Source Colossal   All images © Submerged Archaeological Park of Baia, shared with permission Around 100 B.C.E., wealthy Romans began building villas in the town of Baia, which sits on the Gulf of Naples. The region was considered superior to other outposts of the elite like Capri, Herculaneum, and Pompeii thanks to its relaxing, resort-like atmosphere…

Source Colossal   A fragment of the rare 3,800-year-old textile, dyed with the Kermes vermilio. Photo by Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority. All images courtesy of Israel Antiquities Authority With waxy coverings and no limbs, female scale insects known as kermes vermilio are small parasites that attach themselves to oak plants to feed on sap. Native…

Source Colossal   “Convocation” (2023), mixed media including wood, Idenden, sand, and paint, 640 x 200 x 200 centimeters. All images © Saad Qureshi, shared with permission Saad Qureshi’s Something About Paradise comprises three large-scale sculptures that rest on the floor or stretch up to meet the wall, supporting tiny houses and trees as if the…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist and Australian painter Vanessa Osborne creates bold and vibrant floral paintings that make big impact. The post Featured Artist Vanessa Osborne appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  For everyone who might be trekking into Spain for the August month. Yoshitomo Nara is one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. His work is widely recognized for its bold, cartoon-like images of children with large heads and big, engaging eyes—at times menacing, challenging, and…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  BLUM is pleased to present こをろこをろ koworo-koworo, Okayama-based artist Hiroka Yamashita’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, and the artist’s first in Los Angeles.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Really great news for us and the Radio Juxtapoz team that London-based Kemi Onabulé is showing False Spring at Night Gallery in LA now. This is the artist’s debut solo exhibition in the United States and follows her participation in the group show Shrubs, 2022.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  “Wozu is a German word that means ‘what for,’ writes South Korean photographer Dongwook Lee. “As seen in Plato’s allegory of the cave, all of us are constantly caught between fictions and realities, battling on the thin line between pleasure and pain.