Source Colossal   You’ve probably heard expressions like “going around in circles” or “running like a rabbit,” but chances are you haven’t pictured them quite like Bruno Pontiroli’s scenes of zoological mayhem. In oil paintings that nod to 19th-century wildlife illustrations, Lyon-based artist (previously) evokes common phrases like “la vie en rose,” akin to the English…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist and painter Akiva Broder brings music legends and others to life in his collection of realistic portraits. The post Featured Artist Akiva Broder appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  In his new body of work Moving Landscapes at Victoria Miro in London, the Brooklyn-based Jules de Balincourt continues his exploration of painting as an intuitive process, resulting in fantasy-like worlds in which landscapes and seascapes become sites of possibility and escape.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Rebecca Ness has long been one of our favorite figurative painters of the last 10 years, and we have had her featured in the magazine a few times recently. In the Summer 2024 Quarterly, she told Charles Moore, “I think my painting language now is based on…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Chefas Projects is delighted to present Swimming with a Melting Crown, the second solo exhibition by ceramicist Paige Wright. With her latest collection of sculptures, Wright weaves together themes of fluidity and transformation, exploring both the metamorphosis of ceramic glazes and the limitless possibilities of human expression…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Learn as much as you can about symbolism; then forget it all when you are analyzing a dream. —C.G. Jung

Source Design You Trust  Overall Winner: “In the Forest of the Monarchs” by Jaime Rojo (ES) The Society for Nature Photography eV (GDT) has announced the winners of the 2024 European Nature Photographer of the Year competition, highlighting the stunning diversity captured by nature photographers across Europe. Jaime Rojo earned the top prize for his…

Source Design You Trust  CAP 3000 in Benidorm, originally famous as a vibrant disco in the 1970s, was part of the “Eje Discotecas” or “Disco Axis” of the city—a bustling area dedicated to nightlife and youth culture. This scene was symbolic of Benidorm’s post-1960s architectural shift, which leaned into bold, Brutalist styles and experimental designs…