Category Archives: Art

Aliza Nisenbaum – Exhibition at Tate Liverpool | Tate

Aliza Nisenbaum (b.1977, Mexico) is a New York based painter best known for her bright, large-scale portraits of community groups. Inspired by the dedication of Liverpool’s key workers, the artist has created a series of new paintings of NHS staff … Continue reading →

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Lucy Sparrow Opens The Bourdon Street Chemist, a Fully Stocked Felt Pharmacy

Although Lucy Sparrow is adept at treating scrapes and bouts of indigestion, her medical specialty lies in helping folks suffering from heart disease, IBS, and various illnesses caused by fiber deficiencies. The U.K.-based artist set up shop with The Bourdon … Continue reading →

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Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals | AP

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO   Plywood mural boards are lined up at a warehouse, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Minneapolis ready for volunteers to help organize them. Leesa Kelly, left background, and Kenda Zellner-Smith, right in yellow, formed the Save the … Continue reading →

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Mumi – Hallelujah (handpan cover)

Hi, I’m Mumi and handpans are my life. This isn’t just a saying: they’re part of my daily life since a decade. Started as a player, since a while my job is making handpans (Elaia handpans). I spend an average … Continue reading →

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Swirling Plumes of Black-and-Gold Rattan Fill the Ceiling of a Bangkok Lounge

The rattan devotees over at Enter Projects Asia are back with a sweeping installation that swells through a Bangkok restaurant overlooking the Chao Priya River. Occupying the lounge of Spice & Barley, two 30-meter pillars ascend from the ground level before … Continue reading →

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In Russia – в России

A landmass so vast it’s hard to wrap your head around, spanning over 11 timezones and 2 continents, filled with otherworldly landscapes, countless discrete cultures and crowded cities with rather turbulent histories.On the one side, this film shows a slice … Continue reading →

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Wooden Benches Unfurl into Pasta-Esque Strands in Pablo Reinoso’s Works | Colossal

“Curly Bench (2019), photo by Rodrigo Reinoso. All images © Pablo Reinoso,   The unbound slats of Pablo Reinoso’s unassuming benches curl sideways and up walls in a tangle of wood and metal. Based just outside of Paris, the French-Argentine … Continue reading →

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Surreal Sculptures of Translucent Glass and Clay Explore the Body’s Transformative Processes

“I have always viewed the body as a transitory object,” writes artist Christina Bothwell. From human-animal hybrids to pregnant creatures to figures fused together, Bothwell’s oeuvre suspends various life forms in states of flux: a baby precariously rests on a mother’s … Continue reading →

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Soothing Indoor Zen Gardens by Yuki Kawae

Nothing says “relaxing” like watching Yuki Kawae rake mesmerizing patterns in sand. (Watch how soothing his process is with his indoor zen gardens.) 🧘‍♂️⏳🧘‍♀️ Permission granted by Yuki Kawae. → FOLLOW Yuki Kawae Website: https://www.yukikawae.com/zengarden Instagram: http://instagram.com/yukikawae YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLGS…

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Energetic Lines Circulate Through the Dynamic, Vibrant Portraits of Martin Satí

Just as a ceramicist would smooth the harsh edges of clay, Martin Satí renders the supple contours of a subject’s face with sweeping motion. Thick drops of color form the light of a cheekbone or eyelid crease, and the swirling lines … Continue reading →

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