Source Design You Trust  Landscape Winner: “Shapes and Patterns of the Desert” by J Fritz Rumpf, United States American photographers made a powerful impression at the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards, with work ranging from West Virginia’s quiet roads to Namibia’s blazing deserts. Across professional, open, and documentary categories, U.S. artists delivered stories that felt…

Source Design You Trust  Winner: “Riding the Silence” by Photo by Mateusz Kuca (@mateusz.kuca) Black‑and‑white photography doesn’t murmur—it declares itself boldly, as seen in the second Irys Photos Spotlight competition. Sponsored by Leica and featuring the coveted Leica Q3 Monochrom as the top prize, the event celebrated the purity of light, shadow, and visual storytelling.…

Source Colossal   For Marion Pinaffo and Raphaël Pluvinage, a.k.a. Pinaffo & Pluvinage, interaction and play are core tenets of a vibrant multimedia practice. Their kinetic sculptures, which are often participatory and immersive, employ brightly colored wood elements, electronics, and intricate frameworks, sometimes augmented by flowing textiles or colorful smoke that animate with the help of…

Source Artsy Shark  How artists can present an artwork portfolio so it looks thoughtful, professional, and ready for opportunities. The post Checklist for a Better Art Portfolio appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  GRIMM is delighted to present No Longer, Not Yet – Paintings on Paper, an exhibition of new work by Jonathan Wateridge on view at the Amsterdam gallery through March 28, 2026. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery,  and his first in Amsterdam.

Source Colossal   Dubbed the “vine that ate the South,” the infamous kudzu plant has a reputation. The fast-multiplying, invasive arrowroot was brought to North America in the 19th century and promoted to ease erosion, although the hot, muggy climate of the Southern U.S. proved too accommodating. For decades, kudzu has spread at a rapid speed,…

Source Colossal   Considering Alex Hutton’s fascination with rollercoasters and monumental waterslides, he doesn’t actually ever climb aboard. “Heights and the sinking feeling during free-fall bother me too much to enjoy them,” he tells Colossal. In a way, that adds even further dimension to the enigmatic, unpeopled atmosphere of his meticulous oil paintings, which focus on…

Source Colossal   “A face tells a story of life,” says Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen. The Danish artist is known for layering, crimping, and twisting paper into lush bouquets at a scale so large that the blooms often cloak entire walls and fill rooms with vibrant color. While she’s spent 14 years carefully sculpting these botanical sculptures,…