Source Colossal   “Gilded Wind Vessel,” porcelain, 12 x 12 x 10 inches. All images © Jennifer McCurdy, shared with permission. Photos by Gary Mirando The natural patterns of turning tides and changing seasons illuminate the delicate porcelain sculptures of Martha’s Vineyard-based artist Jennifer McCurdy. Responding to the shifts of island life—and “island time”—she draws inspiration…

Source Colossal   Detail of Dario Robleto’s “The Computer of Jupiter” (2019), various cut and polished seashells, urchin spines, cut and quilled paper, squilla claws, colored powder pigments, colored plastic beads, acrylic domes, brass rod, colored and mirrored Plexiglas, glue, acrylic on wood, 48 x 19 x 19 inches overall with base and vitrine. All images…

Source artforum.com  Through her artistic practice, Chonon Bensho has advocated for protecting the critical equilibrium among the diverse elements of the Amazonian ecosystem . In her works, the artist looks to the knowledge

Source artforum.com  The New Age hucksters and/or healers at I Ching Systems aren’t exactly who you’d expect to find at the intersection of art and technology. Yet there’s an undeniable technical magnetism to their

Source Colossal   All images © María Jesús Contreras, shared with permission Fluffy calves with wings and a knack for pollination, picnicking bunnies, and a cow enjoying a grassy meal at the dinner table are a few of the adorable creatures that populate María Jesús Contreras’ illustrations. The Chile-based artist envisions fantastical worlds of play and whimsy,…

Source Artsy Shark  Alexander Winegardner explores a fascination with outer space using technology as a creative tool. Enjoy his fascinating collection of work. The post Featured Artist Alexander Winegardner appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Artists and authors often become embodiments of the cities where they live, or intimately associated with a particular place. They can create an aesthetic of locale which we visualize as a certainty, even if only through their eyes. We absorb their vision and make it our own.…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Writing a mission statement is a challenge. In just a few visual words the message needs to offer an inspirational and motivating introduction. Mission accomplished for the Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University which describes itself as “the front porch for the creative ecosystem.” That’s…