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An Exhibition of 50 Piñatas Explores the Cultural Significance of the Festive Object
OCTOBER 14, 2021. GRACE EBERT Installation view of Roberto Benavidez’s sculptures (front) and Isaias Rodriguez, “resilience” (2021) (back). Photo by Madison Metro, Craft in America. All images courtesy of Craft in America A ubiquitous decoration at birthdays and family … Continue reading
Between Wounds and Folds: Suspended Cow Carcasses and Tree Stumps Reveal Layers of Discarded Fabric by Tamara Kostianovsky
OCTOBER 11, 2021. CHRISTOPHER JOBSON Photo © J.C. Cancedda Working with the tattered remnants of consumer culture, artist Tamara Kostianovsky(previously) asks us to question the origins, process, and disastrous results of our seemingly unquenchable desire to buy and waste. Four … Continue reading
Pin on Wintercroft – Fish Mask | Low Poly Masks, Jochem’s Clownfish
May 13, 2019 – DIGITAL DOWNLOAD In unflappable style, you can become a beautiful aquatic creature by wearing our sleek, stunning Fish Head Mask. For good times and dropping lines, this one is hard to beat. Beware of baited hooks … Continue reading
Yuta Okuda Combines Blotches of Paint with Delicate Lines to Create Colorful Bouquets | Spoon & Tamago
OCTOBER 8, 2021 / JOHNNY all images courtesy the artist From afar, Yuta Okuda‘s artwork can resemble pressed flowers. But come closer and the blossoming bouquets reveal themselves to be something much more complex with an ambiguity that shifts between … Continue reading
Tufts of Printed Fabric Form Colorful Mixed-Media Portraits by Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor | Colossal
OCTOBER 12, 2021. GRACE EBERT “Eyes on the Gold IV” (2018), 5 x 4 feet. All images courtesy of Rele Gallery Using scraps of vibrant Ankara fabric, Lagos-based artist Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotorfashions intimate portraits that consider the fragmented and varied inner … Continue reading
Artist Creates Portraits of “Denim Legends” Entirely Out of Jeans
By Pinar Noorata on October 11, 2021 Madonna Who do you think is the biggest denim legend? Jeans have a long history in fashion, but they weren’t always seen as trendy or even an acceptable article of clothing to wear … Continue reading
Aerial Net Sculptures Loom Over Public Squares in Janet Echelman’s ‘Earthtime’ Installations | Colossal
OCTOBER 7, 2021. GRACE EBERT “Earthtime 1.78” (2021), Vienna Suspended in public squares and parks, the knotted sculptures that comprise Janet Echelman’s Earthtime series respond to the destructive, overpowering, and uncontrollable forces that impact life on the planet. The artist … Continue reading
‘Medicinal Flowers of Lebanon’ by Faith XLVII Sprout from the Damaged Streets of Beirut | Colossal
OCTOBER 7, 2021. GRACE EBERT Rosa Canina. All images © Faith XLVII Rosehips, horned poppies, and an African carline thistle grow from the debris and ruined buildings in Beirut following a mural series by Faith XLVII. The South African artist (previously) … Continue reading
