Source Colossal   When we think of terms like “flowing” or “fluid,” we could be referring to the nature of water, but we can also just as easily apply these concepts to our understanding of art and craft. Fabrics “pool” and different mediums converge. The nature of creativity is often referred to in terms of an…

Source Colossal   Although James Reka finds total freedom in his studio practice, it’s public art that he gravitates toward. The Australia-born artist researches the history of a building or neighborhood as he conceptualizes a mural and enjoys the constraints of creating within a particular geographic and cultural context. “Public art needs to connect with the…

Source Colossal   Redolent of African basketry, hairstyles, headwear, and pottery, Donté K. Hayes’ abstract ceramic sculptures may be interpreted as poetic vessels, even though they lack traditional openings. While we easily associate clay pots and round woven forms with ideas related to storage, protection, and even spiritual significance, they also nod to the human head…

Source Artsy Shark  When artists tell me their online sales aren’t working, the problem is rarely the work—it’s an incomplete strategy. The post How Art Is Really Sold: In Person Still Beats Selling Online appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  OSCAR MURILLO (b. 1986, La Paila, Colombia) has developed a multifaceted and challenging practice that spans painting, collaborative projects, video, sound and installation. Through each body of work, the artist probes ideas of collectivity and shared culture, demonstrating a commitment to the power of material presence alongside…

Source Colossal   Jason Mitcham’s childhood home in Greensboro, North Carolina, is no longer standing. In 2011, the local government seized the house and the land he grew up on via eminent domain to widen what was then High Point Road into what’s now Gate City Boulevard. Mitcham last saw the site in 2023, when a…

Source Design You Trust  Feng Wei 冯伟 is a Shanghai‑based concept designer and illustration artist, who shares both highly detailed digital paintings and traditional pen‑and‑ink drawings, as well as painted model figures. His work ranges from black‑and‑white, insanely intricate line‑art scenes to richly coloured fantasy pieces featuring astronaut girls, angelic figures, spider‑like women and cinematic,…

Source Design You Trust  Marko Djurdjević is a Berlin‑based Serbian‑German illustrator and concept artist, founder and CEO/creative director of SIXMOREVODKA studio, and one of the most influential character designers in contemporary entertainment art. Best known for his dynamic, anatomically precise figures and gritty, graphic storytelling, he has created covers, character concepts and promotional art for…