Category Archives: Art

Elaborate Flower Arrangements by Lewis Miller Design Cascade From Fixtures of New York City Streets | Colossal

AUGUST 14, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Lewis Miller Design Known for his ‘Flower Flash’ installations, Lewis Miller sees phone booths and trash cans as vessels for enormous floral arrangements. Sprays of vibrant blooms and foliage erupt from New … Continue reading →

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Awesome 3D

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Autumn Leaves in the Styles of 10 Classical Composers (PART 2)

How might these classical composers play “Autumn Leaves?” – Scarlatti, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Debussy, Scriabin, Satie, Prokofiev, Kapustin. […]

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Some wise words from synth pioneer Herbie Hancock.

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Delphine Diallo Crafts Divinely Elegant Portraits of Black Women in ‘Highness’ | Colossal

AUGUST 9, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Delphine Diallo In her series ‘Highness,’ photographer Delphine Diallo’s regal subjects don elaborate masks, headdresses, and jewelry. In her series Highness, Delphine Diallo’s regal subjects don elaborate masks, headdresses, and jewelry. Captured in both color and … Continue reading →

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Countless Astonished Faces Emerge from Driftwood in Expressive Sculptures by Marc Bourlier | Colossal

AUGUST 7, 2023 KATE MOTHES “Écran plat” (1999), driftwood and linen twine, 60 x 50 x 7 centimeters. All images © Marc Bourlier, shared with permission Characterized by elongated noses and tiny, punched eyes and mouths, Marc Bourlier’s expressive figures … Continue reading →

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Painter Betty Acquah

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Sinéad O’Connor’s 1992 ‘SNL’ Photo-Ripping Controversy Explained | My Modern Met

By Regina Sienra on July 28, 2023 Photo: Screenshot from YouTube Sinéad O’Connor’s performance in 1992 was very controversial at the time, but a lot of people are seeing it differently now. Singer Sinéad O’Connor has passed away at age … Continue reading →

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Amanda Cobbett Embroiders Realistic Likenesses of Fungi and Flora in Stunning Detail | Colossal

JULY 28, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Amanda Cobbett, With a keen eye for detail, Amanda Cobbett embroiders hyperrealistic fungi, mosses, and lichen with painstaking precision. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for nature, Amanda Cobbett … Continue reading →

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Against the Ream: An Expansive Exhibition Invites Thirteen Artists to Explore the Vast ‘Possibilities of Paper’ | Colossal

JULY 27, 2023 KATE MOTHES Jaq Belcher, “All in Good Time” (2023), hand-cut paper, dimensions variable. Courtesy of Jayne H. Baum/JHB Gallery From intricate, laser-cut tendrils to vibrantly patterned collages, a new exhibition at The Torggler in Newport News, Virginia, … Continue reading →

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Top Breeder, 2018 | @kensukekoike

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Exuberant Patterns Bring Ceramic Creatures to Life in George Rodriguez’s ‘Mexican Zodiac’ | Colossal

JULY 26, 2023 KATE MOTHES “El Chapulin.” All images © George Rodriguez Antennae spring from the crown of a grasshopper and a cacomixtle’s beady eyes peer alertly from George Rodriguez’s portraits. Antennae spring from the crown of a grasshopper, and … Continue reading →

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