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Artist Iosif Gkinis Turns Architecture Thinking Into Cinematic Speculative Worlds
Source Design You Trust Scifiscapes is the kind of project that feels less like an art page and more like a whole universe in progress. It’s built around futuristic, cinematic worldbuilding — neon, architecture, speculative cities, and those huge postcosmic environments that look like they arrived from another timeline. The worlds feel carefully designed, but…
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Illustrator C.F. Payne Brings Old-School Illustration Craft Into A Very Live, Modern Practice
Source Design You Trust C.F. Payne is an American illustrator and the Director of the MFA in Illustration at Hartford Art School. His work has a strong old-school illustration backbone, but what keeps it alive is the mix of draftsmanship, paint, texture, and a playful sense of character. What hits first is how confidently the…
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In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem
Source Colossal Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles nest together like a puzzle on the facade of the Torre San Luis hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico. Abstract shapes evocative of a lush garden ecosystem burst across the outdoor wall in a collaboration between Alex Proba and the artisans of Cerámica Suro. Titled “Shape of Movement,” the large-scale public…
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David Daigle’s Elaborate Punch-Cut Paper Pieces Excavate Commercial Imagery
Source Colossal Whether it’s a large-scale wallpaper reproduction of Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” or pages of deconstructed Artforum magazines, David Daigle’s detailed punch-cut compositions delve into the material and conceptual possibilities of layers, depth, and what is revealed or concealed. Daigle’s forthcoming exhibition, The Death of Beauty at Track 16, investigates intersections of…
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Willie Cole Traverses ‘Mind, Body, and Soul’ in Expressive Mixed Media Assemblages
Source Colossal For Willie Cole, the convergence of material and concept are as important as emotional and even spiritual links to history. Whether repurposing salvaged musical instruments, creating enigmatic visages from stacked stilettos, or arranging hundreds of single-use plastic bottles across a surface, his imaginative sculptural assemblages tap into a range of global traditions, eras,…
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Featured Artist Valerie Timmons
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Carlos Bañón Is Redefining Architecture Through AI And Computational Design
Source Design You Trust Carlos Bañón is an architect, professor, and computational design researcher based in Singapore, and his work sits right at the crossroads of architecture, AI, and digital fabrication. He co-founded AirLab and has taught at institutions including MIT, AA, EPFL, and PA, which already tells you this is someone working at a…
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The Venezuelan Artist Making Positivity Look Hyper-Real And Dreamlike Artworks
Source Design You Trust Teber is a visual artist and photographer whose work is built around bright color, pastel light, clean lines, and a hyper-real glow. The whole thing has the feel of a carefully imagined refuge — optimistic, polished, and a little surreal. What stands out immediately is the emotional intent. He talks about…