Source Colossal   From nearly 4,000 entries submitted by 1,338 photographers around the world, a striking selection has been shortlisted for the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026. The handpicked images represent some of the finest photographic portrait work being made today, from intimate settings in which figures meet the viewer’s eye to candid scenes on…

Source Colossal   In Brussels’ iconic Grand-Place, a summer tradition literally blossoms in monumental style. The city’s Flower Carpet event, which this year celebrated its 24th edition, celebrates art, community, and diplomacy in the heart of Belgium’s capital, which is also the hub of the European Union. From August 13 to 16, the event marked 160…

Source Artsy Shark  Guest article by Mary Longe, author of Art Legacy Compass: Guidance for Managing, Downsizing and Transitioning and Artist’s Studio and Estate The post One Studio, Three Generations appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   Alejandro Aguilar Canela finds profound value in what may be seen as some of our bleakest emotions. Delving into subject matters such as depression, anger, abandonment, fear, individuality, sexuality, and more, Canela strives to understand the multitudes within each, and how their shadowy paths have the ability lead us somewhere brighter. Though occasionally…

Source Colossal   “For me, paintings represent an attempt (sometimes more successful, sometimes less so) to grasp a ‘something’ that for some reason deeply moves me, agitates me,” says Turin-based artist Francesco Pirazzi. In atmospheric, dreamlike paintings, deceptively simple architecture, trees, walkways, and other features of the landscape glow amid uncanny lighting. “What drives my research…

Source Colossal   “He never had a birthday cake, so we ordered a birthday cake for him,” reads one plate. “He was only 15,” reads another dated July 23, 1945, with images of chicken drumsticks and watermelon. Yet another reads, ornately, “NONE,” dated May 22, 2002. These are just a few of the ceramic pieces comprising…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Nicole Dornsife explores the remarkable biodiversity of her native California through meticulous paintings and illustrations. The post Featured Artist Nicole Dornsife appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   Known for his large origami-style works, Sipho Mabona turns his attention to a deeply personal object in a new series: the calabash. The hollowed, dried gourd is native to tropical Africa and utilized across the continent as a bottle-like vessel for food and beverage. In The Calabashes We Never Drank Amasi From, Mabona…