Source Colossal   “Play is how we give permission,” says Vitor Freire, co-founder of the Amsterdam-based studio Imagination of Things. “Permission to challenge what’s fixed, rehearse what doesn’t exist yet, and close the distance between people who wouldn’t otherwise meet.” Freire and co-founder Monique Grimord take play seriously and, in a new project, their studio created…

Source Colossal   When we consider that enormous metropolises like New York City and Chicago have only come into being within the past few hundred years, it’s impossible not to stand in awe of ancient cultural sites that have existed for millennia or geological features that expose millions—even billions—of years of the planet’s natural history. For…

Source Colossal   “I started doing photography as a way to express things I don’t understand or to convey a message I’m having a hard time explaining,” Austn Fischer says. “I often work in quite a backwards way, knowing exactly what I want to arrange in front of the camera but struggling to understand the significance in my life…

Source Colossal   The act of painting is often seen as a solitary pursuit; we picture the artist alone in a studio, working through compositional puzzles and experimenting with materials of their own choosing. For Dima Rebus, the process is collaborative, although she may or may not know the other participants. In her large-scale works, the…

Source Colossal   Silk has been crafted in Vietnam for centuries, where it’s treasured as a lightweight, luxurious fabric used in traditional garments and art. For Kenny Nguyen, who was born in Ben Tre Province and is currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the material provides the foundation for vibrant, large-scale wall works that combine elements…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist Amanda Rinaldi presents a stunning collection of contemporary portraits of women. The post Featured Artist Amanda Rinaldi appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Design You Trust  Luca Ponsato is an Italian generative digital artist, poet, and NFT creator. He is represented by Hilda Broom Management as Director of Artist Relations and has released multiple NFT collections on platforms like Raster.art (25 editions), Exchange.art, and Objkt. Ponsato’s signature aesthetic is surreal, uncanny, and emotionally raw, featuring metallic figures,…

Source Design You Trust  Max Drekker is a UK-based illustrator and motion designer. He has collaborated with major tech brands like Amazon, Stack Overflow, Coinbase, and Google, as well as creating visuals for musicians, record labels, and editorial clients such as Harvard Business Review and Nature Journal. Drekker’s signature aesthetic revolves around optical art, geometric…