Aachoo!! A Sneezing Pensioner Knocks Down a Row of Houses in New Banksy Work in Bristol
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In what could be interpreted as a tongue-in-cheek warning about not wearing a mask during the times of COVID-19, residents of Totterdown, Bristol, awoke to a new mural by the elusive artist Banksy. The work depicts an older pensioner sneezing her dentures ou
Embroider Away Your Worries with Pela’s DIY Stitch Case
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Gripping your phone in anxiety for hours on end? Why not embellish it with your own artwork to ease your dread? That’s the idea behind Pela’s new Stitch Case, which features a rectangular grid for embroidering a mystical landscape, minimal scene, or oWooden Benches Unfurl into Pasta-Esque Strands in Pablo Reinoso’s Works
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The unbound slats of Pablo Reinoso’s unassuming benches curl sideways and up walls in a tangle of wood and metal. Based just outside of Paris, the French-Argentine artist and designer (previously) applies a rebellious and playful lens to his otherwise simplDescend Into the Endlessly Repetitive Loop of ‘Jigsaw Jigsaw’
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If 2020 were packaged in a box, it would be Darren Cullen’s “Jigsaw Jigsaw.” Just like our repetitive days and seemingly endless fascination with simple pastimes, the 1,000-piece game relies on the Droste effect and features a recursive image thLucy Sparrow Opens The Bourdon Street Chemist, a Fully Stocked Felt Pharmacy
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Although Lucy Sparrow is adept at treating scrapes and bouts of indigestion, her medical specialty lies in helping folks suffering from heart disease, IBS, and various illnesses caused by fiber deficiencies. The U.K.-based artist set up shop with The BourdonLucy Sparrow Opens The Bourdon Street Chemist, a Fully Stocked Woolen Pharmacy and Surgical Unit
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Although Lucy Sparrow is adept at treating scrapes and bouts of indigestion, her medical specialty lies in helping folks suffering from heart disease, IBS, and various illnesses caused by fiber deficiencies. The U.K.-based artist set up shop with The BourdonSurreal Sculptures of Translucent Glass and Clay Explore the Body’s Transformative Processes
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“I have always viewed the body as a transitory object,” writes artist Christina Bothwell. From human-animal hybrids to pregnant creatures to figures fused together, Bothwell’s oeuvre suspends various life forms in states of flux: a baby precEnergetic Lines Circulate Through the Dynamic, Vibrant Portraits of Martin Satí
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Just as a ceramicist would smooth the harsh edges of clay, Martin Satí renders the supple contours of a subject’s face with sweeping motion. Thick drops of color form the light of a cheekbone or eyelid crease, and the swirling lines that overlay the SeClusters of Candy-Colored Domes Designed for Communal Living Populate Iran’s Hormuz Island
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Along the beaches of Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf lies a series of gumdrop-esque abodes. The multipurpose project, titled “Presence in Hormuz,” features earthen structures that dot the sandy landscape in a textured cluster of peaks and bulbs.Sweeping Gestures of Negative Space and Typography Complete Bronze Works by Jesús Curiá
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The bronze sculptures of Spanish artist Jesús Curiá are intentionally ambiguous. Evoking ancient relics, the patina-covered works denote no explicit gender or ethnicity. Instead, the sculptures center on nondescript figures severed by an abstract element oDizzying Kinetic Sculptures by Anthony Howe Billow and Writhe in the Wind
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Washington-based artist Anthony Howe (previously) has mesmerized viewers for nearly a decade with towering kinetic sculptures that twist and turn with hypnotic motion. Weighing hundreds of pounds, the hefty artworks are activated with even the slightest breezQuirky Faces and Limber Vases Comprise Madriguera Workshop’s Minimal Ceramics
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Madriguera Workshop’s eccentric characters might be the quietest guests at your next dinner party. Helmed by Lydia de la Piñera and Luis Llamas, the Galicia-based studio handcrafts a range of anthropomorphized clay pieces that are shaped into playful potsNew Photos from the ‘Sistine Chapel of the Ancients’ Reveal Details About Prehistoric Amazonian Life—Like a Fondness for Bungee Jumping
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Who knew people have been flinging themselves into open air since ancient times? Earlier this week, we reported that archaeologists discovered a massive collection of prehistoric art deep in the Colombian Amazon, and new photographs of the findings reveal earNew Photos from the ‘Sistine Chapel of the Ancients’ Reveals Details About Prehistoric Amazonian Life—Like a Fondness for Bungee Jumping
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Who knew people have been flinging themselves into open air since ancient times? Earlier this week, we reported that archaeologists discovered a massive collection of prehistoric art deep in the Colombian Amazon, and new photographs of the findings reveal earSMILE: Ride an Emotional Rollercoaster with These Perpetually Grinning Characters
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The googly-eyed cast in Lucas Zanatto’s new looped animation is all of us this year: Beaming one moment, bummed the next. “SMILE” follows an array of pastel characters as they quickly twist from one mood to another. Whether spurred by a dowA Flurry of New Notebooks from Field Notes Features 99,999 Unique Snowflake Designs
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U.K.-based artist Brendan Dawes channels the infinite crystalline shapes of snowflakes in a new collaboration with Field Notes. For its 49th limited-edition series, the Chicago-based notebook manufacturer tasked Dawes with designing an algorithm that mimics tIntense Emotions Overwhelm the Figures in Stefan Zsaitsits’s Graphite Illustrations
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Despite their uncanny elements, the black-and-white worlds of Stefan Zsaitsits (previously) deftly encapsulate the ennui and angst of modern life. The meticulously cross-hatched scenes depict solitary figures in states of psychological stress as they wrap thePaper Torsos Covered with Ancient Chinese Paintings by Peng Wei Reimagine Femininity
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Through delicately layered flax and cotton paper, Peng Wei (previously) reconceptualizes common notions of femininity. The Chinese artist casts figurative sculptures depicting only the human torso, which are shapely in front and abstractly gathered in back. IAn Oversized Zipper Ship Opens the Sumida River Flowing Through Tokyo
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Japanese artist Yasuhiro Suzuki long has wondered about what lies beneath the surface of Tokyo’s Sumida River, a question he’s symbolically remedied with a sleek vessel that unzips the middle of the waterway. Suzuki’s “Zip-FaPrecisely Arranged Stones Coil and Surge Across the Land in Jon Foreman’s Mesmeric Works
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A scroll through Jon Foreman’s Instagram proves just how prolific the Wales-based artist has been this year—he’s collaborated with artist James Brunt (previously) on a few projects, too. From coils arranged in gradients to whirling patterns embeddeTHE COIN: A Moving Stop-Motion Short Reveals the Power of a Family’s Cooking Traditions
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Siqi Song reminds us that the simple traditions of home stick with us no matter how far we travel. The Los Angeles-based director and writer, who created the highly regarded animation “SISTER” about China’s one-child policy, released a n‘Sistine Chapel of the Ancients’: Tens of Thousands of Ice-Age Paintings Discovered in a Remote Area of the Amazon
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Archaeologists have discovered an enormous collection of prehistoric art that spreads across a nearly eight-mile-long cliff within the Amazon rainforest. Now dubbed as the “Sistine Chapel of the ancients,” tens of thousands of paintings depict humColossal’s 2020 Gift Guide of Creative Experiences
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Colossal hasn’t shared a gift guide in a few years—2020 is full of surprises—but we’ve prepared our first-ever list with two principles in mind: the desire to support small businesses and reduce giving items that’ll be forgotten in the cA Storm of Paint Entangles the Enigmatic Subjects of Glenn Brown’s Winding Portraits
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Winding lines and sinuous strands form the textured labyrinths that surround Glenn Brown’s subjects. The uncanny portraiture that comprises his series And thus we existed seamlessly revitalizes icons of pop culture and art history with the London-based artColor Outside the Lines with the Chunky, Squiggly Crayons Designed by Retoolings
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There’s one question looming over Keetra Dean Dixon’s designs: “To color or to keep?” Based in rural Alaska, Dixon is behind the bespoke crayon manufacturer, Retoolings, which has been melding primary hues, muted tones, and black-and-w‘The Joy of Type Design’: These Massive Alphabetic Prints Were Created Using Just Four Shapes
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Using the Brico System for letterpress printing requires thinking of every possible combination from A to Z. The simple method involves just four shapes to create typographic forms and geometric renderings, and it founded a recent collaboration between artisDaily Newspapers Are Meticulously Cut into Lace Collages by Artist Myriam Dion
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For Myriam Dion, a newspaper’s narrative qualities go beyond the text on the page. The Montreal-based artist accentuates the daily briefs and profiles in publications like The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Le Monde by overlaying broadsheetsMural Art Project Launches with the Joyful and Nostalgic Works of Artist Gregory Siff in Sedona
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In collaboration with 4AM Gallery, Mural TX presents the premiere of Mural Art Project, an organization that travels the world searching for locations full of wonder and inspiration to document the creations of world-class artists as they engage with theSuspended Blossoms and Patchwork Characters Imagine a Pastel Universe of Overabundance
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Considering the possibilities of non-gendered motherhood, Toronto-born artist Tau Lewis stitches together oversized characters and floral tendrils that occupy a lavish fictional world. Textured swatches of fabric transform stark gallery space into pastel gardA Series of Animated Paper Video Games Evokes Digital Nostalgia
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Perhaps no video game has evidenced the necessity of escapism in modern life more than Animal Crossing at the beginning of the pandemic. Players worldwide dove into the fictional universe to avoid the anxiety of daily life, a coping mechanism that a new aSubversively Elegant Portraits of Indigenous People Drawn on Repurposed Ledgers by Artist Chris Pappan
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In his mixed-media portraits, Chicago-based artist Chris Pappan draws on the tradition of ledger art, a practice that flourished among Native populations throughout the Great Plains from around 1850 to 1920. Rooted in narratives, the renderings depicted the wGeometric Drone Paths Illuminate the Otherworldly Landscapes of the Southwest in Photos by Reuben Wu
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During recent years, Chicago-based photographer Reuben Wu has visited quiet regions in Bolivia, Nevada’s SolarReserve, and the rivers of molten sulfur flowing in Indonesian volcanoes to capture the natural grandeur of the earth’s outmost layer. IInterview: Danielle Clough Discusses Embroidery’s Lengthy History and the Tenuous Distinction Between Art and Craft
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Through thickly layered thread, Cape Town-based artist Danielle Clough (previously) conveys joy, positivity, and moments of pure delight, themes she discusses in a new interview supported by Colossal Members. Clough positions herself in the worlds of both fiA Towering Metallic Monolith Was Just Discovered in a Remote Area of Utah
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The Utah Department of Public Safety has put itself to the fullest possible use by not only counting bighorn sheep roaming the region but also discovering an unusual fixture jutting out from the rocky landscape. Last week, state employees stumbled upon a nearA Towering Metallic Monolith Just Was Discovered in a Remote Area of Utah
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The Utah Department of Public Safety has put itself to the fullest possible use by not only counting bighorn sheep roaming the region but also discovering an unusual fixture jutting out from the rocky landscape. Last week, state employees stumbled upon a nearAn Eccentric Cast of Hybrid Creatures Mirrors the Diversity and Humor of Human Experience
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From a dowdy California quail to an incendiary horned lizard, Alessandro Gallo’s peculiar menagerie of animal-human hybrids is teeming with personality. The colorful characters reflect the breadth of interactions occurring every day throughout public spaceDigital Dancers Groove Through the Streets of Istanbul in Shape-Shifting Costumes
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Directed and animated by Istanbul-based Gökalp Gönen, a camouflaged cast grooves to Ilhan Ersahin’s jazzy new track, “Hurri-Mitanni (Good News),” in a mesmerizing series of transformations. The anonymous characters don amorphous, animated costSteampunk Busts Sculpted from Resin and Repurposed Objects Evoke Futuristic Relics
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Spotted with corroded patches, Tomàs Barceló’s sculptures fuse classical antiquity and retro-futurism. The Cala Millor, Mallorca-based artist casts steampunk-style figures from resin and recycled objects that resemble ancient art while evoking otherworldlSubversive and Grandiose, Kajahl’s Vivid Portraits Supplant Historical Narratives
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Through his meticulously rendered portraits, Santa Cruz-born artist Kajahl subverts the tradition of Blackamoor—a highly stylized European aesthetic that visualized people of color, particularly African men, in exoticized forms and subservient roles—by in
