Vintage Natural Science and Astronomy Illustrations Adorn Face Masks by Maria Popova
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Maria Popova, of Brain Pickings, has released a series of face masks that bring a dose of history to the modern-day essential. Each fabric covering is adorned with a vintage natural history or astronomy illustration, including Ellen Harding Baker’s solar sy
Solemn Faces Emerge from Hazy Portraits by Artist GyoBeom An
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Rendered in thick pencil, a new series of portraits by Seoul-based artist GyoBeom An feature models’ faces obscured in a monochromatic haze. While the distinct characteristics remain, a smudged overlay casts each subject in a blur. An tells Colossal tha2,292 Plants Fill the Audience in Opening Performance at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu
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This week, Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu held its first performance with a live audience post-coronavirus, but it’s unclear whether the attendees were too green to appreciate Puccini’s “Crisantemi.” Seated in the red, velvet seats and amA Surreal Watercolor by Illustrator Marija Tiurina Captures a Miscellany of Thoughts in Quarantine
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If Marija Tiurina’s latest watercolor appears to be a random mishmash of dreamy scenes, that’s because it is. The London-based illustrator (previously) recently completed “The Lockdown Project,” a dense composition inspired by dozens ofAn Aerial Timelapse Captures One Million Begonias as They’re Woven Into an Ephemeral Tapestry
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Every other August, dozens of volunteers gather near the Grand Place in Brussels to compose a 19,000-square-foot, floral rug that blankets the central square. The massive installation is woven with one million begonias—a hearty flower that Belgium is the laA Transfixing Animation Utilizes the Optical Illusions of Pareidolia to Parallel Two Narratives About Birth
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Created by London-based animator and artist Vier Nev, “A Mind Sang” plunges into an entrancing journey of life’s stages. The short film is centered on themes of transformation as it hypnotically shifts perspectives scene-by-scene. “ItCabinet of Curiosities: A New Book Opens Centuries-Old Collections of Fossils, Sculptures, and Other Oddities
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In a span of more than 350 pages, Italian photographer Massimo Listri captures some of the most wondrous and bizarre collections gathered throughout history. Cabinet of Curiosities, a new XXL edition from Taschen, is comprised of countless artifacts from theA Minimally Animated Paper Box Expresses a Surprising Range of Human Emotions
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Most health experts say you shouldn’t bottle up your emotions, and an amusing new animation by Paris-based designer Benoit Leva proves you can’t box them up either. “I am Square” features a white, paper carton that’s literalHand-Tufted Patches of Color Form Lush Fiber Portraits by Artist Simone Saunders
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Alberta-based artist Simone Saunders hand-tufts bold, colorful portraits with themes of identity and Black history woven throughout. Crafting vibrant patches of fibers that form eyes, lips, and garments, Saunders casts her earnest subjects against austere bacFoxes Caught in Dramatic Squabbles and Sleepy Coils by Photographer Konsta Punkka
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Each spring, Helsinki-born photographer Konsta Punkka (previously) stakes out dens, showing he’s as clever in strategy as the foxes he’s hoping to encounter. This commitment to hours lying on cold, wet ground for hours on end has afforded a splendIn Artist Adrian Brandon’s Incomplete Portraits, A Year of Life Equals One Minute of Color
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When Adrian Brandon starts to color a portrait, he sets a timer. For his rendering of Breonna Taylor, the clock is set to 26 minutes—for George Floyd, 46 minutes, for Tony McDade, 38, and for Aiyana Stanley Jones, just seven. “When the alarm sounds,A Lounging Humpback Whale and Her Newborn Garner Top Prize in International Photography Contest
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Photographer Jasmine Carey, of Australia, captured a heartwarming moment between a mother humpback whale and her baby as they relax in the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga. Titled “Essence of Life,” the underwater shot recently won the top prize inGripping a Plastic Bag, A Massive Fox by Artist Florentijn Hofman Towers Over Rotterdam
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Residents of Rotterdam’s of Bospolder-Tussendijken frequently spot bushy-tailed foxes roaming their streets at night, but now, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman has given the carnivorous animal a permanent home in the area. He recently installed a massiveToday, All New Colossal Membership Fees Will Be Donated to NAACP and Black Art Futures Fund
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For the next 24 hours, Colossal is donating 100% of all new membership fees to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Black Art Futures Fund—an emerging organization that promotes the elevation and preservation of Black arts and culture. Whether a monthly, anContemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens
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Generally, the adaptation pipeline begins with books and ends in film, but Charlotte-based designer and illustrator Matt Stevens has turned that process around. For an ongoing project that’s simply titled Good Movies as Old Books, Stevens reimagines conSprawling Roots and Richly Hued Gowns Permeate Mary Sibande’s Postcolonial Artworks
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The immensity and depth of Mary Sibande’s multi-media artworks reflect the magnitude of her subject matter, which explicitly entwines the enduring effects of British imperialism and the apartheid. Through photographs, sculptures, and sprawling installationBunch Auctions Offers 20th- and 21st-Century Fine Art From the Stephen Heighton Collection
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On June 30, Bunch Auctions’ 20th- and 21st-Century Fine Art Auction draws together a remarkable selection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and media art by influential contemporary artists. The 278-lot sale is derived from two private collections and offUnusual Interventions by Artist Stefan Visan Juxtapose Leaves, Cutlery, and Everyday Objects
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Stefan Visan fashions surreal interventions out of mundane objects: a silver safety pin pierces verdant leaves, a burning candle is sliced and positioned at a tilt, and limp spaghetti lengthens fork prongs. The artist spends hours tinkering in his studio eacConstellations of Found Electronics Shape Faces on Vintage Rackets by Artist Leonardo Ulian
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London-based artist Leonardo Ulian (previously) merges two disparate elements in his sprawling assemblages: he speckles analog equipment with an array of electronic pieces found in digital devices. Created while in quarantine, Ulian’s Contrived Object s30 Hand-Cranked Machines Comprise Amusing Series of Miniatures by Artist Federico Tobon
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Similar to Lalese Stamps’s personal challenge to create 100 ceramic mug handles, a Los Angeles-based artist has crafted an amusing series of hand-cranked automatons in just 30 days. Federico Tobon, of wolfCat Workshop, used popsicle sticks, metal clipsA Model Morphs into a Rotund Tomato, Peeled Banana, and a Hoagie in a Bizarre Photographic Series
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A new photo series, titled Table For One, takes the proverbial saying that “you are what you eat” literally as it transforms model Tin Gao by sandwiching her between layers of cheese, lunchmeat, shredded lettuce, and sliced tomato in a bulging hoHundreds of Photos of the New York Sky Pinned to a Massive, Spherical Sculpture by Sarah Sze
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Artist Sarah Sze explores the myriad conceptions of time and space through a tremendous, new spherical sculpture. Titled “Shorter than the Day” —a reference to Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death,” whichDive Into a Never-Ending Sequence of Jumps and Tucks in an Olympic-Games Compilation
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Although devotees of the Olympic games will have to wait until 2021 for the next round of competitions, Donato Sansone channels the same excitement, energy, and displays of strength into an extravagant new mashup. A second iteration of his previous videoGraceful Photographs of Solitary Figures by Oye Diran Explore Beauty and Empowerment
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Oye Diran describes his distinctly elegant photographs as “conceptual with a degree of minimalism and fantasy.” The New York City-based photographer captures refined images of women dressed in pastel gowns of billowing tulle and surrounded by widTwo Recycled Woods are Engineered into a Modest, Airy Church in Indonesia
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Constructed entirely with locally sourced wood waste, “Oikumene Church” erected in Sajau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, is designed to conform to its natural environment. The unassuming project features a slatted facade made of Rimba, or teak, whilRope Twists into Massive, Fibrous Circuit Boards by Artist Windy Chien
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California-based artist Windy Chien began her career with macrame before becoming frustrated with its limitations. “I gave myself an assignment to learn one new knot every day for one year, and thereby increase my vocabulary of knots and become fluent iStriking Portraits by Artist Tawny Chatmon Embellished with Gold Garments and Ornate Backdrops
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In The Redemption, photography-based artist Tawny Chatmon (previously) celebrates the beauty of Black hair through a series of arresting portraits superimposed with 24 karat gold flourishes. Each photograph features a solemn child who’s dressed in hand-Striking Digital Portraits by Artist Tawny Chatmon Embellished with Gold Garments and Ornate Backdrops
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In The Redemption, photography-based artist Tawny Chatmon (previously) celebrates the beauty of Black hair through a series of arresting portraits superimposed with gold flourishes. Each digitally altered photograph features a solemn child who’s dresseStriking Digital Portraits by Aritst Tawny Chatmon Embellished with Gold Garments and Ornate Backdrops
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In The Redemption, photography-based artist Tawny Chatmon (previously) celebrates the beauty of Black hair through a series of arresting portraits superimposed with gold flourishes. Each digitally altered photograph features a solemn child who’s dresseFringed Rugs Bulge and Fold in Illusory Paintings by Artist Antonio Santín
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Madrid-based artist Antonio Santín paints hyperrealistic depictions of ornate rugs that appear to billow and crease on the feet-long canvases. Complete with intricate motifs and fringed edging, the works feature thousands of textured dots, spirals, and complSliced and Diced Food Arranged into Color-Coded Sequences by Adam Hillman
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Adam Hillman (previously) has taken recommendations to choose a balanced diet seriously. For each slice of Granny Smith apple, the New Jersey-based artist pairs a quartered cucumber, halved kiwi, and peeled plantain in a meticulous, color-coded arrangement. UAutumn Leaves Crackle and Writhe Like a Flame in Short Film by Animator William Crook
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In “Stickmatch,” a new short film, a matchstick-like twig lands onto the screen, and with one long strike, it spontaneously ignites flames. These sparks don’t manifest in their usual form, though. The flames are replaced with leaves from varTargets Mask Women and Girls in Powerful Thread Portraits by Artist Nneka Jones
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A recent University of Tampa graduate, activist artist Nneka Jones masterfully blends embroidery thread to stitch stunning portraits of young girls, women, and the occasional celebrity. Sometimes donning a fringed shirt that cascades from the canvas, the subjBodies Breach Water’s Surface in Ethereal Paintings by Artist Calida Garcia Rawles
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Five years ago, Calida Garcia Rawles learned to swim by joining a team dedicated to the exercise. The sessions were “therapeutic and spiritually uplifting,” the Los Angeles-based artist shares with Colossal. “I found that I felt emotionallyRemarkable Portraits by Artist Amy Sherald Render Subjects in Grayscale Against Vibrant Backdrops
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Amy Sherald grew up in Columbus, Georgia, which shaped her conceptions of identity and fundamentally influenced her artistic practice. “Acknowledging the performative aspects of race and Southernness, I committed myself to exploring the interiority of BA Bold Black Lives Matter Statement Transforms a Street Leading to the White House in Washington D.C.
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In a show of solidarity, a massive tribute to Black Lives Matter has been painted on the street leading to the White House in Washington, D.C. Completed in permanent street paint, the message features bold, yellow letters that span more than a block of 16th SCeramic Artist Lalese Stamps Creates 100 Wildly Varying Mug Handles in 100 Days
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While some of Lalese Stamps’s mugs might be safe to grab before you’re fully caffeinated, exercise caution with others. Last year, the Columbus-based ceramicist, of Lolly Lolly Ceramics, embarked on a 100 Day Project, her personal challenge to desigGlobes and Astronaut Helmets Form Heads of Figurative Sculptures by Artist Yinka Shonibare CBE
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Through life-sized sculptures, artist Yinka Shonibare CBE considers the grasp of colonialism and its lasting effects on modern conceptions of identity. Each faceless figure is in the midst of an action, presented shooting a mass of cherry blossoms from a riflEthereal Photographs by Oghalé Alex Emphasize the Tension Between Movement and Inaction
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Oghalé Alex’s stunning new project is centered on the desire for “escaping the noise… Each picture is meant to look like something out of your imagination or something you might have seen in a dream,” the Nigerian-American photographer sa
