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Katinka Bock
Source artforum.com Though best known for her sculptures, Katinka Bock has long kept photography on the periphery of her studio practice. “Der Sonnenstitch” (Sunstroke), the artist’s first photo-focused show, features some
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People Dangle from Balconies and Scale a Brick Facade in Leandro Erlich’s Disorienting Installation
Source Colossal “The Building” (2023). All photos by Gus Powell, courtesy of Liberty Science Center, shared with permission You don’t need nine lives to scale the side of this vertigo-inducing structure. The latest installation in Leandro Erlich’s Bâtiment series appears to defy gravity with a disorienting facade-turned-optical illusion. On view now at Liberty Science Center, “The Building”…
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Laura Ziegler
Source artforum.com The flexibility of wordplay and slapstick sensibility of Laura Ziegler’s solo exhibition “Kartoffel Jazz” crafts a network of historical and personal entanglements that course underground rhizomatically,
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Vast Landscapes Escape the Edges of Tiny Frames in Barry Hazard’s Miniature Paintings
Source Colossal “Winter Cabin” (2021), acrylic and wood on panel with frame, 3 x 3.5 x 1 inches. All images © Barry Hazard, shared with permission Sunlit mountains rise from lush valleys and foam caps the crests of waves in the expansive landscapes of Barry Hazard, painted at a scale that could fit snugly in…
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Artist Robyn Rich Gives New Life to Discarded Antiques Through Photorealistic Eye Paintings
Source Design You Trust Robyn Rich is an artist who combines oil painting techniques with vintage objects to create unique pieces of art. Her works feature photorealistic eyes on discarded antique items such as old tins, plates, bowls, and spoons. Through her artistic talent, she captures the intricate details of the human eye on these…
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The Original Blonde Bombshell: Stunning Photos of Jean Harlow Taken by Edwin Bower Hesser in 1929
Source Design You Trust Edwin Bower Hesser (1893-1962) was a renowned Hollywood photographer during the silent film era and early talkies. He was celebrated for his ability to create stunningly sensual images, often infused with bright, golden undertones. One of his most famous subjects was the legendary Hollywood actress Jean Harlow, whom he captured in…
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Past, Present, and Future Converge in Dustin Yellin’s 10,000-Pound Glass Sculpture at the Liberty Science Center
Source Colossal “The Politics of Eternity.” All images © Dustin Yellin. Photos by Gus Powell, courtesy of the Liberty Science Center, New York Drawing inspiration from the systems and networks that connect us to one another, the world around us, and realms we can’t even see, Dustin Yellin (previously) encases detailed narratives between numerous layers…
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Meet Ksenia Buridanova, an Artist Who Creates Surrealist Oil Paintings and Generates Art Using Neural Networks
Source Design You Trust Meet Ksenia Buridanova, an artist who creates surrealist oil paintings and generates art using neural networks. She first trains AI models on her own paintings, then processes and adds finishing touches to the resulting images, with some of them becoming inspiration for new works. For example, her latest painting “Inside” is…
