Lake Waves Appear Frozen in Time Amidst the Rocky Mountains in Photographs by Eric Gross
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Shot at an elevation nearing 10,000 feet in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a series of images by Eric Gross capture a high-alpine lake covered in icy ridges and dips that mimic sleek waves. The Colorado-based photographer tells Colossal that local experts
Inexpensive Toys Fashioned into Unique Action Figures by Artist Tomohiro Yasui
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Tomohiro Yasui is best known as the creator of the paper robot wrestlers called kami-robo, but that’s not the only medium his imagination has conquered. Using wire and cheap rubber duckies, squirting frogs, and plastic hammers, the Japanese artist buildDots, Dashes, and Lines Form Astronomical Maps Painted by Shane Drinkwater
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Australian artist Shane Drinkwater writes on his website that when it comes to painting, he in interested in the “making.” Using a system of lines, dashes, numbers, and circles, Drinkwater creates works that often appear as astronomical maps of imExplore Curiosity’s New 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama of Mars
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While many Americans were enjoying a few days off of work for the Thanksgiving holiday, Curiosity Mars Rover (previously) was busy taking more than 1,000 photographs of the Red Planet. Capturing the Glen Torridon region on the side of Mount Sharp, the rovGeometric Doorways and Angular Turrets Form Sand Fortresses by Calvin Seibert
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Like many kids with a love for digging in sandboxes, Calvin Seibert (previously) grew up creating grand castles and towers from piles of the sediment. But for Seibert, the practice wasn’t just a childhood pastime. “In hindsight I see that much ofComical Portraits by Elke Vogelsang Reveal Dogs’ Fleeting Emotions
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Typically known for their care-free attitudes, the dogs in Elke Vogelsang’s portraits are experiencing some of their more intense moments of canine anticipation, like waiting for a taste of bacon cream or finding the right time to snatch a squeaky toy. ThNevermore Park Manifests the Fictional Universe of Hebru Brantley’s Flyboy and Lil Mama
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Packed within a 6,000-square-foot space on Chicago’s south side is a fictional universe teeming with pinned up newspaper clippings, towers of retro electronics, and tons of vintage advertising from McDonald’s to Vienna Hot Dogs. It’s the worStep-by-Step Instructions on Making the Paper Airplane that Broke World Records
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John Collins, aka The Paper Airplane Guy, is a master at shattering world records with a single sheet of paper. The aircraft designer now has collaborated with Great Big Story on a new video that not only teaches The Susanne, the model that secured his spTowering Skyscrapers Reflect New York City’s Density in Navid Baraty’s Photographs
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Utilizing the reflections on soaring buildings, Seattle-based photographer Navid Baraty (previously) frames New York City in sections of just a few blocks. Although the traffic-packed streets and countless windows on high-rises can be seen from the ground, BaA 3D Artist Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
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A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of SpongebobA Designer Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
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A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of SpongebobImpasto-Style Brushstrokes Hover Mid-Air in Illustrative Murals by Sean Yoro
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Hawaii-born artist Sean Yoro (previously), aka Hula, pairs his illustrative murals of partial figures with bold brushstrokes that hover along building walls. Part of his Undertones series, the monochromatic pieces often feature singular hands and torsos as thAn Almost Comically Diverse Parade of Wildlife Crosses a Log Bridge in Pennsylvania
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A log in Pennsylvania has gotten a lot of foot—and talon and paw—traffic during the last year. In trail camera footage captured by photographer Robert Bush Sr., local wildlife is shown crossing the downed tree throughout 2018 and 2019. A black bear frMembership Update: Colossal is Now Ad-Free for Members
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In the four months since we launched our membership program, hundreds have joined Colossal’s global community of readers who are passionate about visual culture and independent publishing. Since November, we’ve offered our members insight into thUndulating Kinetic Sculpture by Julia Nizamutdinova Mimics Intertwined Infinity Signs
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Artist and designer Julia Nizamutdinova has created a kinetic sculpture that rotates, twists, and turns in a mesmerizing and hypnotic fashion. Made of plastic, aluminum, and steel, INFI is modeled after the infinity sign in its form and movement, constantly cFloral-and-Frond Compositions Shape Energetic Wildlife by Raku Inoue
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Known for his botanical arrangements of beetles, insects, and butterflies, Raku Inoue once again is bringing flora and fauna together. His previous work often positions the animals in stationary poses, resembling a portrait of an owl or a scorpion pinned insiBold Outlines Delineate Expressive Portraits by Agnes Grochulska
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Agnes Grochulska imbues her portraits with various emotions but leaves room for the viewer to determine which ones, preferring to create works “in which not everything is fully realized.” In The Outline Series, the Virginia-based artist uses impasInterview: Susanna Bauer Talks the Tension Between Strength and Fragility in Her Stitched Leaves
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In the latest interview for Colossal Members, Cornwall-based artist Susanna Bauer discusses multiple aspects of her creative process, from how she sources her materials to her relationship to the natural world. In the conversation with our Managing Editor GraIntricate Patterns Hand-Carved into Fruit and Vegetables by Takehiro Kishimoto
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When he’s not cooking them, Japanese chef and food artist Takehiro Kishimoto (previously) is turning fruits and vegetables into intricately carved sculptures too beautiful to eat. Using sharp handheld blades, Kishimoto combines the centuries-old art ofNearly 100,000 Images by Harlem Photographer Shawn Walker Acquired by Library of Congress
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Working alongside the Photography Collections Preservation Project, the Library of Congress recently announced that it has acquired nearly 100,000 photographs, negatives, and transparencies by Harlem-based African American photographer Shawn Walker. DepictinDelicate Flowers of Carved Wood by Yoshihiro Suda Spring Out from Cracks
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Concerned with the ways artworks relate to their surroundings, Yoshihiro Suda often tucks his naturalistic flowers inside small cracks and holes where they’d grow naturally. While his pieces are remarkable comparisons to living florals, though, their coTales From the Loop Enlivens the Gravity-Defying Dystopia of Simon Stålenhag’s Illustrations
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An uncanny television series is founded in Simon Stålenhag’s fantastical worlds. Covered previously on Colossal, the Swedish artist’s digital illustrations often position robots in open countrysides and consider the prosthetic capabilities of virAerial Photographs of Vast Ocean Landscapes by Tobias Hägg Observe Earth’s Propensity for Change
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Photographing the jewel-toned waters jutting up against beaches and the salt-speckled lagoons, Tobias Hägg frames some of Earth’s most striking landscapes. Based in Stockholm, he captures nature’s movement and the inevitability of change within eKinetic Artwork Attempts to Get a ‘Little Piece of Privacy’ with Mechanized Curtain
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Berlin-based artist Niklas Roy isn’t just concerned about his privacy and protection online. To stop passersby from peeping into his workshop, he strung up a white, lace curtain stretching only partially across his window. Titled “My Little PieceRoof of a Copenhagen Power Plant Doubles as Snow-Free Ski and Snowboarding Center
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Danish architectural firm BIG recently transformed what would be another underutilized industrial space into a year-round entertainment hub as part of Copenhagen’s plan to be carbon-neutral by 2025. Copenhill, which opened in October of 2019, is situateElegant Jewelry Collection Designed by Mara Paris Profiles Subtle Faces
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An admirer of Pablo Picasso’s and Henri Matisse’s single-line drawings, Ayça Ozbank Taskan of Mara Paris has developed an elegant jewelry collection influenced by the two artists. The Paris-based designer portrays the personas dominating her work thrA Hanging Mobile of Bronze Hand Sculptures Casts Playful Silhouettes of Animals
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A bronze piece by Brazilian artist Albano Afonso uses multiple sets of dangling hands that mimic shadow puppetry. Titled “Os Pássaros e o Lobo,” or “The Birds and the Wolf,” the sculpture is illuminated by a light projector, casting dFrightening Animation Compares the Size of Asteroids in the Solar System to New York City
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A new animation created by Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudio provides a terrifying look at the exceptional asteroids currently in the solar system. The video begins by comparing a human to one of the minor planets before revealing their enormity asBarcodes Function as Techno Instrument That’s Played with Reused Scanners
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Designed to recycle outdated electronics, multiple musical project by Electronicos Fantasticos utilize a version of the barcode system found on every package on store shelves. When scanned, each pattern sends a signal to its audio component, emitting theMassive Ice Formations Crystalize in Incredible Photographs by Paxson Woelber
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Anchorage-based creative Paxson Woelber has captured stunning photographs that illuminate the massive ice formations he recently stumbled upon in an Alaskan cave. Part of Castner Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range, the expansive chamber is replete with glimmConnect the Dots to Reveal Animated Figures and Illusions in New Flipbook Set
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Mimicking Connect the Dots puzzles, a new pair of flipbooks released by Flipboku reveals jumping characters and spinning geometric shapes. Created by the animation studio Zumbakamera, Dots & Lines is made of up two books by the same name—Dots features aNostalgic Embroideries Recount Memories Found in Home Movies by Cécile Davidovici
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Memories often are described colloquially as being woven into our brains, threaded through our minds in ways that affect our every day. For Cécile Davidovici, though, memories and lengthy stitches hold a different relationship, and weaving her thread paintinUnderwater Footage Captures a Blanket Octopus Revealing Her Billowing Iridescent Membrane
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In a short clip captured during a blackwater night dive in the Lembeh Strait, a blanket octopus unfolds and displays a colorful web multiple times her original size. The aquatic animal’s iridescent body and tentacles glow against the nighttime wateProduct Breakdowns Expose the Wasteful Side of Industrial Design in Stop Motion Animation by Dina Amin
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Industrial designer Dina Amin takes discarded consumer products apart to see exactly what makes them tick. The hobby also exposes just how many resources and materials consumers throw away. A new stop-motion animation titled “What’s Inside”Upcoming Group Show at Beinart Gallery Celebrates the Intricate Art of Miniatures
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Melbourne, Australia’s Beinart Gallery is gearing up for an exhibition of small scale paintings, scratch-built models, and tiny sculptures. Co-curated by artist Joshua Smith (previously), the Miniature Art Group Show features impressive works by a grouFaces Emerge from Minimalist Ceramics by Fan Yanting to Consider Emotional Depth
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Just like a recent study reporting that facial expressions are more complex than we think, Fan Yanting wants to delve into the sentiment behind the scowl or smirk on a stranger’s face. The Taiwanese artist shapes small vessels and dinnerware in neutralWinter Sun Casts Icelandic Mountain Range in Alluring Candy-Colored Hues
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Iceland-based photographer Patrycja Pati Makowska utilizes the natural allure of Reykjavic’s landscape to capture her striking images that rely on the sunrise and sunset to transform a mountain shot into an idyllic work. Taken from Hallgrimskirkja, a cBold Illustrations by Calvin Sprague Camouflage Geometric Figures and Detached Body Parts
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American illustrator and designer Calvin Sprague blends bodies, disconnected hands, and wide-open eyes into their surrounding environments in his vibrant illustrations. Now based in Rotterdam, Sprague uses thin black lines and color-blocked shapes to create s
