Source Colossal   During the Dutch Golden Age, vanitas grew in popularity as a genre of memento mori that emphasized life’s transience. The opulent paintings were steeped in symbolism and foregrounded the futility of ambition and worldly pleasures. Marc Dennis draws on this 17th-century tradition as he refashions the still life for a contemporary audience. In…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Sean Kelly, Los Angeles is delighted to present Fading Origin, Wu Chi-Tsung’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. Known for his experimental approach to photography, Chi-Tsung’s work bridges traditional Chinese art techniques and contemporary media, integrating Eastern and Western aesthetics. The exhibition features new works in Chi-Tsung’s signature Cyano-Collage series…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Vielmetter Los Angeles is pleased to present Tuning the Signals, New York-based artist Nate Lewis’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.  Tuning the Signals marks the debut of Lewis’s latest body of work, featuring twelve sculpted pieces on paper alongside a new video that showcases the artist’s focus on…

Source Design You Trust  Émile-Allain Séguy, a French designer of the Art Deco and Art Nouveau eras, published *Insectes* in 1925 to showcase his fascination with insects, which he regarded as “mechanic wonders” that fueled his richly detailed interior design concepts. Presented across 20 pochoir pattern plates featuring 80 insect specimens and 16 decorative compositions,…

Source Design You Trust  Travel Photographer of the Year 2024: Winner – Piper Mackay, USA The 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year competition showcased an impressive level of talent, making the selection process increasingly challenging for the expert judging panel. The winning photos highlight the remarkable skill and creativity of photographers worldwide, while many other…

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.