Source Colossal   For the last decade, our good friend and collaborator Jeroen Smeets of The Jaunt, has facilitated journeys for artists to some of the most far-flung places on Earth as part of week-long residencies in destinations of their choosing. Building on the limitless inspiration of travel and seeking to grow The Jaunt community, Smeets…

Source Colossal   Claes Oldenburg’s (1929-2022) most famous piece of writing is his statement titled “I Am For…” which graced an exhibition catalogue in 1961 and starts: I am for an art that is political-erotical-mystical, that does something other than sit on its ass in a museum. / I am for an art that grows up…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Gill Bustamante uses vibrant magical realism and intuitive brushstrokes to paint landscapes that feel like spiritual escapes. The post Featured Artist Gill Bustamante appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   In surreal tableaux, mythological creatures interact with flora and fauna within dream-like realms. Insects, stars, metaphysical tendrils, and all-seeing eyes accompany human bodies with the heads of raptors. Rithika Merchant’s strange yet alluring symmetry contains what may be esoteric rituals or communions with the natural world. Each speculative, fable-like narrative taps into our…

Source Colossal   Combining the elemental rhythms with human-made materials, DRIFT’s latest sculptural choreography invites visitors to consider their connection to nature in an interactive experience influenced by the planet’s intrinsic processes and systems. “Aeolus” is named for the ancient Greek deity of the wind and comprises an environment characterized by numerous glass rods with tiny…

Source Design You Trust  Christoph Niemann is a German-born illustrator, artist, and author whose work has appeared on dozens of covers for The New Yorker, National Geographic, and The New York Times Magazine. Born in 1970, he studied in Stuttgart before moving to New York in 1997, and he has since become one of the…

Source Design You Trust  Martin Bonnevier is a digital creator, builds surreal, atmospheric scenes almost entirely through Midjourney. His work has been called a “visual apocalypse”—a strange middle ground between digital collage and fine art, where rich patterns, clashing colors, and nightmarish juxtapositions replace any interest in photorealism. More: Instagram

Source Colossal   NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured some remarkable phenomena in space, from the Horsehead Nebula to the unbelievable “Pillars of Creation.” Things just got a little bit wilder with brilliant images of the Lion Nebula (NGC 2392) captured by the telescope’s NIRCam (Near Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid Infrared Instrument). The shape…