Source Colossal   In our era of digital screens and virtually endless images and videos, it’s a challenge to imagine the time before photography existed. Two centuries ago this year, French inventor Nicéphore Niépce successfully captured the first known permanent image. He called his new process héliographie, or “sun writing,” employing light-sensitive bitumen dissolved in lavender oil,…

Source Colossal   Through vivid collages layering fragments of paper and fiber, Clotilde Jiménez echoes his own mélange of experiences and histories. The Mexico City-based artist was born in Honolulu to a Puerto Rican mother and African-American father, and he grew up in Philadelphia, before attending university in Cleveland and London. Both his heritage and ties…

Source Colossal   On the International Space Station (ISS), a module known as the Cupola allows astronauts to float into a small, window-filled viewing area. It’s used for observing high-tech exercises, spacewalks, and incoming vehicles, but it’s also a spectacular place to view what’s right outside: Earth. Astronauts often take thousands of photos and videos of…

Source Artsy Shark  Discover the portfolio of painter Katrina Lubbecke, who creates incredible landscapes filled with memories. The post Featured Artist Katrina Lubbecke appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Design You Trust  VA Design Lab is a Peru-based creative studio that develops future-oriented mobility concepts and design solutions for companies building new products, services, and transportation experiences. Its work spans concept development, design strategy, rapid visualization, industrial design, yacht and boat concepts, and advanced digital workflows. VA Design Lab positions design as a…

Source Design You Trust  Serena Malyon is a Calgary-based Canadian freelance illustrator known for imaginative fantasy scenes, historical visual influences, and traditionally painted work that pairs watercolour with Acryla gouache. Her imagery often feels like a page from an unknown folktale: richly colored, gently strange, and full of narrative clues. Malyon describes illustration as the…

Source Design You Trust  In 18th-century Europe, childbirth was often dangerous for both mother and baby, especially in rural communities with little access to skilled care. Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray, a French midwife born in 1712, set out to change that. h/t: vintag.es At a time when women had few opportunities for formal…

Source Colossal   One of the most intimate windows into an artist’s practice is their studio. While some creatives thrive on methodical organization and tidiness, others reach their flow state amid a cluttered chaos where dozens of ideas unfold at once. Whether at one end of this spectrum or somewhere in the middle, these spaces offer…