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Sky-High Paper Wigs Topped With Modern Luxuries by Asya Kozina
Paper artist Asya Kozina was inspired by the decadent wigs found in Baroque and Rococo still lifes, tall masses of hair adorned with objects that represent the ideals of luxury and beauty in the 17th...
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Monumentally Detailed Pen Drawings That Combine Real and Imagined Landscapes...
British artist Olivia Kemp creates large-scale drawings that combine observational studies made in Norway, Italy, and Scotland with fantastical places that exist only in her imagination. Her pen and...
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Colossal x Cinta Vidal Print Release: Urban Evening
We are honored to have worked with artist Cinta Vidal on an exclusive release of the print edition of her 2017 painting, Urban Evening, available now in The Colossal Shop. In her latest series of...
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Liquid Gold Appears to Flow, Drip, and Drain Through Galleries by Vanderlei...
In this ongoing body of sculptural works, Brazillian artist Vanderlei Lopes creates temporary interventions where his polished brass objects appear to pour and drain like gold from the walls or floors...
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New Finnish Landscapes Captured Within Jars by Christoffer Relander
Photographer Christoffer Relander (previously) uses double exposure photography to “capture” wooded Finnish landscapes inside of glass jars. These images give a peek into the photographer’s past,...
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Puzzling Portraits of Identical Twins by Photographer Alma Haser
In her latest series, German photographer Alma Haser combines the portraits of several pairs of twins by literally puzzling their images together. Haser first photographs each twin separately, then...
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Towering Hyperrealistic Cactus Paintings by Lee Kwang-ho
Cactus No.95, 2015. Oil on canvas. Courtesy Johyun Gallery. Korean painter Kwang-ho Lee (previously) depicts larger-than-life cacti in oil paintings that stand up to 8-feet tall. Every thorn, bloom,...
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Donut Worry Be Happy: Pop Culture References on Expertly Glazed Ceramic...
South Korean ceramicist Jae Yong Kim creates deliciously glazed donuts out of clay, glitter, and swarovski crystals. The faux desserts present a glossy perfection in their paint application, yet...
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Japanese Tip: An Exhibition of 8,000 Chopstick Sleeve Sculptures Left Behind...
Yuki Tatsumi was working as a waiter in a restaurant when one day, as he was cleaning up a table, he noticed that a customer had intricately folded up the paper chopstick sleeve and left it behind....
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New Sculptures by Ben Young Transform Hand-Cut Glass into Aquatic Landscapes
Ben Young (previously here) continues to use exquisite manual techniques to transform sheets of glass into luminous sculptures that give a glimpse into a moment in time or space. The artist envisions,...
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Hundreds of Swinging Pendulums Subtly Choreograph Visitors’ Movements at the...
Hundreds of pendulums swing through Paris’ Grande halle de la Villette for choreographer and artist William Forsythe‘s installation Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2. The hanging plumbobs...
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Life-Size Cardboard Sculptures of Chinese Villagers Tap Into Artist Warren...
Warren King began sculpting with cardboard as an attempt to add fantasy to the lives of his children, creatively crafting masks and helmets out of the recyclable material. This slowly evolved into a...
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Frenetic Animal Murals by Dzia Swirl to Life Across the World
Since we last checked in with Antwerp-based street artist Dzia (previously), the Belgian muralist has been busy adding fauna flair to walls in an increasingly widening swath across the globe. Recent...
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Strange Mess: Puddles of Skies and Galaxies by Jeffrey Michael Austin
Chicago-based artist Jeffrey Michael Austin spends a lot of time photographing the puddles that collect on his city’s sidewalks and streets, observing the mirror-like quality that occurs when the sun...
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Walk Inside a Warehouse-Sized Kaleidoscopic Painting by Katharina Grosse
The newest work by German artist Katharina Grosse encompasses an entire warehouse, transforming its raw interior into a soft maze of kaleidoscopic color. The installation, titled The Horse Trotted...
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Writhing Organic Sculptures Formed from Nails by John Bisbee
Viper, Welded Spikes, “Out of the Garden.” Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Dimensions Variable, 2016. Photo: Nick Benfey. Over the past three decades, artist John Bisbee (previously) has dedicated...
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Serpentine Coiled Sculptures of Found British Bird Feathers by Kate MccGwire
Turmoil, 2016. Mixed media with pheasant feathers in antique dome. 58 x 43 x 60 cm. All photos by JP Bland Kate MccGwire‘s roiling feather sculptures juxtapose the beautiful, delicate material with...
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Collaborative Lamps That Weave Traditional Fibers With PET Plastic Waste
Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón started the PET Lamp Project in 2011, collaborating with communities from all over the globe to transform plastic waste into unique and functional works. Over...
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Black and White Figural Tattoos With a Macabre Twist by Korean Tattoo Artist...
South Korean tattoo artist Woojin Choi, or Oozy, creates detailed black and white works which often incorporate a macabre twist. His fine line tattoos explore scenes that are not as innocent as they...
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One Minute Art History: A Hand-Drawn Animation in Myriad Historical Art Styles
Filmmaker and educator Cao Shu captures the history of art in an experimental short film that lasts for less than one minute. Throughout the film, the central character goes through the small motions...
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