Source Design You Trust  Swiss illustrator and graphic artist Hugo Laubi (1888–1959) studied in Munich, Paris, and London before returning to Zurich in 1918 to create advertising posters and tourism motifs, including designs for the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In the 1920s, he began a long-term collaboration with the satirical magazine *Nebelspalter* and…

Source Colossal   For Jessica Taylor Bellamy, juxtapositions, transparency, and layers shape a way of working that evokes her family history and notions of home and landscape. Born to an Ashkenazi Jewish mother and an Afro-Cuban Jamaican father, Bellamy was raised in Whittier, just southeast of Los Angeles. In glowing oil paintings, she draws from personal…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Priscilla Tang presents a collection of portraits that celebrate the special bond we have with pets. The post Featured Artist Priscilla Tang appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  It was Max Ernst who once said, “Art is the revelation of nature’s darkest secrets, those that remain hidden beneath the everyday appearance.” I went into the position as juror of the prestigious and utterly wild international exhibition Surreal Salon, held each year at Baton Rouge Gallery…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Igokochi, an exhibition featuring paintings and installation by San Francisco based artist Maya Fuji. Fuji interweaves Japanese myth and folklore with contemporary iconography to explore ideas of identity and space, history and heritage. The title of the exhibition refers to…

Source Colossal   Whether a self-taught artisan or a contemporary art titan, one can make artwork just about anywhere. As the saying goes, the only limit is your imagination. And when art and life intersect, sometimes the distinction between the two disappears. As the National Trust for Historic Preservation can tell you, homes and studios from…

Source Colossal   In Japanese philosophy, the concept of Ma emphasizes the relationships between time and space and how moments, intervals, and distance provide the basis for how we experience the world around us. Derived from the word Ma, or “間,” which translates to “pause” or “gap,” the idea of negative space is viewed as a…

Source Colossal   Where someone might see opposition, Kristine Stattin finds fitting companions. Working in her studio in the Occitanie region of southern France, the artist alternates between hand and machine embroidery as she layers long, sweeping lines and tiny, tufted French knots. The contrasts create tension and intrigue and ensure that Stattin doesn’t get too…