Among Andalusian Vineyards, a Vivid Carpet Creates a Space for Gathering
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«Pasera» is the latest addition to Javier de Riba’s ongoing series focused on reclaiming small plots of land as communal sites.
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Cosemtics and Cosmos Blend in Circe Irasema’s Wooden Sculptures
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Using colorful eyeshadow cakes, powder blushes, and long acrylic nails, Irasema creates «an alternative version of the history of painting.»
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Five Latinx Artists Explore Materiality, Identity, and Belonging in ‘Los Encuentros’
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The show at Ballroom Marfa is a timely and provocative exploration of today's societal complexities.
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In ‘Slow Light,’ Past and Present Merge in the Uncanny, Animated Life of a Unique Protagonist
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What if all you could see were images from seven years ago—happening in real time?
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Werner Bronkhorst’s Tiny Beachgoers and Sailors Wade Through Chunky Blue Expanses
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In 'Sail Away,' Werner Bronkhorst captures the overwhelming nature of climate anxiety through thick impasto strokes.
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Whittled Wood Sculptures by Brett Stenson Conjure Curiosity and Longing
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Forest creatures and vintage technology emerge from whittled wood.
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Julie Hrudová’s Photos Frame Moments of Eccentricity, Happenstance, and Togetherness
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Hrudová's street photographs emphasize a connection and endearment.
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Marcel Heijnen Captures Loving Portraits of Feisty, Feral Felines in ‘City Cats of Istanbul’
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The Dutch photographer chronicles the famous roving cats of Turkey's largest city.
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Need an Escape? Tune Into Noah Kalina’s Ambient Landscapes Where Almost Nothing Happens
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«Press play and walk away.»
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Anatomy and Ancient Sea Creatures Converge in Hiné Mizushima’s Felt Sculptures
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Ancient ammonites meet squishy squids.
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Six Activist Trolls Tromp Through a California Woodland to ‘Save the Humans’
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Thomas Dambo's fairtyale creatures have arrived at a California forest with important messages.
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Family, Memory, and an Ancestral Craft Converge in Daniela García Hamilton’s Tender Paintings
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The artist's grandfather's experience with textiles and his exuberance for storytelling deeply influenced her interest in craft, lineage, and memory.
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Dennis Lehtonen Documents a Pair of Immense Icebergs Paying a Visit to a Small Greenland Village
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A pair of icebergs slid into Innaarsuit, Greenland, dwarfing the fishing village's modest wooden houses.
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Leaping Lemurs! Global Nature Abounds in the 2025 BigPicture Competition
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A rare capture of a troop of leaping prosimians took the Grand Prize in the 2025 contest.
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Thijs Biersteker’s Digital Sculptures Translate Climate Data into Urgent Calls to Action
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An unassuming cacao tree in Indonesia connects to a data-sensitive artwork in China.
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The artist skillfully employed pochoir—a printing method using stencils—to produce vibrant illustrations of the winged insects.
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Tender, Cute, and Absurd, Rong Bao’s Inflatable Sculptures Plug Into the ‘Emotional Wobble’
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«I see my practice as a playground of soft contradictions—between seriousness and silliness, desire and failure, monumentality and deflation,» Rong says.
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Wang Mansheng Turns to Nature to Make His Own Paintbrushes from Organic Materials
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The artist considers how organic imperfections are often ultimately a lot more interesting than anything made «perfectly» in a factory.
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JR’s Tree of 10,000 Hands Takes Root in a Former Montpellier Church
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Known for his large-scale participatory art projects, JR has embarked on a new project that breathes life into a historic venue.
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Wood and Ceramic ‘Guardian’ Assemblages by Expanded Eye Emphasize Earthy Materials
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Through large-scale installations and framed tile pieces, the artists explore the possibilities of texture, pattern, and color.
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Tenderly Crocheted Sculptures by Caitlin McCormack Contend with Existential Dread
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The Philadelphia-based artist channels a nostalgic medium to peer more closely at what we ignore in the present.
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A Dance and Film Series Choreographs Five Poetic Approaches to Beginning Again
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A five-part series confronts the inevitability of change through poetic, if not dizzying movement.
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Unity and Resilience Flow Through Taquen’s Gestural Compositions
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In a recent excursion, the artist traveled to Africa to participate in the Sahara Marathon.
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Spawning in Forests, Figures Pose as Human-Sized Fungi
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Riitta Ikonen and Annie Collinge nurture the relationship between human beings and fungal species.
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In the Mood for Food, Soeun Lee Solders Vibrant Stained Glass Visions of Comfort
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«Many of my pieces draw inspiration from classic American diners, which evoke a sense of familiarity and warmth for everyone,» Lee says.
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Dreamlike Creatures and Spiritual Symbols Merge in Lou Benesch’s Watercolors
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Cosmic phenomena and the stuff of dreams embellish Lou Benesch’s mystical watercolor paintings.
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November 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
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Colossal publishes more than $500,000 for artists every month.
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In ‘Keep the Kid Alive,’ Arielle Bobb-Willis Reaches for Exuberance
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A slim monograph collects 90 of Bobb-Willis's photos, highlighting her distinctive eye and bold, conceptual compositions.
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From Computer Keys and Bottle Caps, Moffat Takadiwa’s Tapestries Collapse Geographies
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Moffat Takadiwa is part of a dynamic movement of African artists who work exclusively with recycled or repurposed materials.
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Thriving Habitats by Stéphanie Kilgast Emerge from Plastic Bottles and Recycled Objects
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«My work touches very contrasting emotions: the joy of color and natural beauty but also the sadness and despair of where we are headed,» Kilgast says.
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Behold the Messy Creative Process of 50 Celebrated Painters in ‘The Artist’s Palette’
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From Impressionist virtuosos to modernist greats, Alexandra Loske traces the stories behind many of art history's most significant works.
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Pop-Up Letters Set the ‘Alphabet in Motion’ in Kelli Anderson’s New Book
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Help fund this five-years-in-the-making ABC pop-up book about typography.
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Dabin Ahn Balances Hope and Melancholy in His Sculptural Paintings
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As Chicago-based artist Dabin Ahn looks forward, he's feeling hopeful for the future.
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A Spectacular Staircase by Alex Chinneck Uncoils as It Scales a 25-Meter Building in Brighton
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Part functional walkway and part dramatic sculpture, an outdoor staircase by Alex Chinneck unfurls into individual metallic ribbons as it climbs a brick building in Brighton. The latest work by the British artist, titled “A Spring in Your Step,” i
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year: A Stop-Motion Music Video Tells the Warm and Fuzzy Story of Woodland Friends
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Illustrator Phoebe Wahl and animator Andrea Love teamed up to gift us with a delightful stop-motion short full of cozy felted sweaters, wooly swirls of steam puffing from teacups, and (too much) snow just in time for the holidays. The whimsical animation
Contrasting Shades of Gray with Vibrant Color, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe Paints Bold, Subversive Portraits of Black Subjects
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Ghanaian artist Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe has a proclivity for contrast. In his striking portraits of Black people, he gravitates toward shades of gray to render the skin tone of single figures or small groups, who sport patterned garments, hats of textured fabr
Wine Streams Through Sea Creatures in Playful Glass Decanters by Charlie Matz
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In the sleek decanters designed by artist Charlie Matz, wine and other spirits trickle through a crab’s claws, a shark’s open jaws, and the belly of a branzino. The playful aeration vessels are handmade with borosilicate glass and position marine
A Montage of 64 Portraits Reveals the Wildly Diverse Characteristics of Foxes
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Back in 2009, Dutch wildlife photographer Roeselien Raimond snapped a portrait of a fox that always seemed to be squinting her eyes in contemplation. That first image sparked a fascination with the creatures and their idiosyncratic expressions, an interest th
Felted Fibers Are Rolled into Adorable Bread Bugs, Pastry Snails, and Mushrooms with Legs
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Atelier Hatena’s bread bugs are the only critters we’d gladly snuggle up with at night. The whimsical, fiber-rich characters are part of the Hiroshima-based artist’s growing troupe of felt creatures: there are four-legged rolls, tiny insects spr
Laser-Cut Paper Forms Tessellating Patterns in Ibbini Studio’s Ornate Sculptures
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Ibbini Studio (previously) creates intricate paper sculptures meticulously crafted to appear as though they have been made in nature. Artist Julia Ibbini and computer scientist Stephane Noyer, who are behind the Abu Dhabi-based studio, spent the last year wor