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Quirky Clothesline Creatures Saunter Across Helga Stentzel’s Landscape Illusions | Colossal
NOVEMBER 16, 2022. GRACE EBERT “Laundrosaurus.” All images © Helga Stentzel, Artist Helga Stentzel hangs socks, undergarments, and sweaters in playful compositions that appear like animals in a landscape. A wooly sweater returns to its material roots in the latest … Continue reading
Delicate Spikes and Lush Petals Bloom from Avital Avital’s Voluptuous Porcelain Vessels | Colossal
NOVEMBER 15, 2022. KATE MOTHES All images © Avital Avital Uniting form and function, ceramic artist Avital Avital sculpts delicate, botanic-inspired vessels from porcelain. The diverse world of plants and flowers is a source of fascination for ceramic artist Avital … Continue reading
Symbols and Colorful Motifs Inscribe Tomàs Barceló’s Fragmented Steampunk Sculptures | Colossal
NOVEMBER 14, 2022. GRACE EBERT “Auk Morai R,” clay, plaster, and resin. All images © Tomàs Barceló, Artist Tomas Barcelo casts figurative steampunk sculptures that fall at the intersection of classical relic and futuristic vision. Following a series of fantastic … Continue reading
Balloons Puff and Twist into an Elaborate Inflatable Ensemble by Masayoshi Matsumoto | Colossal
NOVEMBER 7, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images © Masayoshi Matsumoto Masayoshi Matsumoto twists balloons into quirky and playful animal sculptures with incredible detail like claws and individual feathers. Armed with colorful balloons and plenty of air, Masayoshi Matsumoto (previously) twists … Continue reading
Diverse Ecosystems Merge in Hyperrealistic Paintings of Flora and Fauna by Lisa Ericson | Colossal
NOVEMBER 4, 2022. KATE MOTHES “High Tide” (2022), acrylic on panel. All images © Lisa Ericson Ecosystems intermingle and mammals find themselves immersed in an increasingly watery world in Lisa Ericson’s hyperrealistic acrylic paintings. A hare and a mountain goat, which … Continue reading
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Drips of Colored Paper Accentuate the Intricate Details of Joey Bates’ Layered Bouquets | Colossal
OCTOBER 25, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images by Jean-Baptiste Beranger, © Joey Bates In Joey Bates’ sprawling floral sculptures, what appear as dried splashes of paint are actually meticulously cut segments of colored paper. The American artist, who is currently … Continue reading
Through a 1,600-Pound Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery | Colossal
OCTOBER 25, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images by Timothy Schenk, courtesy of Creative Time, Eight years after artist Charles Gaines began work on “Moving Chains,” the monumental public work now stands at Outlook Hill on Governors Island. Evocative of a ship hull, the enormous … Continue reading
Mai Suzuki Proposes New Applications For Traditional Kumiko | Spoon & Tamago
OCTOBER 22, 2022 / JOHNNY Kumiko is a traditional Japanese technique that utilizes numerous wooden bars, crossed and laid to form various designs and expressions. No nails or metal pieces are used, and the wooden parts are put together by adjusting … Continue reading