Category Archives: Art

How Do You Like Them Apples? Can Sun’s Playful Sculptures Emerge from Bright Red Fruit | Colossal

JUNE 30, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Can Sun London-based artist Can Sun meticulously carves red apples into geometric cross-sections and linking chains. If anyone ever told Can Sun not to play with his food, it’s a good thing … Continue reading

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…how a steel drum is crafted!

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A New Book Celebrates the Exquisite Patterns and Glowing Colors of Glass Maestro Lino Tagliapietra | Colossal

JUNE 27, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Lino Tagliapietra, courtesy of Phaidon Lino Tagliapietra’s seven-decade career has established him as one of the most renowned glassblowers in the world. Recognized for his elegant, detailed sculptures that coax light and … Continue reading

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Sheena Rose, artist from Barbados

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Honeycomb Swells Across Ava Roth’s Embroidered Works Made in Collaboration with Bees | Colossal

JUNE 26, 2023 GRACE EBERT Detail of “Blue and Gold, Ithra,” encaustic, Japanese paper, gold leaf, embroidery floss, glass beads, natural honeycomb, local Ontario maple frame, 17.5 x 17.5 inches. All images © Ava Roth Working with bee colonies for … Continue reading

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Channeling African Heritage and Fairytales, CreativeSoul Photography Empowers Black Children in Captivating Portraits | Colossal

JUNE 23, 2023 KATE MOTHES In their ongoing AfroArt series, CreativeSoul embraces the versatility of Black hair by sweeping it into towering updos and beaded braids. Ten years ago, Atlanta-based photographers Kahran and Regis Bethencourt of CreativeSoul Photography noticed a … Continue reading

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#StreetArt by Bublegum in Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸

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Vanessa Barragão’s Sprawling Biomorphic Textiles Evoke the Remarkable Textures of the Sea Floor | Colossal

JUNE 22, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Vanessa Barragão Vanessa Barragão draws inspiration from coral, rock pools, botanicals, and the cosmos to compose expansive fiber pieces. Sprawling tufts of looped, wound, and crocheted yarn scale walls and floors in … Continue reading

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Sculptures of Fragmented Travellers Find Their Home on Amalfi Coast | My Modern Met

By Jessica Stewart on June 20, 2023 These thought-provoking sculptures represent the countless people who move to a foreign land to begin a new life, full of hope, ambition, and dreams. Artist Bruno Catalano‘s fragmented sculptures have touched down on … Continue reading

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Street Art meets nature in Nicaragua

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