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Long Colorful Strands of Yarn Are Woven into Stunning Portraits | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on February 1, 2024 This artist‘s process is as fascinating as her incredible results. Artist Katerina Marchenko continues to elevate embroidery by weaving long, colorful strands of yarn into massive portraits. Each of her pieces is made … Continue reading
Kelly O’Dell Brings Extinct Creatures Back to Life through Vibrant Colored Glass | Colossal
JANUARY 27, 2024 JACKIE ANDRES “Aquatic Flash.” All images © Kelly O’Dell Artist Kelly O’Dell explores the ammonite’s elegant form through delicate, swirling sculptures in bold color. Before going extinct more than 65 million years ago, ammonites were cephalopods that … Continue reading
20 questions with Tilda Swinton and Gregory Crewdson
Tilda Swinton on identity, Miyazaki, and looking at peril. Part of Yale MFA Photo’s Pop-up Q&A series via zoom, which started in response to online learning during the 2020 pandemic […]
Through Delicate Glass Sprouts, Nataliya Vladychko Emphasizes the Wild Resiliency of Seeds | Colossal
JANUARY 17, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Triticum” (2020), wooden platform and flame-shaped borosilicate glass, 26 x 27 centimeters. Photo by Steven van Kooijk. All images © Nataliya Vladychko Artist Nataliya Vladychko sculpts spindly specimens in glass, capturing both their delicacy and strength in … Continue reading
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It’s Christmas Eve, and Synnøve is searching for her drug-addicted daughter Michelle in an almost desolated city. During the course of the night, she’ll be forced to make a fateful decision. (Synnøve and Michelle are mother and daughter in real … Continue reading
A Knotted Octopus Carved Directly into Two Pianos Entwines Maskull Lasserre’s New Musical Sculpture | Colossal
JANUARY 12, 2024 GRACE EBERT “The Third Octave” (2023). All images © Maskull Lasserre, “The Third Octave” connects through a tangled, textured knot of octopus tentacles, corresponding to the eight notes of the octaves. Behind the hammers and pins of … Continue reading
Dizzying Gifs by Etienne Jacob Infuse Mathematical Equations into Endless Loops | Colossal
JANUARY 12, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Rotating dandelion.” All gifs © Etienne Jacob Etienne Jacob takes a creative approach to coding with his mesmerizing animations that fall at the intersection of art and math. Paris-based software engineer Etienne Jacob (previously) takes … Continue reading