Source Colossal   Drawn to the juxtapositions of urban spaces and desolate regions alike, photographer Luca Battaglia illuminates the distinctive characteristics of places. “I do not claim—nor do I ever say—that I am an architectural photographer,” he says in a statement. “When asked, I say that I am a photographer of places, of voids.” From the…

Source Colossal   Meticulously cut wooden panels, semi-precious beads, and layered thread and cordage transform into intricate geometric reliefs by Nosheen Iqbal. The Dallas-based artist draws on her background in product design and illustration to create chromatic works that tap into craft, nature, and ancestry. Taking inspiration from her Pakistani heritage and the immanently ornate forms…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist and acclaimed photographer Az Jackson presents a stunning collection of images taken of notable destinations. The post Featured Artist Az Jackson appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Design You Trust  Rik Oostenbroek is a self-taught Dutch visual artist, designer, and art director based in Hilversum, Netherlands> Oostenbroek’s career began almost by accident: with no creative background, he discovered Photoshop around 2006 after a friend showed him CGI work by an Austrian designer. He started posting abstract images on DeviantArt, and at…

Source Design You Trust  Olivier Menanteau is a French illustrator and art director from Nantes, born in 1978. He began as a graffiti artist in 1993 before formal art school training led him into a career as a graphic designer and agency art director. After eight years working in agencies and later teaching graphic design,…

Source Design You Trust  Kronos Homes is the design-led residential development brand of Kronos Real Estate Group, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Madrid, focused on high-quality, architecture-driven housing across Spain and Portugal. Kronos Homes’ guiding principle, which they call “PureDesign,” centers on implementing modern architecture in a way that integrates seamlessly into each city’s…

Source Colossal   Through vivid sculptural paintings, Los Angeles-based artist Estefania Ajcip peers in on the fractures families face when split apart. Ajcip spent much of her childhood in Guatemala, while her father worked in L.A. and missed pivotal moments of her youth. In a new body of work titled Folded Memories, the artist contends with…

Source Design You Trust  Kilian Eng is a Swedish graphics artist based in Stockholm, born in 1982. He’s widely regarded as the natural heir to Moebius’s throne of retro-futurist sci-fi illustration. Eng graduated from Konstfack, Stockholm’s University of Arts, Craft & Design, in 2010 with a bachelor’s and master’s in Graphic Design and Illustration, and…