Source Colossal   Crumbling shingle roofs, peeling plywood, and fragmented framing characterize much of Seth Clark’s recent work, in which spheres or mounds of dilapidated houses serve as studies of texture, material, time, and neglect. In new work on view this week in his solo exhibition Passing Through at Paradigm Gallery + Studios, he’s made one…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Paula Manning-Lewis creates paintings that draw inspiration from wilderness areas and their ancient stories. The post Featured Artist Paula Manning-Lewis appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  We love to know about artists and their pets. I think this is a collective imagination thing, where we sort of want to understand a personality through the animal an artist chooses to surround themselves with. Look, I am a cat and a dog person, so sometimes…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Spoke Art are thrilled to present THE BIG SHOW, a ten year retrospective exhibition from prolific artist, author and video game art director, Scott Campbell, better known simply as Scott C. THE BIG SHOW is Scott C.’s first exhibition in New York since 2015 and includes artwork from…

Source Colossal   Academic research is notoriously niche and often opaque, but Dr. Ella Hawkins has found a crowd-pleasing way to share her studies. The Birmingham-based artist and design historian translates her interests in Shakespeare performance, costume, and matieral culture into edible replicas. Hawkins bakes batches of cookies that she tops with royal icing. Decorating takes…

Source Design You Trust  Yale Joel/LIFE Back in the 1950s, cosmetics testing was far more, shall we say, eccentric than today’s methods. One delightfully odd example was lipstick evaluation: to ensure the product’s durability, vibrant color, and safety, a dedicated team of female testers was tasked with smooching willing gentlemen. Yale Joel/LIFE But here’s the…

Source Design You Trust  Cheese and mechanical keyboards—two seemingly unrelated passions that share an unexpected linguistic quirk. Enthusiasts of both often use elaborate, almost theatrical adjectives to describe the sensory experience tied to their hobby. Take cheese, for instance: if it develops a natural, edible mold, aficionados opt for the refined term “bloom.” A pungent…

Source Design You Trust  Hieu, an Australian artist known as Kelogsloops, creates ethereal watercolor paintings that evoke a sense of tranquility and wonder. His work blends delicate brushstrokes and fluid motion with elements of East Asian aesthetics and surreal fantasy, resulting in mesmerizing compositions. Often featuring figures drifting through abstract spaces or natural landscapes, his…