Source Colossal   Photo by Eli Schmidt. All images courtesy of Shantell Martin, shared with permission The ever-optimistic artist Shantell Martin (previously) brings her meditative, joyful line drawings to a collection of limited-editions candles. Minimal faces, birds, flowers, fish, and pithy affirmations like “You Time” and “Relax” grace the glass and ceramic vessels made in collaboration with…

Source Colossal   All images © Maude White, shared with permission Created from single pieces of paper, Maude White’s sculptures (previously) reveal the veins of petals and leaves, braided locks, and vivid animal portraits. Making countless tiny incisions on archival sheets with a size 11 blade, the artist begins by referencing a photograph and creating a…

Source Artsy Shark  Inspired by vintage textiles and patterns, artist Laurie McKern creates engaging figurative paintings with a retro flair. The post Featured Artist Laurie McKern appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  “Broken Spectre” is an immersive, 74-minute film by photographer Richard Mosse that aims to raise awareness about the devastating destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Mosse and his team spent years documenting different fronts of destruction, degradation, and environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin and related ecosystems.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Concurrent to his solo exhibition of paintings, sculptural relief, and ceramics at the gallery, Jakub Julian Ziolkowski’s series of monotypes on paper are on view online with James Fuentes, spotlight an area of the artist’s practice that is at once foundational and expansive. Ziolkowski first experimented with…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  In today’s “A Portfolio” look, we go into the work of Chicago-based painter and muralist, Liz Flores. She recently had a solo show with Vertical Gallery in the Windy City, a show that highlighted Flores’ linework and attention to earth tones and morphing and connected figures. 

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  As the world continues to shift and slide into new realities, the art scene parallels these unchartered territories. Along this journey, new perspectives and leaders emerged. I had the pleasure of sitting down with South Central LA-raised artist, fellow curator, and community builder Ozzie Juarez. The rising…

Source artforum.com  Bonolo Kavula decided early in her career what she did not want her art practice to be about: the political burden of being a Black woman in South Africa. Born in 1992, the artist found that most of