Source Artsy Shark  Art sales are not simply about the work itself. They reflect the emotional, psychological, and personal value the buyer attaches to it. The post What Artists are Really Selling appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Mendes Wood DM is pleased to present Krzysztof Grzybacz’s latest body of work in his first solo exhibition at the gallery in Brussels. Behind its seemingly polished framework, To Empty Out emerges as an exhibition beautifully rife with contradictions that overlay serious and playful themes according to Grzybacz, who…

Source Colossal   “Imagine a world based on a different logic; a universe comprised of the absurd and paradoxes,” prompts Bruno Pontiroli, whose paintings explore the sometimes grotesque tension between the familiar and the uncanny. The artist is known for his absurdist paintings of animals with overly long legs, contorted bodies, or myriad mutant-like heads or…

Source Colossal   Fashion reflects and influences culture. The 2026 Vilcek Prizes in Fashion & Design highlight immigrants elevating fashion through design practice, material innovation, makeup, and hairstyling. As part of its mission to uplift immigrants working in the arts and sciences, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded $250,000 to four immigrant fashion professionals: Peter Do, Jacques…

Source Colossal   Wenting Zhu and the team at Beauty of Science have released another visual ode to nature’s processes. “Crystal Garden: Seasons” features more than 100 chemical compounds manipulated with various pigments to create a kaleidoscope of colorful growths that spring up and crawl across the tiny, round vessels. Zhu writes about the project: “Garden…

Source Artsy Shark  Enjoy the work of artist Debra Kressner, whose lifelong love of visual storytelling celebrates color, curiosity, and the quiet joy found in everyday moments. The post Featured Artist Debra Kressner appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Fredericks & Freiser is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Katelyn Ledford. Known for virtuosic trompe-l’oeil and dark humor, Ledford constructs images where artifice, vulnerability, and bravado collide. Working exclusively with oil and acrylic on canvas, she renders wood grain, masking tape, lace, and denim with…

Source Design You Trust  Juan Carlos Brufal aka “Mono Azul,” is a self‑taught Argentinian digital artist (b. 1973, Buenos Aires), whose wildly saturated, psychedelic digital artworks fuse influences from Picasso, Dalí, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Warhol, Man Ray and Basquiat. Rooted in earlier explorations of music and poetry, he builds dense, surreal narrative scenes—blue houses, cosmic…