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Tons of Broken Glass Flood Architectural Spaces in Captivating Site-Specific Installations by Baptiste Debombourg | Colossal
AUGUST 16, 2023 KATE MOTHES “Aerial” (2012), 33/2 laminated glass from Glas König, wood, nails, and white paint, 3 x 12 x 4.5 meters, two ons of glass. Installed at Brauweiler Abbey in Pulheim, Germany Detail of “Aerial” Debombourg’s most … Continue reading
Delphine Diallo Crafts Divinely Elegant Portraits of Black Women in ‘Highness’ | Colossal
AUGUST 9, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Delphine Diallo In her series ‘Highness,’ photographer Delphine Diallo’s regal subjects don elaborate masks, headdresses, and jewelry. In her series Highness, Delphine Diallo’s regal subjects don elaborate masks, headdresses, and jewelry. Captured in both color and … Continue reading
Inside a Breathtaking Desert Mansion That Looks Like A Fossil | Unique Spaces | Architectural Digest
Today on Architectural Digest we visit Joshua Tree in California to tour the awe-inspiring Kellogg Doolittle Residence. The sensational build was designed by organic architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg and his protegee John Vugrin in the 1980s taking over 20 years … Continue reading
Countless Astonished Faces Emerge from Driftwood in Expressive Sculptures by Marc Bourlier | Colossal
AUGUST 7, 2023 KATE MOTHES “Écran plat” (1999), driftwood and linen twine, 60 x 50 x 7 centimeters. All images © Marc Bourlier, shared with permission Characterized by elongated noses and tiny, punched eyes and mouths, Marc Bourlier’s expressive figures … Continue reading
Amanda Cobbett Embroiders Realistic Likenesses of Fungi and Flora in Stunning Detail | Colossal
JULY 28, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Amanda Cobbett, With a keen eye for detail, Amanda Cobbett embroiders hyperrealistic fungi, mosses, and lichen with painstaking precision. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for nature, Amanda Cobbett … Continue reading
Exuberant Patterns Bring Ceramic Creatures to Life in George Rodriguez’s ‘Mexican Zodiac’ | Colossal
JULY 26, 2023 KATE MOTHES “El Chapulin.” All images © George Rodriguez Antennae spring from the crown of a grasshopper and a cacomixtle’s beady eyes peer alertly from George Rodriguez’s portraits. Antennae spring from the crown of a grasshopper, and … Continue reading
Delightful Wooden Nesting Dolls by Salakauppa Playfully Reimagine Traditional Designs | Colossal
JULY 17, 2023 KATE MOTHES “The Bears (polar bear, brown bear, panda, moon bear, and Misha)” (2014), linden, paint, and lacquer, 210 x 120 millimeters. All designs by Aamu Song / COMPANY, produced in Semenov, Russia. Images © Salakauppa A … Continue reading
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
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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