Source Design You Trust  Chromatic Photographer of the Year: “Ring of Fire and Ice” by Liam Man, United Kingdom Color becomes a voice in the 2025 Chromatic Awards, where 21 standout photographs showcase just how powerfully it can speak. This year’s selections burst with vivid palettes, nuanced tones, and daring artistic choices that define the…

Source Colossal   In São Paolo, a midcentury interior is reimagined into a “hybrid habitat” by architect Guto Requena. The project, called “Apartamento Varanda,” reimagines a modernist residence, originally constructed in 1962, with contemporary details that nod to its decades-old spirit while incorporating a particularly organic element in the form of lots and lots of plants.…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Hilal Khaniyev weaves fantasy, mythology, literature and travel into her charming figurative paintings. The post Featured Artist Hilal Khaniyev appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   Surreal Salon, the annual international exhibition celebrating the Pop-surrealism/Lowbrow movement, is returning to Baton Rouge Gallery – center for contemporary art (BRG) for its 18th year. Held in partnership with Louisiana State University (LSU)’s School of Art, the show will be open to all at no cost from January 2 to 25, 2026,…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Heesoo Kim has long used the same titles for both exhibitions and works. His exhibitions were titled ‘Normal Life’ and his paintings were titled ‘Untitled’. There were a few exceptions with small subtitles, but the pattern was mostly consistent. This may seem simple at rst glance, but…

Source Design You Trust  Arcano XV is the dark‑art persona of Brazilian digital collage artist Felipe Froeder, based in Curitiba, who splices vintage photos, religious iconography and anatomical fragments into nightmare‑like occult images. Working under the motto “Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’entrate,” he builds infernal tableaux of angels, demons, saints, skulls and bound bodies for…

Source Design You Trust  Marie‑Eve Proteau is a Canadian painter based in Austria, known for dreamy, surreal portraits of women whose faces and bodies are partially hidden by plants, hair, veils or patterned shadows. After earlier experiments painting on unconventional supports like retro TV sets, she now focuses on acrylic on canvas and wood panels,…

Source Design You Trust  Ella May is a contemporary artist and illustrator who builds soft, surreal worlds with big‑eyed girls, monkeys, spirits and plants painted in acrylic, oil pastel and mixed media on canvas. Her work often shows peaceful “guardians,” floating figures and dreamlike interiors filled with sprouts, blossoms and cosmic skies, using gentle colour,…