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…
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…
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…