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Denizens of a Crowded City Populate Erin Milez’s Dense Paintings
Source Colossal Whether it’s scenes from the subway, streets, or Times Square, visions of New York City are often hectic and crowded. For Erin Milez, the hustle and bustle, but moreover the cramped spaces and tightness, characterize a new body of work going on view this month in Everything the Light Touches at Monya Rowe…
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40 Filmmakers in 25 Countries Team Up for an Ode to Nature Shot Entirely on Super 8 Cameras
Source Colossal Before the iPhone essentially turned all of us into documentarians, the Super 8 camera offered a more democratic approach to filmmaking. Kodak introduced the analog format in 1965 with an eye toward amateurs and hobbyists interested in capturing the world around them, and today it remains a stalwart of the discipline, particularly for…
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75,000 Patterned Paper Kites Cascade in Jacob Hashimoto’s Largest-Ever Installation
Source Colossal Created from bamboo and printed Japanese paper, Jacob Hashimoto’s elaborate installations cascade from the ceiling to create a vibrant “cloud canopy.” In his latest exhibition titled Giant Arc, ripples of color and pattern stretch from wall to wall as the nearly 75,0000 kite-like elements cluster, repeat, and tease the floor. The monumental work,…
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We No Longer Want to Heal the Pain — We Want to Censor It With These Brilliant Japanese Bandages
Source Design You Trust The Japanese are once again beautifully blurring the line between the online and physical worlds. On the former Twitter a brilliant design concept for Mosaix bandages is going viral, which literally censor your wounds. You stick one on an abrasion or scratch, and the physical injury turns into a digital mosaic.…
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Featured Artist Pat Konicki
Source Artsy Shark Watercolorist Pat Konicki invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and discover the unexpected beauty in rural landscapes. The post Featured Artist Pat Konicki appeared first on Artsy Shark.
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Hans Op de Beeck Taps into Memory, Time, and Enigma in ‘Vanishing Point’
Source Colossal From the stillness of a lily-specked pond to a nostalgic carousel perched on top of a spindly stand, Hans Op de Beeck’s latest works delve further into a realm of meditation and solitude. His forthcoming solo exhibition, Vanishing Point at Almine Rech, highlights his characteristically monochromatic sculptures, which he often coats in matte…
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Avian Beauties and Rarities Top the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards
Source Colossal Major expeditions, numerous attempts, and strokes of luck characterize how many of the top images in the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards came to be. Francisco Castro Escobar, for example, was surprised to see a rare lesser horned owl, sometimes referred to as “the ghost of the desert,” perched on a cactus in northern…
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Dappled Light and Hazy Shadows Characterize Clio Sze To’s Dynamic Paintings
Source Colossal Clio Sze To paints in the same way she walks around her home in Paris. Setting out with an open agenda and allowing her route to evolve organically, the artist meanders through the city with an eye toward the patterns and textures that comprise the landscape. When she returns to the studio, the…
