Source Colossal   What is prison for? Touted as both a means of punishment and correction, the U.S. carceral system rarely succeeds at the latter. According to the Department of Justice, more than 650,000 people are released from prison annually, with two-thirds being arrested again within three years. Rehabilitation is the purported justification for locking away…

Source Design You Trust  Athanacaa is a 20-year-old artist whose entire world seems to revolve around birds, fantasy creatures, and ornamental illustration. The work is deeply rooted in a love of ornithology, but it never stays purely documentary. Instead, real species details get fused with fantasy elements, decorative patterning, and a warm, narrative sensibility. What…

Source Design You Trust  Elliott Hart is the photographer working with analogue and experimental photographic processes, and his work is developed in the Midlands. What makes the page stand out is the mood: it feels intimate, handmade, and a little otherworldly. The “green fairy” persona fits the imagery and the process-driven nature of the work,…

Source Colossal   Double can mean many things. It may imply a duplicate, symmetry, a reflection, a twin, a splitting, or even a shadow self. There is an inherent duality that forms around two parts, which may or may not be in concert with one another. Austrian psychoanalyst Otto Rank was the first to describe the…

Source Colossal   As Dave Krugman traverses the streets of New York City, camera in hand, he seeks patterns. Throughout his wide-ranging practice spanning portraits, automobiles, tourism, and more, he studies “humanity’s intersection with cities and how people are influenced by their immediate environment,” says a statement. Whether in the countryside or the middle of an…

Source Artsy Shark  Francesca Busca creates mosaics from discarded materials, turning environmental concern into striking visual storytelling. The post Featured Artist Francesca Busca appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   Tavares Strachan is an artist whose interests, references, and approaches to making stretch so broadly, it’s not surprising that one of his more well-known works is an encyclopedia. Created in 2018, the 2,400-page volume contains 15,000 entries on individuals, events, places, and more that are critical to understanding our shared history, and yet…

Source Design You Trust  Valis, the artist behind Realm of Reveria, is a 25-year-old creator building a world that feels like a private mythology made visible. The work centers on original character designs and creature adopts, with a visual language that leans heavily into beasts, hybrids, and bold silhouettes. More: Instagram What immediately sets the…