Source Design You Trust  1st Place: “Ring of Fire, and Ice” by Liam Man The reFocus 2025 Color Photography Awards honored 25 outstanding images that redefined the creative potential of color across genres like nature, architecture, and street photography. Liam Man’s winning photo, “Ring of Fire and Ice,” stood out for its breathtaking fusion of…

Source Colossal   Wander into Kirsty Elson’s Cornwall studio, and you’ll likely greet a menagerie of creatures alongside scraps of driftwood and rusted bits of metal. Scouring local beaches and embankments, the artist (previously) has an impeccable ability to envision a piglet’s ear or a dog’s snout from a weathered hunk of timber. Once in her…

Source Colossal   On the rooftop of TRAMES, an artistic and cultural center in Dakar, Senegal, a vibrant new installation by Mateo creates a welcoming atmosphere above the hustle and bustle of the city. Using paint and stencils, the artist incorporated motifs familiar in Senegal culture, like traditional wrestling, bird tracks, fish, and wax fabrics. Mateo…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist and photographer Andi Jompole puts a creative twist on pet portraits, turning them into conversation pieces. The post Featured Artist Andi Jompole appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  The Hole is pleased to present Herbivore, the gallery’s summer group exhibition. This plant-forward show gathers artists whose works feature flora in all its forms: flowering, fruiting, sprouting and climbing. From succulents to spores, Herbivore considers why artists so often turn to the botanical world—what it represents, what it absorbs, and what…

Source Colossal   Gabrielle Garland may not depict people in her square-format, mixed-media paintings, yet the works might as well be described as portraits. From mailboxes and landscape choices to colorful stoops and glowing interior lights, her vibrant depictions of houses seem to come alive with saturated color and almost palpable feeling. Distorted, even cartoonish, Garland’s…

Source Colossal   Late last year, as she was recovering from two knee replacements, Lisa Congdon (previously) was unable to commute to her Portland studio. Typically an avid biker, the artist found the recovery process difficult both physically and emotionally, and she began to work in a sketchbook as a way to cope and create while…

Source Colossal   Drawing upon art historical sources, contemporary culture, and comics, Kerry James Marshall vibrant paintings boldly challenge the past. Through often monumental portraits of Black figures, the Chicago-based artist (previously) delves into themes of race, identity, legacy, and representation to bridge history and the present and imagine a better future. In the largest survey…