Source Design You Trust  Sophie Parsosns is a freelance illustrator based in London. Her character-focused work tells stories of everyday life, often using modern society as a backdrop for exploring the search for joy and understanding. More: Instagram

Source Colossal   In large-scale, elaborate oil paintings of powerful, glowing creatures, Martin Wittfooth explores the timeless cycles and forces of nature in a celebration of the sublime. Known for his enigmatic and atmospheric depictions of wild animals in dystopian settings, the artist blends traditional European painting techniques with critical contemporary concerns surrounding the human impact…

Source Colossal   Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Summer $1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + PhotoFeaturedInnovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. In addition, twelve applicants…

Source Artsy Shark  Enjoy the ethereal and fragile beauty in this collection from featured artist Marlene Struss’ abstract portfolio. The post Featured Artist Marlene Struss appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  I had a conversation recently with a colleague about the aesthetic of loneliness. How does it look? Who paints it best? I brought up Maud Madsen, not that I find her work to be about a sadness or absence, but that I loved the ways in which…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  It’s that times of year, and we love now that The Armory Show ushers in the new season of art shows in NYC and around the world. Our inbox is crazy full of previews, and we wanted to share with Emily Coan has going on with DIMIN…

Source Design You Trust  American artist Seth Clark creates surreal architectural-anatomical hybrids, crafting towering figures from crumbling houses that appear to move and rest on human legs. His mixed-media works—drawings, collages, and sculptures—blend the vulnerability of decaying structures with the enduring strength of the human body, breathing life into ruin. These “walking houses” evoke themes…

Source Design You Trust  French illustrator and graphic designer Lili des Bellons continues to build whimsical, otherworldly realms in his latest series. Blending elements from medieval iconography, Japanese anime, African design, and vintage European posters, his work feels both futuristic and rooted in myth. Each illustration unfolds like a scene from a larger narrative, populated…