Source Colossal   “Oyster.” All images © Kristin Kwan, shared with permission Kristin Kwan coaxes the magic out of nature in her dreamlike oil paintings. Emphasizing a quiet surrealism centered on plants, animals, and Earth’s landscapes, her works draw on allegories, symbolism, and myth. Suffused with fantastical details, each painting begins “devoid of meaning,” Kwan shares, saying…

Source artforum.com  The arts and cultural industry, which made up 4.4 percent of the US economy in 2021, accounted for a record $1 trillion of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) that year. According to a study

Source Colossal   All images © Nash Weerasekera, shared with permission Influenced by what he describes as a “healthy level of cynicism,” Melbourne-based artist Nash Weerasekera taps into the subtle ironies of everyday life. His digital illustrations often center on seemingly paradoxical circumstances like a figure meditating on top of an overturned car or a young…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Catherine Kirkland presents a delightful collection of colorful paintings in her distinctive pointillist style. The post Featured Artist Catherine Kirkland appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  If you know the drill, then it was easy to comprehend. Jimmy Garoppolo was the San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Then it was quite widely known, at the end of the 2021 season, that he would no longer be of service and a trade would be on the…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  For years, if not decades, KAWS’ iconic characters seemed to float in and out of pop-culture with a sort of omnipresent familiarity and yet not a folkloric backstory. They showed up on the street, in paintings, in sculptures and in vinyl toys so often that they permeated…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  It’s a conversation about sports but also doesn’t have to be. Nostalgia is a huge part about sports. So is myth. So is the idea of athletics being larger than life. For Julian Pace, the Seattle-born and now Los Angeles-based Italian-American painter (his name is not pronounced…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  GR Gallery are pleased to announce their participation to Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary with a solo presentation of Tania Marmolejo Andersson, revealing 7 new large scale works on canvas.