Layers of Realistic and Invented Winged Creatures Combine in Surreal Illustrations by Vorja Sánchez
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Vorja Sánchez (previously) combines imaginative interpretations of birds, wolves, and hybrid creatures into surreal paintings and mixed media works that are diverse in both style and form. In the follow up to his popular work Bird Dialogues, the Spanish ill
Expressive Text Loops, Folds, and Ties Itself in Knots in New Murals by Pref
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British graffiti artist Pref (previously) transforms words and sayings into visual interpretations of their meanings or messages—forming the word “undo” into a knot, or layering the phrase “all over the place” on top of itself to takSecondhand Armchairs and Loveseats Reconstructed Into Dripping Multi-Media Sculptures by Nina Saunders
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Danish artist Nina Saunders creates sculptures that drip, tip, and spill what appears to be amorphous contents onto the ground, turning domestic objects of comfort and kitsch into sculptural pieces unintended for practical use. Her works typically involve secAmsterdam’s 2018 Light Festival Illuminates City Streets with 29 Art Installations
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This past month the Amsterdam Light Festival (previously) opened its seven year, inviting visitors to observe 29 light-based works by international artists, designers, and architects along the canals and throughout the historical center of the city. ArtworkSecondhand Armchairs and Love Seats Reconstructed Into Dripping Multi-Media Sculptures by Nina Saunders
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Danish artist Nina Saunders creates sculptures that drip, tip, and spill what appears to be amorphous contents onto the ground, turning domestic objects of comfort and kitsch into sculptural pieces unintended for practical use. Her works typically involve secKid Thinkers Partnered With Grown-Up Experts to Bring Their Inventions to Life
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London-based designer, artist, and all-around professional brainstormer Dominic Wilcox is the person behind Little Inventors, a global project that connects kid inventors with grown-up experts to bring children’s ideas to life. Little Inventors took rMacro Photographs of Ultraviolet Lit Flowers Display a Dazzling Array of Neon Colors
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Slava Semeniuta, the Russian photographer known online as Local Preacher (previously) uses ultraviolet light to capture plants in electrifying shades of pink, yellow, and green. For his recent series, Granular Creatures, Semeniuta used macro photography toMiniature Interior Decor Elements Crafted With Impeccable Detail by Kiyomi
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Japanese miniaturist Kiyomi imitates antiques with a stunning attention to detail, creating worn and clouded glass jars, slightly tarnished silverware, and cases packed with dozens of drawers. The talented craftswoman produces pieces for dollhouses out of papWinners and Honorable Mentions of the 2018 National Geographic Photography Competition
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A panel of National Geographic photo editors have chosen the winners of the 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest from a pool of over 10,000 entries. The grand prize winner, and top pick for the “Places” group is an aerial shot (above) by JasseCarved Wood Sculptures by Phil Young Appear to Stretch, Twist, and Tear Within Metal Armatures
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Artist Phil Young twists the commonly-held perception of wood as a stiff material in his mind-bending sculptures made of polished wood and metal. Each artwork focuses on a single piece of wood that has been carefully carved to appear as if it is being stretcA Time-Lapse Look at the Making of Isle of Dogs’s Animated Sushi Master
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Did you know that the sushi-making scene in Wes Anderson’s latest film Isle of Dogs took over a month to produce? In a recent time-lapse video, animator Andy Biddle (who has previously worked on Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and the Grand BudapestThe Life and Works of Jean-Michel Basquiat: A Supersized New Book From TASCHEN
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A new addition to TASCHEN’s art catalog is a massive 500-page edition that showcases the life and works of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Authored by Eleanor Nairne and edited by Hans Werner Holzwarth, the monograph is an oversized hardcover filled with largeOver 2.5 Acres of Projected Images and Videos Illuminate Chicago’s Riverfront
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ART ON theMART is a new Chicago-based art program that amplifies the works of contemporary artists, transforming their pieces into dazzling displays along the city’s riverfront. The new project uses large-scale projection to illuminate the 2.5 acre facaGeometric Animals Come to Life in DIY Lamp Kits by OWL
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OWL, a Libson-based lamp brand founded by two architects in 2016, offers a wide range of friendly wild animals that can be turned into volumetric lamps using simple folding techniques. As you might guess, OWL offers a few different owl designs, as well as roaTraditional and Contemporary Japanese Culture Collides in Striking Photographs by RK
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Tokyo-based photographer RK explores the far reaches of Japan, as well as neighboring Asian countries, shooting images that capture both timeless and of-the-moment scenes. RK often includes signs of life in his landscape images, whether a fisherman castinNew Ceramics by Heesoo Lee Capture the Ephemeral Beauty of Seasonal Woodlands
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Artist Heesoo Lee (previously) uses multi-layered techniques to form intricate trees, complete with leaves and branches, that seem to grow out of her functional ceramic vessels. Lee’s careful use of color establishes a seasonal mood in each of her worksBirds Sit Delicately on Vintage Sewing Machines and Typewriters in a New Illustrated Series by Steeven Salvat
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French artist Steeven Salvat (previously) creates meticulously rendered drawings of animals inhabiting the same world as machinery, such as his previous crustacean series. His project Perchés showcases different breeds of birds using antique objects as areFantastical Creatures From Illuminated Manuscripts Recreated as Piñatas by Roberto Benavidez
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Robert Benavidez looks to famous paintings and literature for source material for his metallic piñatas, such as Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights (previously). The Los Angeles-based artist’s most recent series Illuminated Piñata pAffirmational Text Art and Doodles Combine in Immersive Murals by Shantell Martin
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New York-based British artist Shantell Martin is known for her black and white doodles which combine patch-worked faces with straightforward messages. Martin’s multi-dimensional works address complex issues such as identity, intersectionality, and otheThousands of Shards of Glass Imitate Blurred Motion in a Towering Public Sculpture by Costas Varotsos
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Completed in 1994, Dromeas or “The Runner,” is a 40-foot-tall public sculpture created by Greek artist Costas Varotsos. The densely layered work is formed from thousands of jagged shards of greenish-grey glass which are stacked around iron in thA Scientifically Accurate Hand-Knit Sculpture of the Human Brain by Dr. Karen Norberg
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in 2009, Psychiatrist Dr. Karen Norberg from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts decided to create a fibrous doppelgänger of the human brain. Using different colored yarns she knit together the two-sided organ one and a halfA Scientifically Accurate Hand Knit Sculpture of the Human Brain by Karen Norberg
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in 2009, Psychiatrist Dr. Karen Norberg from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts decided to create a fibrous doppelgänger of the human brain. Using different colored yarns she knit together the two-sided organ one and a halfIllustrations Transform Nike Air Maxes Into Concepts That Pay Homage to Their History
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London-based creative agency Rosie Lee took the original design inspirations for iconic sneakers and turned them into conceptual sculptures that architects and sneakerheads willespecially appreciate. Paying homage to the Centre Pompidou, the museum in Paris tAbstract Aerial Photographs Reveal the Beauty of Meandering Waterways
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The project Water.Shapes.Earth uses aerial photography and storytelling to bring an understanding to the complex and diverse ways water inhabits our planet, from a radioactive water pond in Huelva, Spain to mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan. The images provide an aInfinite Cities Take Shape in Imagined Architectural Drawings by JaeCheol Park
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JaeCheol Park, who goes by the artist name PaperBlue, creates intricate drawings in the style of architectural renderings. But rather than imagining a buildable building, Park employs the classic illustrative aesthetic to form fantastical urban environments wPersonal Complexities Explored Through Monumental Murals by Hyuro
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Tamara Djurovic, who goes by the artist name Hyuro (previously), is wrapping up 2018 as arguably her most prolific year. With striking, diverse, and monumental murals painted everywhere from Brazil, Italy, and Spain to Belgium and The Netherlands, her outpuWho’s She: A Laser-Cut Guessing Game That Celebrates Accomplished Women Throughout History
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Who’s She is a new guessing game by Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska (previously) which celebrates the achievements of famous women across the world. The laser-cut wooden board flips up to reveal the faces of 28 painters, athletes, scientists, and astronaIntricate Landscapes and Tiny Houses ‘Painted’ With Multi-Colored Thread
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Utah-based artist Stephanie K. Clark (previously) considers herself a painter, but the works she creates are not made with a traditional painterly medium. Using embroidery techniques and strands of floss in a spectrum of colors, Clark paints little houses, laLayers: A Mesmerizing New Animation by Maxim Zhestkov
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Layers is a new 4K digital art film by Russian director Maxim Zhestkov (previously) which follows a mutating black cube as colorful layers are revealed inside, showcasing a stark contrast between its surface and core. Several iterations of the black monolithIllustrations by Simon Prades Entangle Human Emotions with the Natural World
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Simon Prades (previously) uses muted color palettes to convey feelings of introspection, inquisitiveness, and even rage in his editorial illustrations. His work often features human portraits interwoven with natural elements such as coiling snakes and growinAround the World in 80 Ways: Infinitely Arrangeable Earth and Moon Puzzles
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Puzzle wizards Nervous System (previously) explore the expansive qualities of earth and space in two new mind-boggling puzzles. The Infinite Earth puzzle includes 442 pieces, and the Infinite Moon has 186. Each can be rearranged in virtually an unlimited numbHeadlights Cut Through Dense Fog in Moody Images of Cars at Night by Henri Prestes
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They Drive by Night is an ongoing series by photographer Henri Prestes that captures the unsettling feeling of driving through the dim and deserted countryside at night. His darkened landscapes are lit almost exclusively by headlights, and are shrouded inAn Appliqued Solar System Quilt Used as a Teaching Aid in the Late 19th century
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In the late 1800’s, teacher and astronomer Sarah Ellen Harding Baker spent seven years embroidering a star-covered quilt for her classroom in Cedar County, Iowa. In lieu of satellite images, the wool appliquéd quilt was created as a visual aid for herNew Gear-Operated Koi Fish and Shark LEGO Sets Aim to Decrease Stress in Adults
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LEGO has been known for their small stackable bricks for over eighty years, as each new generation uses the brightly-colored blocks to build forts, towers, and other imaginative structures big and small. Although adults have also been interested in new sets tStrange Leaves: An Imagined Future Filled With Bizarrely-Toned Plant Life by Al Mefer
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In his new series Strange Leaves, photographer Al Mefer (previously) creates an atmosphere of post-disaster biodiversity by shifting the hues of tropical plants to bizarre and even unsettling color palettes. Mefer shares with Colossal that his body of work, iRusted Gears and Tools Combine to Create Figural Sculptures That Address Human Emotions
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Sculptor Penny Hardy combines discarded metal items to create three-dimensional figures based on her body’s own dimensions. Although physique has the same core reference, each sculpture is a unique creation based on the varied assortment of rusted gearChain Reaction: An International Print Show Featuring Two-Wheeled Artwork
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Without further ado, the second half of Chain Reaction, an international print show featuring artists, designers, and printmakers from all over the world. Chain Reaction includes works by seventeen artists, including many previously featured on Colossal: DanDreamlike Balloon Compositions by Charles Pétillon Form Hovering Clouds and Lines in Space
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Charles Pétillon (previously here and here) arranges groups of balloons in unlikely places—tying bundles of the light white objects to the top of aircraft loading stairs, or positioning them between concrete blocks at the ocean’s edge. Recently the
