-
Recent Posts
- @womensartbluesky.bsky.social | Teapot, 1924 by Marianne Brandt
- ContempraInn 🌹 (@contemprainn.bsky.social) | Surprise 😃
- Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) | Preserving a real dandelion intact inside clear resin
- German Names For Animals Stay Undefeated #theenglishgerman
- Why Did Brazil Nearly End Up Speaking a Native Language Instead of Portuguese?
- KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 (@mary1kathy.bsky.social)
- (no title)
- A sculptural wooden facade hiding a cozy, book-filled home
Archives
Categories
Category Archives: Art
Enchanting Vignettes Illustrated by Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou Nestle Inside Small Wood Cuts | Colossal
JULY 27, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images © Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou Encircled in roughly textured bark, thin woodcuts become canvases for the whimsical landscapes and scenes illustrated by Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou. The Greek artist uses a combination of pen, ink, gouache, and … Continue reading
Movement and Instinct Inform Taquen’s Murals of Migrating Birds and Human Touch | Colossal
JULY 26, 2022. GRACE EBERT “Magpies and swifts.” All images © Taquen Thin, structural lines delineate a magpie wing and contour a child’s nose or cheekbone in Taquen’s murals. Working with a color palette of pastels and neutral tones, the Spanish … Continue reading
Watch This Beatboxer Recreate an Orchestra Using Only His Voice | My Modern Met
By Larisa Crowder on July 24, 2022 Now, this is talent! In an incredible display of talent and range, French beatboxer and vocalist Mohamed Belkhir recreated an entire orchestra using only his mouth. The 28-year-old artist emulated the sounds of … Continue reading
Illustrations by Rei Kato are a Summer Vibe | Spoon & Tamago
Happy Monday! It’s that time of year when the summer days begin to blur together so we thought we’d start off the week by admiring the washed out white and blue illustrations of Rei Kato, which truly are a … Continue reading
Two Curtains of 30,000 Prescription Lenses Cast a Distorted Water-Like Glimmer Across a Beijing Gallery | Colossal
JULY 25, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images courtesy of PIKOU Suspended from an undulating metal rod, two translucent patchwork curtains of prescription eyeglasses evoke the gleaming shimmer of a waterfall. The disorienting installation is the second in a series of optical … Continue reading
MORMOR | Far Apart
Production Company – SOMESUCH EP – MAËVA DEMURGER Music Video Rep – ANDRÉ REID Producer – ALEX CHAMBERLAIN Production Manager – ELLA KNIGHT DOP – MAX PITTNER Stylist – LISA JARVIS Production service company – SHOTINMARS Producers – JULIEN MANUNTA … Continue reading
John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ and his search for home | Aeon Essays
John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ exploded a discipline. But his greatest legacy might be a quieter project of re-enchantment At the start of the first TV episode of Ways of Seeing, John Berger takes a scalpel to Botticelli’s Venus … Continue reading
Energetic Paintings Imagine a Future Where Cities and Nature Are One | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on July 23, 2022 Amy Shackleton is bringing nature back into the city through her vibrant drip paintings. Many big cities have a reputation for being gray and industrial. But not in Amy Shackleton‘s world. The … Continue reading
Set Against a Backdrop of World Events, Tim Okamura’s Bold Portraits Emanate Commanding Energy | Colossal
JULY 19, 2022. GRACE EBERT “Fire Fighter” (2021), oil on canvas, 60 x 76 inches Marked with visible brushstrokes and drips of paint, the portraits of Tim Okamura (previously) blend realistic portrayals of his subjects with the fervent, unrestrained qualities of … Continue reading
Vintage Typewriters Taken Apart & Reassembled into Movable Bird Sculptures | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on July 18, 2022 When typewriters were common, Twitter wasn’t a thing. Now, these vintage machines have been transformed into various tweeters. Nearly 30 years ago, sculptor Jeremy Mayer disassembled a typewriter. And in doing so, he … Continue reading
