Source Colossal   For Rodolfo Liprandi, nature and landscapes are sources of infinite wonder. Since childhood, growing up in northeastern Italy near the border of Slovenia, he has been awed by diverse ecologies and organic forms. “One of the aspects that most fascinated me was realizing how nature already provides ready and extremely evocative forms,” he…

Source Artsy Shark  Painter Nancy Gunther captures the landscape of the wild and beautiful Southern California coast in her portfolio. The post Featured Artist Nancy Gunther appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  In Dead Fish, Nicolas Party surveys his practice through oil-on-copper paintings, each of which is a small-scale reworking of an earlier composition. While copying himself, Party also engages the long art-historical tradition of reproducing paintings by the masters: from Francisco Goya’s Still Life with Golden Bream (1808–12),…

Source Colossal   For three months, Julia Fernandez would spend the hours between 8 a.m. and noon waiting for the right light to filter into her Brooklyn studio. Once the shared space was properly lit, she would swap out a grid of 12 ceramic tiles and take overhead photos that would eventually be pieced together into…

Source Colossal   Starting with the inherently gridded layouts of LEGO baseplates, Katherine Duclos creates vibrant, undulating compositions of pastels and gradients. The Vancouver-based artist employs the colorful bricks in a variety of geometric patterns and low-relief textures to achieve dynamic compositions that appear almost kinetic, adding her own effects with paint. The impression of movement,…

Source Colossal   The wealthy in society have been known to spare no expense when it comes to building palatial residences with impressively high-ceilinged rooms and enviable art collections. Visits to U.K. National Trust properties like Attingham Park in Shropshire and other historic estates serve as reminders of aristocratic obsessions with opulence and legacy, with their…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  GR gallery is pleased to present Misfits, the first New York City solo exhibition by Daniel Nunez. The exhibition brings together a new body of work comprising paintings on canvas and drawings, offering an in-depth look at the artist’s most recent explorations.

Source Artsy Shark  Blending math and imagination, Paul McGuire creates fractal-inspired images that reveal unexpected beauty in algorithmic form. View more on his website.     Growing up in my family of artists, I was exposed to many artistic paths: writing, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, drama. But I was the one whose interests leaned toward…