Source Colossal   In a recent series titled Time Suspended, James Kerwin explores the elegant yet fading facades and interiors of grand Caribbean architecture. A four-week journey through Havana, Cienfuegos, and other locations offered the British photographer time to slow down, become acquainted with his surroundings, and revisit some areas to capture them in different light.…

Source Artsy Shark  Canadian artist Jean Parker paints the unseen stories shaped by nature, emotion, and personal transformation. The post Featured Artist Jean Parker appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Portraits of female protagonists contemplating the human condition. Smoking cigarettes – a gentle reminder of life’s brevity, often in the company of cats, gazing into the void. Tears leaving eyes or skies. Moments of introspection, being and becoming. Dreaming with eyes wide open. A vulnerable sense of…

Source Colossal   Since time immemorial, humans have been both awed and guided by the power of the unknown. A basis of spiritual beliefs the world over is the abiding question, why?—a probing wonderment often followed closely by, what happens when we die? Human belief systems provide structure that help us to make sense of the…

Source Colossal   “The objects I use often serve as memory keepers,” says Adrián Viajero Román. “Sometimes they find me—objects with history, decay, or presence—and I build a piece around them. Other times, I begin with a story I want to tell and seek materials that can hold that narrative.” Román finds an intuitive balance between…

Source Colossal   “I often approach my work as a form of quiet world-building, and in many ways, I think of it as a visual journal,” says Lawrence Meju, whose distinctive and vibrant collages draw on surrealism, everyday experiences, and memories. The Lagos-based artist remembers working with paper collage during some of his earliest introductions to…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  François Ghebaly New York is proud to present Fifteen Measures, Brooklin Soumahoro’s newest exhibition at the gallery’s Lower East Side location.  Los Angeles-based painter Brooklin A. Soumahoro treats color theory as both careful science and intuitive process. He achieves extraordinary technical precision in his work, incorporating rigorous chromatic…

Source Artsy Shark  Every artist has a vision, but the most successful ones also understand the vision of the people who collect their work. The post Your Collector’s Vision appeared first on Artsy Shark.