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WEB1 day ago · Colossal is an independent online art magazine celebrating visual culture since 2010. Based in Chicago.
Australian Plants Grow from the Crevices of Jamie North’s
WEBDec 21, 2020 · Bookmark. Embedded within the eroded cement and marble pillars of artist Jamie North are a host of plants native to Australia. Kangaroo vines, Port Jackson figs, and kidney weeds wrap themselves around steel cables and grow from the crevices of the cracked stone forms, juxtaposing the industrial, human-made sculptures with …
Mixed-Media Portraits by Nelson Makamo Reflect Childhood
WEBFeb 12, 2021 · Nelson Makamo (previously) is known for his oversized, lively portraits of the children and teens he meets around Johannesburg. Using a distinct blend of acrylic, watercolors, monotypes, silkscreen, and oil paint, the South African artist often delineates their silhouettes with a thick line of charcoal before adding colorful details to their clothing and faces. TheContinue reading "Mixed-Media ...
A Monumental Figure Reveals a Fern-Canopied Tunnel Inside
WEBDec 17, 2020 · Cape Town-based artist Daniel Popper has become well-known for his towering sculptures of human figures adorned with or penetrated by thick canopies of foliage. His latest piece titled Thrive stands nearly 30 feet tall and is constructed from 14 tons of glass fiber reinforced concrete. The piece was recently unveiled at Society Las Olas, aContinue reading "A Monumental Figure Reveals a Fern ...
Spectacular Drone Views Of Giza Present the Pyramid in an …
WEBJul 13, 2021 · The series offers an uncanny view of Giza and manages to flatten the 450-foot building into an abstract collection that appears more like a cobblestone courtyard than a 92-million-cubic-foot stack of boulders. Each photo zeroes in on the pyramid’s tip, or pyramidion, which was once topped by an immense …
Drawings and Paintings by Pat Perry Reinterpret American
WEBOct 15, 2021 · In Pat Perry’s Sensemaking, there’s no rubric for telling a story.In quiet scenes framed through roadside vantage points and performances of costumed figures and contemporary symbols, the Detroit-based artist considers the deeply American tendency to configure the world with single, flat narratives.Perry takes an opposing approach, though, and instead layers his pieces with contradiction ...
The First Law of Kipple: An Entire Floor Filled With ... - Colossal
WEBSep 24, 2014 · About 3 months ago photographer Dan Tobin Smith set up a website to ask the public to donate kipple: junk that was lying around their house. “It’s time to free yourself of the pointless or unused objects in your life,” read the plea. “Give them a purpose as part of Dan Tobin Smith’s installation forContinue reading "The First Law of Kipple: An Entire Floor Filled With Chromatically ...
Dizzying Kinetic Sculptures by Anthony Howe Billow and Writhe in …
WEBDec 7, 2020 · 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 breeze and resemble otherworldly organisms, four-legged creatures, and mechanisms as they coil in the wind. Howe documents his ...
‘The House’ Is a Mysterious Animated Trilogy Following Three ...
WEBJan 14, 2022 · A destitute family, an uneasy property developer, and an unrealistic landlady clinging to the past all find themselves grappling with control when they inhabit The House.The mysterious dwelling is the titular character of Netflix’s new three-part series that brings some of the most promising names of stop …
Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors. For less than ten seconds, Berndnaut Smilde ’s floating sculptures transform galleries, halls, and warehouses into uncanny spaces where indoors meets out. Puffy clouds made of smoke and water hang inside tiled interiors or industrial workshops for a …
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