Category Archives: Art

Tara Donovan Layers 200,000 CDs into Twisting Totems of Physical Data | Colossal

MAY 10, 2024 GRACE EBERT Installation view of ‘Tara Donovan: Stratagems.’ All images courtesy of Pace Gallery Despite claims that CDs are raring back into the zeitgeist, only a small number of people today consume media through the slim, shiny … Continue reading

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Frenzied Symbols and Vibrant Vignettes Overlay Sam Rodriguez’s Figurative Illustrations | Colossal

MAY 9, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Terracotta.” All images © Sam Rodriguez Sam Rodriguez sorts his works into three categories: nouns, verbs, and typography. Nouns comprises his portraits that zero in on a singular person and their expressions, while verbs takes … Continue reading

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Thread of surreal sculpture details 🧵

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He is wow! 👏

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Childhood Boredom and Wonder Abound in Aron Wiesenfeld’s Inky Post-It Drawings | Colossal

MAY 3, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Post-It Note Drawing #89.” All images © Aron Wiesenfeld Aron Wiesenfeld has created dozens of drawings in black ink, translating the mystery and ennui of his paintings onto the iconic yellow square. When a friend … Continue reading

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Petrit Halilaj’s Scratchy Doodles Grapple with Childhood Innocence on The Met Rooftop | Colossal

MAY 1, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Abetare” (2024). All photos by Eileen Travell, courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Petrit Halilaj magnifies childhood doodles taken from desks in the Balkans in large sculptures that occupy The Met rooftop. When visiting … Continue reading

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“Trying to clear my mind when going into a brainstorming session is key,” Gab Bois explained, “More often than not, the best ideas are sitting right under my nose and are the simplest ones.”

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A 10-year-old [who set the Guinness World Record for the youngest opera singer in the world] sings Mozart’s “Der Hölle Rache.”

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“Double Dutch” Rope Jumping…

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Ancient Rock Art Depicts Psychedelic Music and Dance in Peru | My Modern Met

By Madeleine Muzdakis on April 28, 2024 Photo: A. Rozwadowski; drawing: Polish-Peruvian research team (CC BY 4.0 DEED) Music and dance have long been part of human culture and this ancient art may be rock hard proof. Rock art always … Continue reading

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