Source Colossal   “Clay is an incredible medium to hold narrative,” says Xanthe Summers, who turns to the medium as a way to explore themes around domesticity, craft, and so-called “women’s work” like cleaning, mending, working with textiles, and caregiving. When it comes to clay, she says, “I think mostly I am invigorated by its ability…

Source Colossal   What does it mean to sin? In mystical paintings in oil, Isabella Mellado diverges from the Catholic guilt she knows all too well to instead bask in desire and the beauty of transgressions. The Chicago-based, Puerto Rico-born artist is known for her magical realist works that draw on tarot and the occult to…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Today, August 7th, V1 Gallery and Barry McGee have released a special series of prints to celebrate the artist’s exhibition, Nature Inside Me. The release of 10 new hand-pulled screen prints by McGee, crafted in Copenhagen in conjunction with his solo exhibition at V1’s Eighteen. The new…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist Kristian Gallagher creates uplifting contemporary art using whimsical and tropical motifs. The post Featured Artist Kristian Gallagher appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   After 13 years on the road, Zac Henderson (previously) traded in the van he and his wife lived in full-time to return to the South and be nearer to family. “Despite the many recognizable faces and places, my relationship to them had changed,” he says. “As is everyone who leaves home and then…

Source Colossal   Influenced by the ornate decor of Islamic mosaics and architecture, Anila Quayyum Agha creates large-scale installations that utilize the power of light and shadow to transform a room. Laser-cut steel structures, like her seminal work “Intersections,” take a simple cube as a starting point. The artist incises elaborate patterns from the surface, then…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Pilar Corrias is pleased to present Allus Do It Fer Thissen, a solo exhibition by James Owens. This exhibition forms part of Gallery 2, an occasional programme of exhibitions by non-represented artists at Pilar Corrias Conduit Street.

Source Artsy Shark  Selling art today is harder than it used to be. If you’ve felt that something has shifted in the art world, you’re not alone. The post Why Artists Are Struggling to Sell Art appeared first on Artsy Shark.