Source Colossal   Involving more than 800 scientists from more than 400 institutions worldwide, Ocean Census has embarked on ten expeditions and numerous workshops—so far—with a sole aim: discovering new species in the “world’s greatest frontier.” Last week, the organization announced that it had discovered 866 new species, further advancing our understanding of marine biodiversity. Among…

Source Colossal   “In 2012, I found a piece of material in a rock pool that changed my life,” artist Mandy Barker says. “Mistaking this moving piece of cloth for seaweed started the recovery of synthetic clothing from around the coastline of Britain for the next ten years.” Barker is known for her photographic practice that…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist and fine art photographer Wayne Moran captures sweeping vistas and astonishing views of the natural world. The post Featured Artist Wayne Moran appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Library Street Collective is pleased to present Inward Cartography: Self of Selves, Basil Kincaid’s debut solo exhibition with the gallery. Known for intricate textile works spanning quilting and embroidery, Kincaid often explores the power of action, intention, and the possibility of radical transformation through a spectrum of works that…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  What’s Ripe Will Rot continues Justin Cole’s exploration of life and death’s cyclical nature. In this collection, Cole captures the enormity of time’s passage and surrenders it to the earth. Flowers burn, feral and untamed. Fading figures are conjured in desolate landscapes. In this world, there are…

Source Colossal   Between 1966 and 1970, a San Francisco-area photographer captured thousands of images documenting civil rights demonstrations, protests against the Vietnam War, Grateful Dead concerts in Golden Gate Park, and so much more. Their archive is a veritable treasure trove of the era’s counter-culture and evidence of their willingness to put themself in the…

Source Colossal   In the late 17th century, during Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, a particularly rotund, plain white porcelain vessel rose to popularity. Nicknamed “moon jars” for their milky glaze and spherical form, the earliest examples were finished in wood-fired kilns to add character to their minimalist surfaces. Treasured and reproduced by skilled artisans throughout the centuries,…

Source Colossal   While Heather Rios’s slices of layer cake look ready to stick a fork into, you may want to think twice. Formed of polymer clay and finished with embroidery, the artist pairs the sweets with a vintage plate—and sometimes a fork—in playful trompe l’oeils. Enveloped in realistic frosting and decorated with berries, blossoms, and…