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Scan More than 60 Million Stars in the Most Detailed Photo of the Milky Way Ever Taken
Source Colossal In March 2025, the Euclid mission led by the The European Space Agency (ESA) enabled scientists to capture the highest resolution image ever taken of the dense, glowing center of the Milky Way galaxy. An enormous swarm of stars forms a bulge at the heart of the spiral, and researchers continue to search…
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Mark Rothko’s Color Fields Mirror the Elements in a ‘Weather-to-Painting Experiment’
Source Colossal Mark Rothko is known for his “color field” paintings, a genre that was coined in the 1950s to describe his work specifically, along with peers like Barnett Newman and Clyfford Still. These works are generally characterized by their total abstraction and emphasis on clearly delineated areas, or “fields,” of different hues. One might…
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Featured Artist Irene Yesley
Source Artsy Shark Featured artist Irene Yesley presents a striking and contemporary portfolio of mixed media work created in layers. The post Featured Artist Irene Yesley appeared first on Artsy Shark.
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Elaborate Kené Patterns by Sara Flores Continue an Ancient Indigenous Tradition
Source Colossal In the Peruvian Amazon, the Shipibo-Konibo people (sometimes also spelled Shipibo-Conibo) have made their home around the verdant Ucayali River basin for millennia. Their visual culture is richly informed by their belief systems and the environment in which they live, where foraged clay, wild cotton, and plants used to make pigments have sustained…
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DeviantArt Is an All-in-One Platform for the Creative Economy
Source Colossal Before the days of of Reddit, Facebook, and most other social networks, DeviantArt was fostering an online community dedicated to artists and art lovers. Featuring a vast array of exciting and innovative projects across photography, painting, design, comics, and much more, the platform has spent the last 25 years connecting creators, collectors, and…
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Derrick Lin Plays with Light and Scale in Emotive Photos of Miniature Dioramas
Source Colossal A figure carrying a small suitcase crosses the gangplank onto an ocean liner. A woman stands amid a city street, waiting for a tram. And a man in a fedora heads toward historic steps in what is perhaps a European city. Yet if you look a little closer, you’ll see the roofs resemble…
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Featured Artist Jody Ahrens
Source Artsy Shark Drawing inspiration from Colorado’s wilderness, Jody Ahrens creates landscapes that feel both intimate and expansive. The post Featured Artist Jody Ahrens appeared first on Artsy Shark.
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A Virtual Photographer Turns Game Scene Into Quiet, Cinematic Storytelling
Source Design You Trust Evey is a virtual photographer known for highly atmospheric game photography, especially work connected to The Last of Us, Sekiro, Resident Evil and other story-driven games. The focus is on mood, stillness, and cinematic framing rather than traditional illustration or painting. The images emphasize emotional tone, environmental detail, and a quiet,…
