Source artforum.com  DID VIRGINIA WOOLF drown herself in the Ouse because of the poetry of the act—the river as a passage between life and death—or because it seemed to her the most practical method available? Likely

Source Colossal   All images © Peacocks and Pinecones, shared with permission Reflecting her interest in drawing and photorealism, Lucy Simpson of Peacocks and Pinecones embroiders the glinting edges of glass and metallic objects in painstaking detail. Each piece is composed by directly observing decorative items like crystal tumblers and decanters, with some of the larger…

Source Artsy Shark  Photographer Elizabeth Leitzke shares a compelling collection of photographs that capture the details of nature and life. Enjoy her portfolio and find more by visiting her website.     I am a fine art and macro photographer from Florida. Becoming a photographer has been my dream for as long as I can…

Source Colossal   All images © Virginia Mori, shared with permission Through pen and ink renderings, Virginia Mori continues her elegant and surreal interpretations of the prosaic. The Italian illustrator and animator (previously) gravitates toward the everyday and turns moments of relative simplicity into strange otherworldly scenes. Plucking a book off of a shelf reveals a figure…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Angela Anh Nguyen tufts. As in, she makes rugs. Not the type of rugs you would see in the back corner of West Elm, but the type of rugs that can be a story; of movement, of class, of history, of pop-culture. Her tufting is a conversation…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Palestinian-American artist Saj Issa was born in St Louis, studies at UCLA and is influenced and moved by the imagery of the Arab World. This is all important in understanding where she comes from in her ceramic works and paintings: she is showing you where she comes…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Known for capturing traditional fighting and sporting festivals in Japan and beyond, photographer Keijiro Kai’s latest exhibition, Clothed in Sunny Finery, at Zen Foto Gallery, showcases work shot at Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festivals) across Japan where participants shed most of their clothing and collide with each other…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Steve Turner is pleased to present Second Goodbyes, a solo exhibition by Jon Key that features new paintings, textiles, and a silk-screened wallpaper installation. Key continues to expand his world of contorted figures in violet plaid and polka dot against contrasting fields of black, red, and green…