Source Colossal   If you find yourself feeling impatient at the slow, meditative opening scenes of “The Spectacle,” just wait. The short documentary from The New Yorker visits a slew of stunning vistas primarily across Norway, showcasing star-dappled night skies and awe-inspiring mountaintop views. We’re witness to landscapes that appear untouched by humanity, until director Yasmin…

Source Colossal   Although Hew Locke’s practice revolves around geographically bound objects—superimposed drawings of Guyanese homes and his suspended flotilla among them—the artist traces the reaches of empire that extend far beyond any singular era or point on a map. How people, capital, cargo, and ideas traverse the globe has long been central to Locke’s work,…

Source Colossal   In Derrick Jensen’s 1995 book Listening to the Land, Chickasaw poet and environmentalist Linda Hogan said, “There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.” Decades on, we continue to grapple with an increasing…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist Romy Pfeifer creates stunning nature-based photography that evoke human connection and wonder. The post Featured Artist Romy Pfeifer appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   From elemental materials like alabaster, quartz, garnet, and bronze, Debra Baxter assembles jewel-like sculptures that explore consciousness, nature, anatomy, and spirituality. For her most recent body of work on view now in Ascent at Roq La Rue, the artist meanders into a more mystical side of history, infused with a tinge of punk…

Source Colossal   Frederich Kunath describes that he aims to make his paintings “feel like songs.” The logo for the band Oasis turns up in a top corner of “Sometimes I’m Almost There,” and there is a kind of surreal, set-like quality to his vibrant, cinematic works. “Kunath explores themes of distance and (re)location, where a…

Source Colossal   The most reflective element on Earth, silver has transformed the ways in which humans perceive, record, and understand the world. Presented on the occasion of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s milestone 25th anniversary, A Material Inheritance employs silver as both subject and lens, inviting reflection on the institution’s past while considering the…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist Laura Moser presents a collection of ethereal abstract paintings that convey calm and positivity. The post Featured Artist Laura Moser appeared first on Artsy Shark.