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Pejac Transforms Basic Graph Paper into Detailed, Trompe-L’œil Tableaux
Source Colossal Graph paper is commonly used for plotting, well, graphs, plus other spatial and mathematical visualizations. But for Pejac, its potential goes way beyond a two-dimensional gridded surface. The artist, who is known for his trompe-l’œil paintings and playful street art interventions, often turns to the precise geometry of gridded sketchbooks in order to…
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Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston’s Expressive, Eccentric Puppets
Source Colossal A fashionable bat, a melancholy sun, and a springtime spirit with seasonal allergies are just a few of the characters conceived by Cat Johnston. Drawing on childhood memories, folk art, and nature, the London-based illustrator and model maker creates expressive sculptures and puppets that inhabit dreamlike realms. Invoking historical costumes and cartoonish and…
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How Artists Can Get Podcast Interviews
Source Artsy Shark Artists are always looking for ways to get in front of new audiences. One channel that has grown dramatically in recent years is podcasting. The post How Artists Can Get Podcast Interviews appeared first on Artsy Shark.
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Casey Bolding “Bloodstream” @ Karma, Los Angeles
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Casey Bolding’s paintings make memory material. Using plaster and industrial paint in concert with oil, acrylic, and Flashe, the artist builds up densely layered surfaces which he then scrapes and reworks, excavating embedded imagery drawn from mementos, photographs, and art history. As personal as they are process-based,…
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Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako’s Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures
Source Colossal Mythology, landscapes, and technology converge in the meticulous, Afrofuturistic sculptures of Ekow Nimako. Using thousands of black LEGO bricks, the Ghanaian-Canadian artist explores legends and folklore of the African diaspora, creating figurative embodiments of allegorical creatures and spiritual beings. Through a single, modular medium, he highlights a wide range of cultural phenomena, from…
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Photographer Dr. Elliott McGucken Seizes a Rare Superbloom in Death Valley
Source Colossal Along with its reputation as the driest and lowest national park in the U.S., Death Valley is also one of the hottest places on Earth. It holds the air temperature record of 134 degrees Fahrenheit, recorded in 1913. But in spite of its macabre name, Death Valley is anything but lifeless. And over…
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Featured Artist Ross Reitzammer
Source Artsy Shark Enjoy the sublime portfolio of watercolorist Ross Reitzammer, who expertly captures the resilience and strength of everyday lives. The post Featured Artist Ross Reitzammer appeared first on Artsy Shark.
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Timothy Lai “No Swans” @ Josh Lilley, London
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Josh Lilley is proud to present No Swans, an exhibition of new work by Providence based painter Timothy Lai (b. 1987, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia). The landscape around Lai’s home has been the chief source of inspiration for this series of paintings executed across the past autumn and…