporic communities.
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Robert Strati draws elaborate scenes that appear to burst from shattered porcelain plates.
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At Socrates Sculpture Park, Suchitra Mattai weaves new visions of colonial history with vintage saris.
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Yoshiyuki Katayama captures the ineffable qualities of nature and time to explore the “self-centered world" of insects.
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“When I start an artwork, I forget I’m in prison,” says Moath al-Alwi, presumably recorded from within Guantánamo Bay. A short documentary zeroes in on the incarcerated artist's elaborate ship sculptures. Watch it now on Colossal:
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Along the Seine in the thicket of Roumare Forest, an installation of thirteen prodigious sculptures celebrates France's woodland heritage and ongoing preservation efforts.
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In 'Everday Baroque,' Rajesh Vora photographs the unique Punjabi tradition of adorning homes with playful sculptural water tanks. See more of the series today on Colossal.
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100 life-sized elephants are lumbering along a Newport cliff for a global conservation project. The massive herd will migrate 3,500 miles across the U.S. in the coming months.
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Laura Ellen Bacon transforms hundreds of pounds of willow branches into amorphous, oscillating forms.
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The new 'Keith Haring Pop Up Book' recreates six of the artist's iconic works in a playful format. Watch each spring to life with each turn of the page.
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Artist Hitomi Terasawa drew a meticulous cross-sectioned rendering of Hong Kong's infamous Kowloon Walled City before it was razed in 1994. Now we have rare scans revealing the inner workings of the labyrinth-like metropolis.
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In the short film "Impossible Journey," a stork’s vital mission sets the scene for a critical and poignant message about maternity.
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In London, all you need Is ‘Love Continuum’ by Yoni Alter.
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We recently sat down with vanessa german at her Chicago studio to discuss what it means to be a citizen artist, her unwavering commitment to truth, and why consciousness is the last frontier. More on Colossal.
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How do you make crayons from wood? This design studio is putting pine to paper and making a range of colors from Japan's surplus timber.
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Happy July! Colossal is serving up another round of open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies! ✨ Share this month's opportunities with your creative circle.
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From found objects like aluminum cans, bottles, knives, and vinyl records, Paul Villinski frames myriad interpretations of flight.
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Absurdly superficial solutions rule Toni Hamel’s witty paintings.
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Suspended in the lofty gallery of Heron Arts is a series of new kinetic sculptures by Casey Curran. Watch them flutter and writhe today on Colossal.
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Through a Boeing 737 window, Leslie Wayne frames the grandeur of the American West.
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Acclaimed artists’ studios emerge in the imaginative acrylic paintings of Damian Elwes.
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Andréa Keys Connell has an immeasurably tender outlook on craft.
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From natural wonders to human destruction on multiple fronts, the 2024 Drone Photo Awards offer a sweeping overview of the state of the world. See some of the stunning shots today on Colossal.
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“Meeting and getting to know people in the city, and observing how such a vibrant place can still isolate so many, has profoundly influenced my work,” says Tokyo-based artist Keita Morimoto.
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In her incredibly powerful series titled ‘A Thousand Cuts,’ Sujata Setia layers cut paper and photos to expose the indelible impact of domestic abuse.
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With roots dating back to early 18th-century Paris, La Maison du Pastel has the distinction of being the world’s oldest manufacturer of pastels. Go behind the scenes to see how they produce more than 1,800 unique colors by hand:
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“Unlike mass-production toys and knockoffs, we create original gifts that stand out and manifest what we stand for: beautiful spaces, free play, cleaner environment.” ESNAF toy studio shares.
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Strolling between a rock and a park space. 🪨
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In Matt Wilson's recycled utensil sculptures, spoons evoke plumage and forks resemble sprawling quills. 🥄 🐦⬛
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Throughout former Yugoslavia, brightly colored kiosks began to emerge as hot dog stands, flower shops, ticket booths, and more. "Kiosk: The Last Modernist Booths Across Central and Eastern Europe," features more than 150 examples.
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Artist and activist Xenobia Bailey hand-crochets elaborate shooting stars, suspended shelters, and sacred forms.
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2024 marks the 15th year of the annual Audubon Photography Awards, which garnered over 2,300 entrants. 🐦 View the winners now on Colossal:
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Zuni artist Sobé articulates the nuances of gender identity through bold portraits that appear to morph before our eyes.
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From a distance, Amy Feigley-Lee’s colorful compositions are ambiguous and alluring. Are they woven? Protruding? Hollow? See more of her playful perspectives today on Colossal.
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Bluebirds are often associated with happiness, love, hope, and positivity, making them an apt subject for artist Gigi Chen whose surreal paintings merge the animal kingdom with symbols of home and connection.
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How does heritage change as it passes from one generation to the next? 11 artists bring the past into the present for the international street art festival, Nuart Aberdeen.
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How do you know when your artwork is finished? Belaboring whether a work is “complete” is common, but for Karolina Romanowska, ceramics is key to overcoming this creative block.
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One of our favorite stories from the Colossal archive. ✌️🐰 Learn the shadow puppetry that dates back to Japan’s Edo Period with this delightful woodblock print from Hiroshige.
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Morag Myerscough has always been keenly attuned to the rhythms of urban life. Through vibrant installations, she emphasizes joy, optimism, and a sense of belonging.
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In his constructed photography, James Casebere highlights the ways architecture can be created to foster safety, refuge, and social bonds in a world with a widening wealth gap and worsening climate disaster.
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In Sri Lankan folklore, 'yakkas' are demonic tricksters, and in the paintings of Shyama Golden, they’re alter egos.
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Bernhard Lang recently flew above the Baltic Sea to glimpse the wintry conditions.
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Aspen Golann’s elegant brooms and brushes take a playful approach to woodworking traditions.
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Katie Stout's series of shapely pendant lamps illuminates lustrous, candy-colored glass.
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Thick, expressive brushstrokes come alive as slithering snakes, cascading vines, and leaping goats in this beautiful new music video.
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In an imagined post-apocalyptic future, Simon Laveuve’s eclectic dwellings glimpse a way of life.
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Nicola Turner’s monumental, undulating sculpture, “The Meddling Fiend,” appears to move on spindly legs and rise up to meet a statue of English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, who holds a hand out to greet a delicate tendril.
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Referencing sci-fi classics, artist Matthew Craven draws mesmerizing, pixelated patterns.
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“My work is like a diary, like a poem,” says Fumiya Watanabe, who translates his daily experiences into tender wooden sculptures.
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Incredibly, these vessels by Jacques Monneraud are made of clay.
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