Art Plays

“Leo” (2023), acrylic on burlap, 32 x 24 inches. Photos by Nicolas Brasseur. All images © José Lerma, courtesy of Almine Rech, shared with permission In...

All images © Lissy Robinson-Cole and Rudi Robinson, shared with permission A decade ago, artist duo Lissy Robinson-Cole and Rudi Robinson, known also as Lissy &...

“Pool” (2023). All images © Zhongwen Hu, shared with permission Throughout Zhongwen Hu’s most recent Day Tripper series, two things ceaselessly pervade: nature and contemplation. Abstract...

Work by Diana Beltrán Herrera Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d...

All images © Yuni Yoshida, shared with permission Gem-like limes, hand-drawn apples, and sweet stilettos are just a few of the subjects of Yuni Yoshida’s vibrant...

“Soltar Papagaio” (2023), Itabira, Brazil. All images © Millo, shared with permission Italian artist Francesco Camillo Giorgino, who works as Millo (previously), has a penchant for...

“Searching for Ancestors” (2023), handmade pigments on linen, 60 x 40 inches. Photos by Philip Maisel. All images © Rupy C. Tut, courtesy of the artist...

“Revenge of the Goldfish” (1981). All images © Sandy Skoglund, courtesy of Paci Contemporary, shared with permission For more than five decades, Sandy Skoglund has explored...

All images © Nervous System Among the Earth’s metallic elements, bismuth is one of the most beguiling. Rarely encountered in nature, it can be synthesized for...

Karma comes quickly for the Scrooge-esque character in Anna Mantzaris’ “Fuzzy Feelings,” a touching stop-motion animation about loneliness and compassion. A holiday ad for Apple that’s...

All images © Ann Wood, shared with permission You don’t need to head out to the forest to find plump morels or chanterelles. After years of...

“A Study of Light and Shadow V.” All images © Faith XLVII, shared with permission Artist Faith XLVII (previously) describes a recent body of work as...

All images © Studio Ibbini, shared with permission Artist Julia Ibbini and computer scientist Stéphane Noyer of the Abu Dhabi-based Studio Ibbini (previously) continue to collaborate on...

“Person Person” (2023), acrylic on canvas, 50 X 40 inches. All photos by Jessann Reece, courtesy of the artist and Cooper Cole, Toronto, shared with permission...

“Cloud songs on the horizon” (2023). All images are installation views of ‘Ranjani Shettar: Cloud songs on the horizon,’ Barbican Conservatory, © Max Colson, Barbican Art...

“The White Feather” (2023), acrylic on canvas over shaped wood panels, wood cutouts, plexiglass, metal nails, chainmail, feather, 82 x 50 x 16 inches. All images...

Jack Pokoj, a lizardfish’s open mouth reveals its last meal, Philippines. All images courtesy of Ocean Photographer of the Year, shared with permission The waters surrounding...

“We all are Birds of Migration. Some With Feathers, Some Without” (2023). All photos by Brian Tallman, shared with permission A mouse-costumed girl sitting on a...

Danielle Clough. All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery + Studio, shared with permission What lies beyond the stars we see when we look up at the...

“Retour à la Caverne – Acte I” (2023), Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris. All images courtesy of Opéra de Paris “Our role as artists is always...

Aline Asmar d’Amman, “Aspiration.” All images by Carl Halal, © House of Today Ten Lebanese designers have collaborated with artisans from the Beit Chabab Hospital Workshop...

“Moss Hut.” All images © Ulf Mejergren, shared with permission Artist and architect Ulf Mejergren (previously) continues his interest in cozy, outdoor constructions with a new...

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“I would never wear this in public” (2022), hand-knit with wool the artist hand-dyed for Factory Obscura in Oklahoma City. All images © Kendall Ross, shared...

Photos by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Manar Abu Dhabi, shared with permission For artist Jim Denevan, a paramount element of his creative practice centers on building...

In 2018, when their portraits of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.,...

All photos by Joe Michael, courtesy of the Mystic Seaport Museum, shared with permission From the mid-1800s to the 1930s, father-and-son artist duo Leopold and Rudolf...

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 online intensive Advanced...

“Gravity and Grace” (2023), installation view at National Art Center. Photo by Keizo Kioku. All images courtesy of National Art Center In “Gravity and Grace,” Japanese...

“Glue-hardening process,” Book 9, Folio 64v, Artist K. All images courtesy of The Getty In 1577, Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún finished a monumental encyclopedia of...

Galaxy cluster MACS0416. Image courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), J. D’Silva (U. Western Australia), A. Koekemoer (STScI),...

Stories come to life on the page and introspective figures explore inner worlds in the dreamlike illustrations of Simón Prades (previously). His surreal scenes often feature...

“Black Sun #36.” All images © Søren Solkær, shared with permission Since 2017, Danish photographer Søren Solkær has traveled Europe in search of the mesmerizing phenomenon...

Aino Clarke, “Jazz Age.” Photo by Peter Morse, courtesy of Peter and Bobbi Kovner. All images © the artists, courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press, shared with...

 In the 250 years since its fabrication in the studio of jeweler and entrepreneur James Cox, the Silver Swan automaton has beguiled viewers. The mechanical...

Photos by Hyroyuki Oki. All images © BambuBuild A cascading bamboo lattice shelters diners at the new Keeng Seafood Restaurant in Long Thành, Vietnam, with a...

“Nimbus Kunstmuseum Hal” (2021).
Photo by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk. All images courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery, shared with permission For less than ten seconds, Berndnaut Smilde’s...

Photos by Sercan Küçükşahin for Anadolu Ajansı As the warmer months came to a close in İncesu, Keyseri, Turkey, archaeologists currently at work in a sprawling...

Photo © Jacek Stankiewicz. All images courtesy of Comedy Wildlife 2023, shared with permission A young greenfinch gets scolded, human legs propel a batfish forward, and...

Anne Siems Austin-based gallery Sebastian Foster just announced its 2023 Fall Print Set, marking the 11th anniversary of the collection since it launched in 2012. The...

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...

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...

“The Hair Craft Project: Hairstyles on Canvas” (2014), silk threads, beads, shells, and yarn on canvas, nine at 29 × 29 inches and two at 33...

“Les murmures du jardin,” oil on canvas, 200 x 200 centimeters. Photo by Auryn F. All images © Stelios Pupet, shared with permission Whether working on...

“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...

“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...

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....

“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...

 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...

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 capital...

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...

“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...

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...

“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 Longobardi...

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...

“Chimaera: Green #12.” All images © Kate Van Vliet, shared with permission Kate Van Vliet’s Fault Lines series began with a neighborly gesture. “While sequestered at home during...

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...

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...

“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,...

 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...

All images courtesy of the Bargello Museums, Florence In 1530, Michaelangelo went into hiding after receiving a death sentence from Pope Clement VII. The iconic Renaissance...

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...

All images courtesy of Terri Carpucci, shared with permission It’s estimated that people around the world will take a whopping 1.6 trillion photographs this year. With...

Mural by Adele Renault Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like...

All images © Bunnie Reiss, shared with permission For Bunnie Reiss, the studio can take her anywhere. From her art-filled desert home near Joshua Tree, California,...

 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...

“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...

Photo by Jennifer Trahan. All images © llLab. Architects Earlier this month, a couple of airy clouds floated over Gansevoort Plaza in Manhattan, although unlike those...

“Viper Weave #8” (2023). Photos by Sylvain Deleu. All images © Malene Hartmann Rasmussen, shared with permission “Folklore relating to Scandinavia is a great inspiration and...

All images © Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, shared with permission Ýr Jóhannsdóttir moves through the world with a second set of eyes—and teeth and brows. The Icelandic artist,...

Photo © Public Mechanics. All images shared with permission How much do we really know about the land we walk on each day? For those of us...

All images courtesy of Chefas Projects, shared with permission Rendered in vivid shades of blue, pink, and orange, Yellena James’s unearthly organisms populate environments brimming with...

Installation view, bright light shining’ at Gladstone Gallery (2023). All images © Gladstone Gallery, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, shared with permission Artist Ugo...

Pizza Bag Who needs the whole pizza when a single slice can look this nice? Nikolas Bentel (previously) thinks it’s time to level up the way...

Timothy Goodman x S’well Original Bottles. All photos by Colors Collective Award-winning artist and designer Timothy Goodman has joined forces with S’well, the industry pioneer of...

“Untitled 290” (2021), vinyl and wood, 23 X 21 X 1.25 inches. All images courtesy of Pentimenti Gallery, shared with permission Gracefully stacked atop humble wooden...

Valle de los Vientos Wind Farm, Atacama Desert, Chile (2017). All images © Jamey Stillings, courtesy of Steidl, shared with permission An arid region with uncanny...

The BBC’s award-winning series Planet Earth returned this month with eight episodic documentaries that showcase the most awe-inspiring, miraculous, and seemingly impossible-to-capture sights of the natural...

The Glue Society, “Hot with A Chance of a Late Storm” (2006). Photo by Louise Beaumont. All images courtesy of Sculpture by the Sea, shared with...

“Tulle no. 046” (2022), Nantucket, Massachusetts. All images © Thomas Jackson, shared with permission Ethereal sheets of tulle appear to hover in spectral motion over meadows...

All images © Lumi Shala A yoga and meditation studio in Bali welcomes visitors to relax and stretch under an airy bamboo canopy. A recent project...

“Low pixel CG ‘Recollection playlist 2.’” All images © Toshiya Masuda, shared with permission Retro digital aesthetics meets analog techniques in the ceramic sculptures of Toshiya...

“Tapestry” (2023). All images courtesy of Ruiz-Healy Art, shared with permission In a pair of companion exhibitions, Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes (previously) expands on her lavish...

Eriko Tsogo, “The Marriage” (2022), paper, gel pen, ink, mechanical pencil Prepare to immerse yourself in the world of The Other Art Fair, making a return...

Photos courtesy of University of Barcelona, shared with permission Every year on September 29, World Heart Day raises awareness of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of...

Lita Albuquerque, “Spine of the Earth” (1980), pigment, rock, and wood sundial, El Mirage Lake, Mojave Desert, California. Image © Lita Albuquerque, courtesy of the artist...

Detail of “Valkyrie Octopus,” installed at MAAT. Photo by Bruno Lopes. All images © Joana Vasconcelos, courtesy of MAAT, shared with permission From a towering solitaire...

Hassanain Qambari and Jayden Dickson, rodent optic nerve head showing astrocytes (yellow), contractile proteins (red), and retinal vasculature (green). All images courtesy of Nikon Small World...

All images © Zanele Muholi, courtesy of Paris + par Art Basel, shared with permission South African artist Zanele Muholi (previously) has spent the better part...

One night, a man’s car goes off the road. His life flashes before him, as the synopsis of “Iizuna Fair” says, “In the midst of the...

All images © Tadashi Kawamata, courtesy the artist and Mennour, Paris, shared with permission Constructed with an intuitive weaving process evocative of birds, Tadashi Kawamata’s “Nest...

“Eames” (2023), oil on canvas, 100 x 100 centimeters. All images © Cinta Vidal, courtesy of Thinkspace, shared with permission Known for her perspective-bending murals (previously),...

Photos by Sarah Wright. All images © Andrea Love and Andy Katsikapes, shared with permission “Set in a dreamy, fluffy world, the wizard Skyrider is facing...

“Cupboard IX” (2019), stoneware, raffia, and steel armature, 78 × 60 × 80 inches. Image courtesy of Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. All images © Simone Leigh,...

All images © Vorja Sánchez, shared with permission Beastly jugs and vessels with legs comprise the latest in illustrator Vorja Sánchez’s eclectic and uncanny menagerie (previously)....

All images courtesy of the Vesuvius Challenge When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., it covered Pompeii and surrounding Roman towns with a catastrophic layer of...

“For Show.” All images © Calvin Ma, courtesy of Modern Eden Gallery, shared with permission The figures in Calvin Ma’s otherworldly sculptures soar through the night...

“Brief Candle #9” (2023). All images © Pat Perry, courtesy of Hashimoto Contemporary, shared with permission In Which World, Detroit-based artist Pat Perry (previously) conjures a sense...

“Omega” by Rone (© rone.art) In a crowded digital environment where every artist seeks a distinctive presence, securing a .ART domain is not just about finding...

All images © Chris Wolston, shared with permission American artist and designer Chris Wolston (previously) conceptualizes the possibilities of melding the human body with the form...

Detail of “When Flowers Dream” (2022). All images © Pip & Pop, shared with permission “I’m fascinated by fictional geographies and paradise mythologies, places where we...

All images © Brian Mock, shared with permission The nuts and bolts of Brian Mock’s metal menagerie are often just that: nuts and bolts. From his...

“Bittersweet, River and Milk” (2023). Photos by Matthew Hollerbush. All images © Amber Cowan, shared with permission In elaborate detail, Amber Cowan recycles vintage glass into...

Photos by Diego Lourenço Gurgel, courtesy of Vinicius Peripato, shared with permission For at least 12,000 years, Indigenous societies have called the Amazon basin home, but...

“Svayambhu” (2007), wax and oil-based paint. All images © Anish Kapoor, courtesy of Palazzo Strozzi, shared with permission Untrue Unreal exemplifies the questions British-Indian artist Anish...

Top row, left to right: Aronia melanocarpia (black chokeberry), Atriplex hortensis (orache), and Avena sativa (oat). Second row: Averrhoa carambola (star fruit), Basella alba (malabar spinach),...

“bridge” (2018), lodgepole pine, weathered barn boards, and steel rope, 20 meters long and 4 meters high, for Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild, Lincoln, Montana....

“Flux.” All images © Lisa Lloyd, shared with permission An elegant, energetic menagerie continues to emerge from Lisa Lloyd’s Brighton studio. Known for her painstaking precision...

All images © Alex Goad/Reef Design Lab, shared with permission Stretching across more than 160 miles of Victoria’s central coast, Port Phillip harbors a diverse marine...

All images © Santiago Borja, shared with permission Illuminated by lightning or the setting sun, Santiago Borja’s dramatic photographs (previously) capture storms from a unique perspective:...

“Massachusetts.” Photo by Joshua White. All images courtesy of Inventory Press, shared with permission “Before there was America the country, or the individual states and the...

Clockwise from upper left: Ghada Amer, Norman Teague, Risa Puleo, Roberto Lugo, Cannupa Hanska Luger (Photo by Reece Martinez), Yolande Daniels (Photo by Priscilla Mars) The...

All images © Reuben Wu, shared with permission Peeking out from rocky gorges, flowing through a thin crack in the terrain, and elegantly sweeping upward among...

All images © Pat Naoum Games After seven years of sedulous painting, planning, and perfecting, Australian game developer Pat Naoum finally released The Master’s Pupil in...

“Pink Daisy.” All images © Ant Hamlyn, shared with permission Thorny roses, toxic bluebells, and the carnivorous Venus flytrap are pinned beneath sheets of acrylic in...

“Extinguish.” All images courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery, shared with permission Magical, surreal companionship characterizes Lisa Ericson’s hyperrealistic paintings in acrylic, which depict unusual pairs of...

Lidar-derived image of the meandering Alabama River in Alabama, USA. The Cahaba River joins the Alabama in the upper center of the image. All images ©...

All images © Eric Kogan, shared with permission Wispy clouds nestle into architectural niches, drip down walls, and sway in nets in Eric Kogan’s serendipitous street...

“Jeneen” (2018-2019), LED Firebox with trans-mounted chromogenic transparency, 60 x 40 inches. All images © Dana Claxton, shared with permission In the vibrant, enigmatic portraiture series...

All images courtesy of Wara Art Festival In Japan’s Niigata prefecture, cooler weather marks the advent of enormous straw creatures materializing from the fields and stalking...

Poster design © Nicholas Rougeaux, shared with permission Chicago-based designer Nicholas Rougeux is fascinated by early encyclopedic publications, from a 17th-century Dutch manuscript dedicated to mixing...

A brand new 18-meter-long Strandbeest scuttles across the sands of a beach in The Netherlands in a short video by Dutch artist Theo Jansen (previously), who...

“Take all my loves, my love, yea, take them all” (2023) All images © Fatima Ronquillo, shared with permission Shrouded with an air of mystery, Fatima...

“Blankets” (2023), Chengdu, China. All images © SpY From hundreds of metallic emergency blankets suspended from a gallery ceiling to a series of giant inner tubes...

“A Cycle of Joy” (2023). All images © Thandiwe Muriu, shared with permission Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu (previously) questions conceptions of disposability in You Thought You Could...

Photo by Marc Alcock. All images © the photographers and Hoxton Mini Press, shared with permission For centuries, a lone tree grew in a gully known...

“Sun Dance Kids (Boy and Girl)” (2023), fiberglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, wooden mask, brass, and steel, 133 x 148.5 x 75.5 centimeters. Photo...

Photo by Heinz Dahinden. All images © Sipho Mabona, shared with permission In Transcending the Garden, Sipho Mabona continues to push the boundaries of origami through...

Image © Bernhard Lang Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like...

All images © Tina Kraus, shared with permission Tina Kraus (previously) recreates nature’s beauty, idiosyncrasies, and diversity through her intricate paper sculptures. Though the environment has...

 A humble rock doubles as a savior in a new music video for The Chemical Brothers, featuring Beck. Directed by Pensacola and produced by Canada,...

“Geordie” (2023), oil on canvas, 145 x 120 centimeters. All images courtesy of Unit London, shared with permission In Anatomy of the Radiant Mind, Jason Boyd...

“songs leak from my bedroom walls” (2023). Photo by Charles Benton. All images © Zoë Buckman, courtesy of Lyes & King, shared with permission What responsibility...

“Formally Known as Izah,” 950 blocks composed of upcycled wood, hand- and spray-painted wood, scratched coated brass detailing, and recycled nails, 31.5 x 56.2 x 21.5...

Detail of “Le Rocher / IDF2068” (2023), mixed media, 67 x 20 x 20 centimeters. All images © Simon Laveuve, shared with permission Paris-based artist Simon...

 For 13 years, Nikon’s Small World in Motion has celebrated the most alluring footage captured through a microscope that spotlights a range of biological processes,...

“Tools for Reassuring Contact, #1,” sterling silver, plastisol rubber dip, and acrylic, 17 x 17 x 6 inches. All images © Jennifer Crupi, shared with permission...

“Gathering Blue.” All images © Mariko Kusumoto, shared with permission Exquisite bulbs, florets, and playful silhouettes emerge from delicate fiber in the jewelry and sculptures of...

All images © Glen Taylor, shared with permission Far from dainty, Glen Taylor’s teapots, cups, and saucers (previously) tap into the contrasts and contradictions of human...

“Lichenvision: Leaf Litter Living Room, Lakeside Home, and Zoom Date” (2021), 14 x 12 x 10 feet. Photo by Brian Kovach. All images © Melissa Webb,...

“Forest God” (2022), collage on panel, 18 x 18 inches. All images © Alexis Hilliard, shared with permission Portland-based artist Alexis Hilliard describes her collages as...

Since 2011, The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art has been nurturing its artist-led event for over 70 editions across the globe, serving visitors with...

Igor Mikula, “Caring Parent,” Czech Republic Chosen from more than 8,000 submissions, the winners of this year’s Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition capture both...

All images © Philip Kupferschmidt, shared with permission From his studio in Chino, California, Philip Kupferschmidt (previously) fashions cavernous ceramic vessels that drip and ooze with vibrant...

“Atomic Wind” (2023), hand-dyed Hanji paper, 184 x 152 x 13 centimeters. All images © Ilhwa Kim, courtesy of HOFA Gallery, shared with permission Meandering rows of...

“Tree of Duality.” All images © Salma Price-Nell, shared with permission Salma Price-Nell gravitates toward patterns, harnessing their aesthetic and metaphorical properties through ink drawings. Currently...

All images © Leah Gardner, shared with permission In her still lifes and avian portraits, Chicago-based artist Leah Gardner showcases the way evening light can transform...

All images © Carol Long, shared with permission Midwestern flora and fauna are the foundation for Carol Long’s lavishly adorned sculptures, which elegantly meld Art Nouveau...

By RISD CE Residential Interior Design Certificate student Emily Rives RISD Continuing Education is excited to continue its online adult art and design learning. This fall,...

All images © Alberto Seveso, shared with permission Photographer Alberto Seveso (previously) continues his high-speed captures of ink as it disperses in water, this time inspired...

“God Told Me Stars Used to Be Audible Through the Window Sills” (2023), mixed media on wooden panel, mylar, aerosol paint, metal, steel, and indigenous flora...

“Amethyst Deceiver.” All images © Nicole Gustafsson, shared with permission Nestled in the stalks of toadstools and fans of turkey tails, illuminated doors and windows invite...

Ebony G. Patterson, “…below the crows, a blue purse sits between the blades, shoes among the petals, a cockerel comes to witness…” (2019), mixed media, 110...

“Highway 1 California: The dream along the Pacific” (2021). All images © Alexis Arnold, shared with permission For more than a decade, Alexis Arnold has been...

Photos by Silverlens Gallery and Gregory Halili. All images © the artist, shared with permission From a vast array of coral, shells, agates, and more, Gregory...

“Royal White Pine” (2023). All images © Patrick Bergsma, shared with permission Resisting the confines of porcelain vases, Dutch artist Patrick Bergsma’s vibrant bonsai sculptures illustrate...

“Creación de las aves (Creation of the Birds)” (1957), Museo de Arte Moderno, INBAL/Secretaría de Cultura. Photo by Rodrigo Chapa. All images © 2023 Remedios Varo,...

“Black Goldfish at the Cliffs.” All images © Bill Mayer, shared with permission Reimagining European art historical genres with a special affinity for the Romanticists, artist...

All images © Żaneta Antosik, shared with permission From her studio in Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland, Żaneta Antosik turns her eye toward the delicacies of the natural...

Mehmet Ergün (Germany), “The Great Solar Flare,” highly commended in the “Our Sun” category. All images © the photographers, courtesy of Astronomy Photographer of the Year,...

Laura Berger, “Reflecting, Refracting.” All images © the artists, courtesy of Elmhurst Museum, shared with permission Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, Elmhurst Art...

It’s no secret that businesses want more creativity. In one recent study, 77 percent of CEOs said they struggle to find the innovation and creativity skills...

Sol Calero, “La Escuela del Sur (The School of the South)” (2015), mixed media, installation view. Photo by Andy Keate. All images courtesy of the artists...

All photos by Robert Bredvad, courtesy of Harkawik, shared with permission In a world saturated with logos, branding, and advertisements, is it possible to find comfort...

For hundreds of years, typography was an innately physical medium, beginning with ornate metal designs followed by mass-produced wood varieties that were cheaper and could be...

 “This knob here is a radio switch, but what I see in it is an exploded engine,” says Mohamad Hafez (previously) in the opening of...

All photos by Pepe Molina, © Mestiz, shared with permission Wander into the new Mestiz space in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and you’ll encounter suspended...

Jamie Okuma, “Elk Boots” (2017), glass seed beads on Giuseppe Zanotti boots, 21 x 7 inches. Photo by Cameron Linton, courtesy of Ellen and Bill Taubman....

“Home Sweet Home” (2021), watercolor and gouache on cotton paper, 100 x 70 centimeters. All images © El Gato Chimney, courtesy of Tory Folliard Gallery, William...

“Animales Familiares,” woven acrylic on canvas and linen, 78 x 108 inches. All images © Miguel Arzabe, courtesy of Johansson Projects, shared with permission In Miguel Arzabe’s...

All images © Jason Seife, shared with permission Using fine-tipped brushes to compose intricate details, Jason Seife (previously) reimagines Persian carpets as remarkable acrylic paintings. Over...

All images © Studio Ghibli Iconic Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki once again crafts an otherworldly landscape filled with mystery and wonder in his highly-anticipated new film,...

All images © Yen Jui-Lin, shared with permission Yen Jui-Lui instills a growing group of characters with playful wiles and whimsy in an ongoing series of wooden...

Diana Sudyka. All images © the artists, shared with permission courtesy of Brassworks Gallery Mixed-media pieces by two dozen artists take flight in Birds Rising at Brassworks...

Lyon, France. All images © Ememem, shared with permission No crack in a wall, step, or curb is safe from Ememem’s delightful interventions. The Lyon-based artist...

“Luna Moths” (2023), oil on canvas, 70 x 60 inches. Photo by Thomas Müller. All images courtesy of the artist and albertz benda, New York |...

“Swim Team.” Photo by Jaime Alvarez for Fleisher Art Memorial. All images © Caitlin McCormack, shared with permission From humble, crocheted thread emerges Caitlin McCormack’s alternate...

Artwork by Selena Pacheco, Artist Residency Alumnus ‘23. Image courtesy Xuemeng Zhang Ready to take your practice and creativity to new heights? The Division of Continuing...

“La Lucha.” All images © Han Cao, courtesy of Paradigm, shared with permission Known for her signature embroidered photographs, Han Cao (previously) examines intersecting ideas of...

“Excerpt from Still Life with flowers on a marble tabletop” (2023), paper mâché, Italian crepe paper, stain, glue, and cardboard, 29 x 30.5 x 21.5 inches....

“For All Your Years.” All images © Graham Franciose, courtesy of Gallery Ergo, shared with permission In watercolor and gouache, a world of wonder unfolds in...

Nicolas Reusens, “Glistening Green,” Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis), Mashpi Amagusa Reserve, Ecuador. Gold Award Winner: Best Portrait. All images © the photographers and Bird Photographer of...

Image for Colossal by Dave Whyte Dear Colossal readers, We’re interrupting your regularly scheduled stream of art and visual culture to say thank you. Colossal turned...

“Symbiose” (2021), Cransac, France. All images © Arthur Maslard, shared with permission As if made of porcelain or glass, the monumental, serene faces of Arthur Maslard’s...

The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art, has been nurturing its artist-led event for 70 global editions, serving visitors with surreal experiences and accessible art....

Vulturine Guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum, Plate 8, Icones Avium (1837–38). All images courtesy of the Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, shared with permission As often...

“Reservoir” by John Grade Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like...

Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ on a quarter-sized nanofiche disk. All images courtesy of Samuel Peralta, shared with permission The global race for the moon is well underway,...

“Knit Picker.” All images © Strangford, shared with permission Animal hijinks and playful puns fill the colorful prints of County Down-based artist Jo, also known as...

All images © Casa Adams, shared with permission Vivid patterns and the myriad shapes of marine denizens inspire an ongoing series of porcelain platters by Araceli...

All images © TRÜF Creative, shared with permission Using his signature messy-modernist style and a palette of red and black, Adam G. (previously) of the Santa...

“Nymphées (Grande chapelle)” (2022) . All images © OTresson, shared with permission Within the gothic chapels of Avignon’s Palais des Papes, Eva Jospin carves parallel narratives...

“L’Oisleuse.” All images © Matt Roussel, shared with permission An avid printmaker with a love for experimentation, French artist Matt Roussel constantly craves new challenges. In...

Jacobin pigeon. All images © Brendan Burden, shared with permission Often seen clambering for scraps on city streets, pigeons tend to be an overlooked and even despised...

All images © Aleia Murawski and Sam Copeland, shared with permission The minuscule worlds designed by Sam Copeland and Aleia Murawski (previously) are just like ours—only...

Imperial Hotel Toyko. All images © Kei Endo, shared with permission The finer points of key fobs, towels, and tea cups make their way into Kei...

American redstart. All images © Stephanie Brown, shared with permission “The birds are the underdogs,” says Stephanie Brown. “They co-exist with us almost invisibly in our...

All images © Brock DeBoer, shared with permission What do skateboarding and ceramics have in common? Artist and avid skater Brock DeBoer discovered the medium as a...

All images courtesy of Design Core Detroit The Detroit Month of Design Festival is a citywide celebration of creativity that gathers designers and the greater community...

“Relatives.” All images © Chris Pappan, shared with permission For Chris Pappan, distinguishing between the past and present, the present and the future, is irrelevant. Time, for him,...

All images © Ben Geier, shared with permission Like many sectors of the U.S. economy, movie theaters struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many were forced to...

Didymium squamulosum with ice crown. All images © Barry Webb, licensed Photographer Barry Webb (previously) continues his hunt for the speckled, glimmering, and ice-crested organisms that...

“Mask 1” (2023), used VHS cassette tapes, spray paint, and oil paint on wood, 20.5 x 29.5 inches. All images © Nick Gentry, courtesy of Robert...

Bull. All images © Kathryn Reid Kathryn Reid toys with the idea of a nose ring in her collection of muzzle designs, no piercing required. Working...

All images © David Zinn, shared with permission Since 1987, Ann Arbor-based artist David Zinn (previously) has gathered a diverse and humorous cast of characters on...

“Optical Venus” (2022), emerald and ochre onyx, 44 x 24 x 28 centimeters. All images © Massimiliano Pelletti, courtesy of Bowman Sculpture Gallery, shared with permission...

All images courtesy of USPS One of the newest releases from the U.S. Postal Service features creatures so microscopic they’re too small for even the back...

All images © Gabriel Schama, shared with permission Through a process of meticulous design, laser-cutting, and layering, Gabriel Schama creates incredibly detailed reliefs from thin plywood...

All images via Clone-a Lisa It took Leonardo da Vinci four years to paint the “Mona Lisa,” so how well can you recreate the portrait in...

All images © Laurent Ballesta, shared with permission The earth’s oceans are mindbogglingly expansive, and less than 20 percent has been mapped, explored, or seen by humans....

 Huge sheets of colored glass transform into intricate, illuminated floral designs in a new video from Process Discovery that glimpses the manufacturing process of Tiffany-style...

All images courtesy of David Gallagher, shared with permission There’s a Vivian Maier-esque story out of San Francisco that’s drawing attention to a newly discovered body...

“Internal” (2021), clay, glaze, wax encaustic, gold luster, and mixed media, 13 x 20 x 12.5 inches. All images © Adrian Arleo, shared with permission Honeycomb...

“Marcus Aurelius” (2021-22), stippled black ink, 140 x 100 centimeters. All images © Xavier Casalta, shared with permission It took Xavier Casalta a phenomenal 2,300 hours...

Liz Flores, “Tell Me More” We’re beyond excited to announce our latest limited-edition print collaboration with Chicago-based artist Liz Flores (previously). “Tell Me More” features one...

Image courtesy of ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow (University College London), N. Cox (ACRI-ST), R. Wesson (Cardiff University) More than a year after NASA’s James Webb...

All images © Cat Rabbit, shared with permission Sporting tiny sneakers and plates of eggs on toast, Cat Rabbit’s newest adorable characters (previously) get ready for...

“Made of Gold” (2021). All images © Lauren Marx, shared with permission The living and the dead coexist in vivid color in the fantastic tableaus of...

All images © Lea Woo, shared with permission Lea Woo coaxes subtle polarities from her illustrated interactions. Centering on women in moments of quiet affection and...

Nicholas Bono Kennedy, “Maybe I Can Have Some?” (2023), acrylic, oil, and pastel on linen, 30 x 24 inches. All images courtesy of Hashimoto Contemporary, shared...

“In the depths of memory.” Photos by Michèle Margot, courtesy of Galerie Ron Mandos. All images © Levi van Veluw, shared with permission Combining translucent polymer...

All Images © Jeff Rubio, shared with permission Anyone who grew up crafting with pony beads and cord will recognize the iconic beaded lizard. Dangling from...

“Black tide” (2023), broken laminated glass from vitroplus , black lacquer, nails, wood, medium, silicone, and tape, 3.5 x 10 x 9 meters. Installed in Maison...

“Iconography/A Hopeful Truth” (2022-2023), 24k gold leaf, 22k moon gold, acrylic paint, semi-precious stones, and other mixed media on archival pigment print, 56 x 42 inches....

“The lesson of the falling leaves” (2017), oil on canvas, 54 x 43 x 2 1/2 inches. Photo by Joseph Hyde. All images © Amy Sherald,...

“Fragment” (2019), from ‘The Constructed Self,’ archival inkjet print, wood, acrylic paint, and epoxy, 56 x 48 inches. All images © Karen Navarro, shared with permission...

“TJF.” All images © Ori Toor, shared with permission Tucked in the cramped confines of a rectangular form, the lively and fantastical illustrations of Tel Aviv-based...

All images © Lewis Miller Design, shared with permission Sprays of vibrant blooms and foliage erupt from New York City trash cans, trucks, and road signs...

All images © Sangrim Oh, shared with permission Supple textures meet bold hues in Sangmin Oh’s elegant Knitted Light series. Drawn to relationships between sculptural forms,...

Laurent Formery, U.S., the nervous system of a juvenile sea star. All images courtesy of Evident Science meets psychedelic color in the 2022 Evident Image of...

All images courtesy of Marei/@mareiii04, shared with permission Sacred in the Shinto religion and an officially designated national treasure, the deer in Nara, Japan, are widely...

All images © EMXW, shared with permission If you’ve ever felt like your head is full of cotton—or sea shells or dryer lint—well, you’re not alone....

Quince. All images courtesy of Abbeville Press, shared with permission Slices of quince revealing tiny seed pockets, serrated dandelion leaves cradling spindly stems, and juicy elderberries...

Photo by Chris Lacey. All images © A Rothschild House and Garden and Atelier Joana Vasconcelos, courtesy of Waddesdon Manor, shared with permission Nearly five years...

Image © Barry Butler, shared with permission Lightning might never strike the same place twice, but in Chicago this last week, it did strike three spots...