Source Colossal   Jason Mitcham’s childhood home in Greensboro, North Carolina, is no longer standing. In 2011, the local government seized the house and the land he grew up on via eminent domain to widen what was then High Point Road into what’s now Gate City Boulevard. Mitcham last saw the site in 2023, when a…

Source Design You Trust  Marko Djurdjević is a Berlin‑based Serbian‑German illustrator and concept artist, founder and CEO/creative director of SIXMOREVODKA studio, and one of the most influential character designers in contemporary entertainment art. Best known for his dynamic, anatomically precise figures and gritty, graphic storytelling, he has created covers, character concepts and promotional art for…

Source Design You Trust  Feng Wei 冯伟 is a Shanghai‑based concept designer and illustration artist, who shares both highly detailed digital paintings and traditional pen‑and‑ink drawings, as well as painted model figures. His work ranges from black‑and‑white, insanely intricate line‑art scenes to richly coloured fantasy pieces featuring astronaut girls, angelic figures, spider‑like women and cinematic,…

Source Colossal   The expression “wherever you go, there you are” is often wielded to describe futile attempts to escape hangups, anxieties, and a variety of unwanted emotions. Although this truism is typically offered as a negative, it can also be read as a positive that provides comfort and stability amid new environments. In I Bring…

Source Colossal   In the Bayan-Ölgii province of western Mongolia, Kazakh Mongolians are the largest ethnic group. The sparsely populated nation abuts the Altai Mountains, some of which belong to Russia and China and across which sits Kazakhstan. Over the past several decades, migration between Kazakhstan and Mongolia has increased due to changing political climates, trade,…

Source Artsy Shark  ARTISTMARK redefines contemporary portraiture by turning the iPad into a powerful expression of human creativity. The post Featured Artist ARTISTMARK appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  The Long Beach Museum of Art is pleased to present Jux founder Robert Williams: Fearless Depictions, a survey exhibition featuring 57 paintings spanning from 2001 to the present, along with two large-scale sculptures by the iconic Southern California artist. Robert Williams’ epic, cartoon-inspired history paintings draw deeply…

Source Colossal   Every year, a plastic called polyethylene terephthalate, commonly referred to as PET, is used to produce around 600 billion bottles and other packaging. Think juice containers, detergent jugs, soft jars, and shampoo bottles, plus myriad other items like carpeting, synthetic fabrics, and industrial applications. Tons upon tons of these single-use plastics end up…