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Extravagant Masks by threadstories Offer Cultural Commentary on Selfhood and Social Media
Covered in full-face masks of fringe and knotted details, threadstories (previously) explores the tension between contemporary portrayals of public and private life. The Irish artist poses in front of gray backdrops for her self-portraits that obscure her face and only sometimes … Continue reading
An entry from ARC Magazine in 2020 | Sculpture, Cemetery art, Art
Mar 10, 2020 – yolandart: “Philip Jackson. 1944. Winner of National Peace Sculpture Competition, Manchester City Council, 1987. Elected Fellow Royal Society of British Sculptors. ” Source: An entry from ARC Magazine in 2020 | Sculpture, Cemetery art, Art
Traveling Artist Captures the Charm of Ancient Towns in Watercolor
Rather than snap photos with his camera, traveler and urban sketching artist Qian Shicaptures his surroundings as watercolor paintings. Rendered in his distinct loose style, Shi works quickly to capture fleeting moments, forever immortalizing each scene in gestural line work … Continue reading
Artist Illustrates ‘Fear’ as a Misunderstood Monster That Just Needs Love
Most of us have experienced feeling fear at some point or another, but some people suffer from daily, overwhelming anxiety that stops them from living life to the fullest. Whether it stems from a specific trauma or a lifelong mental … Continue reading
A Gear System Helps Visualize the Magnitude of One Googol, or 1 Followed by 100 Zeros
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daniel de Bruin (@daniel_de_bruin) To celebrate spending one billion seconds on Earth, Daniel de Bruin created a gear system that represents the number googol (that’s the digit 1 with 100 zeros … Continue reading
Wearable Sculptures Blend Humans into Surrounding Landscapes in Photographs by Nordic Artists
Norwegian-Finnish artist duo Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen bring a folklore-inspired vision to the relationship between humans and nature. The majority of their subjects are elders who often have a deeper connection to the lands they inhabit, work on, or cultivate. … Continue reading
Inexpensive Toys Fashioned into Unique Action Figures by Artist Tomohiro Yasui
Tomohiro Yasui is best known as the creator of the paper robot wrestlers called kami-robo, but that’s not the only medium his imagination has conquered. Using wire and cheap rubber duckies, squirting frogs, and plastic hammers, the Japanese artist builds posable … Continue reading
A 3D Artist Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of Spongebob, Tweety Bird, and … Continue reading
Artist Turns Nuts, Bolts, and Scrap Metal Into Life-Size Animal Sculptures
While most of us dispose of old car parts and unused cutlery at the dump, Aloha, Oregon-based artist Brian Mock turns scrap metal into fantastic outdoor sculptures. He collects use and discarded materials—such as screws, nuts, and bolts—and assembles them … Continue reading
Artist Uses Charcoal and Pastels to Only Draw the Light Cast on Women
London-based artist Zulf creates dramatic portraits of women half-hidden in the shadows. These realistic drawings are made on black paper using a combination of pastel and charcoal. Instead of drafting the model’s entire face on the page, Zulf invents a … Continue reading
Tales From the Loop Enlivens the Gravity-Defying Dystopia of Simon Stålenhag’s Illustrations
An uncanny television series is founded in Simon Stålenhag’s fantastical worlds. Covered previously on Colossal, the Swedish artist’s digital illustrations often position robots in open countrysides and consider the prosthetic capabilities of virtual reality. Tales From The Loop—which gets its … Continue reading
Making a paper shredder that looks like a brain
I made a shredder that looks like a brain because it kind of made sense anatomically? I don’t know. I should brainstorm some good reasons for building it.
