Source Colossal   “For me, painting is a question about time,” says Circe Irasema. The artist, who lives and works in Mexico City, thinks deeply about the dominance of the male gaze in Western art history and how that authority influences the technical and material qualities of the works themselves. Preserving a piece made in this…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist George Bundrick shares a collection of figurative paintings that capture a contemplative outdoor mood. The post Featured Artist George Bundrick appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Sea View is pleased to present I Watch the Mountains Changing Colour, an exhibition of new paintings by German artist Heidrun Rathgeb. Rathgeb lives and works in southwestern Germany near Lake Constance and the mountain range of the Alps, a landscape that she often depicts in her…

Source Design You Trust  Grand Prize Winner: Water – Érico Hiller The 2025 Flow Photo Contest, sponsored by Kodak, unveiled 15 breathtaking winning images chosen from over 16,000 entries submitted by photographers across 109 countries. Spanning five categories—Water, Human, Travel, Film, and Animal—the contest celebrated global creativity and awarded $50,000 in prizes. What set this…

Source Design You Trust  1st Prize: Eddy Verloes The 2025 Black and White Street Macadam Awards celebrated the enduring artistry of monochrome street photography, emphasizing its power to tell compelling stories without the use of color. This year’s 23 winning images captured candid moments from urban life, rich in emotion, contrast, and authenticity. From gritty…

Source Design You Trust  Winner: “Inside The Pack” by Amit Eshel, Israel The 2025 BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards have once again spotlighted the majesty of nature through stunning and emotionally resonant imagery. Hosted by the California Academy of Sciences, this global competition honors conservation photography that captures Earth’s beauty and vulnerability. Among the 14…

Source Colossal   From the quirky to the uncanny, Julie Hrudová (previously) has a knack for scouting out coincidental moments that make you look twice. Capturing eccentric incidents within the context of everyday experiences, she taps into the humor that can sometimes emerge from mundanity; the wonder that stems from happenstance. Undergirding Hrudová’s street photographs is…

Source Colossal   When Portland-based artist Brett Stenson was studying illustration in college, he hung out with a few industrial designers with whom he pored over how things were made. “We spent a lot of late nights watching 3D modeling tutorials, geeking out over sculpted clay figures, and rewatching the Wētā Workshop DVD about building The…