Source Colossal   Tavares Strachan is an artist whose interests, references, and approaches to making stretch so broadly, it’s not surprising that one of his more well-known works is an encyclopedia. Created in 2018, the 2,400-page volume contains 15,000 entries on individuals, events, places, and more that are critical to understanding our shared history, and yet…

Source Design You Trust  Valis, the artist behind Realm of Reveria, is a 25-year-old creator building a world that feels like a private mythology made visible. The work centers on original character designs and creature adopts, with a visual language that leans heavily into beasts, hybrids, and bold silhouettes. More: Instagram What immediately sets the…

Source Design You Trust  Emerald Vysions is the kind of makeup artist who treats the face like a canvas for poetry. Based in Toronto, this creator has built a following of over 200,000 people by turning beauty into something far more surreal and cinematic than your standard tutorial feed. What hits you first is the…

Source Design You Trust  Pablo Aristo is a graphic artist from Tijuana who carries what he calls “stray energy” — that restless, street-level creative force that shows up in everything he makes. What immediately stands out is the tone. This is not polished corporate design. The “stray cat energy” tagline tells you everything: the work…

Source Colossal   A few miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and Skid Row, St. Vincent Medical Center is considered one of the city’s most historical hospitals, having supported Angelenos since the 19th century. Vacant since 2020, the center is slated to become a full-service campus aimed at supporting people with addiction, mental health concerns, housing…

Source Colossal   How many people actually heed the warnings about not feeding ducks waddling around public parks? If you’ve taken a flippant approach to these guidelines in the past, we recommend you watch AJ Jeffries’ new animation, “DUCKS.” What opens as an innocuous jaunt around a pond quickly turns into a dark comedy full of…

Source Colossal   Softness and resilience. Presence and absence. Vitality and stillness. These are just a few of the dualities that permeate the atmospheric work of Jeanne Vicerial, whose textile-focused practice taps into history and femininity with precision and reverence. A city-wide exhibition of Vicerial’s pieces titled Incarnation: Carte blanche Jeanne Vicerial opens across several historic…

Source Colossal   In Amy Casey’s meticulous acrylic paintings, houses and main street buildings whirl through the air amid debris, teeter in huge piles in the sea, or balance precariously on giant clusters of fungi. Our perception is tested: are the houses really tiny or are their surroundings exceedingly big? That slippage is at the heart…