Category Archives: Art

An Origami Pineapple Pavilion Opens Inside Berrington Hall’s 18th-Century Garden | Colossal

Situated inside the garden of the Georgian mansion at the National Trust’s historic Berrington Hall is Studio Morison’s newest structure Look! Look! Look!, a pineapple-shaped pavilion with angles akin to a folded work of origami. The pavilion is dusty pink, … Continue reading →

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New Sketchbook-Based Ballpoint Pen Drawings by Nicolas V. Sanchez | Colossal

New York City-based artist Nicolas V. Sanchez (previously) creates masterful drawings with only the aid of a few ballpoint pens, rendering unbelievably realistic portraits and still lifes in his many sketchbooks. Due to his precise application of highlights and shadows … Continue reading →

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Artist-Designed Clogs at The De Klompen Show

Organized by Wieden + Kennedy, an advertising agency based in Amsterdam, the De Klompen Show is a public exhibition featuring uniquely designed clogs by a wide variety of artists. Source: Artist-Designed Clogs at The De Klompen Show

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Story Objects by Vera van Wolferen

Miniature architectural sculptures made of balsa wood, paper and cotton by visual artist Vera van Wolferen based in The Hague, Netherlands. Source: Story Objects by Vera van Wolferen

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Papercraft Art by Noelia Lozano for Experienced Hire Campaign

Colorful papercraft imagery created by Spanish art director Noelia Lozano for Experienced Hire Campaign for EY (Ernst & Young), one of the best professional services firms in the world. Source: Papercraft Art by Noelia Lozano for Experienced Hire Campaign

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Animator Sasha Katz Explores a Symbiotic Relationship Between Plants and Technology | Colossal

There’s perhaps no two objects more different than a brand new laptop built in a sterile factory and a healthy living plant that’s evolved over millions of years, but for animator Sasha Katz the relationship between computers and plants is … Continue reading →

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A Giant Lion Sculpture in China That Took Three Years to Complete

This wood sculpture carved out of a single giant tree trunk by artist Dengding Rui Yao and a team of twenty sculptors in Myanmar took three years to complete. Source: A Giant Lion Sculpture in China That Took Three Years … Continue reading →

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Prismatic Portraits by Lui Ferreyra Form a Collision of Geometry and Color | Colossal

Denver-based artist Lui Ferreyra (previously) has spent the last decade honing a technique that portrays faces, hands, and landscapes as dense fields of geometric color. While evoking a tone that clearly references the digital age, Ferreyra also draws inspiration from … Continue reading →

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More Than a Mile of Abstract Neon Lighting Suspended Within Tate Britain | Colossal

Suspended from the ceiling of Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries is Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans’ latest installation, over a mile of bright neon lighting broken into abstract lines and monumental curves. The piece, Forms in Space… by Light (in Time), changes … Continue reading →

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Artist Piotr Bockenheim Puts Your Easter Egg Decorating to Shame with His Intricately Carved Goose Shells | Colossal

Unless you spent hundreds upon hundreds of hours with a tiny electric drill carving intricate patterns into eggshells the last few months, you may have yet to reach your Easter egg decorating potential. One person who clearly has is artist … Continue reading →

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