Source Colossal   “Full Bloom.” All images © Tim Okamura, shared with permission “This is a time when a woman’s right to choose, and to have a voice in decision-making on every level, has already been compromised with threats of even further subjugation,” says artist Tim Okamura, whose striking portraits (previously) emphasize the profound strength and…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Occasionally, art defies definition and can be described in myriad ways, stretching a medium’s limits and carrying its history while transforming into something singular. Sagarika Sundaram innovates with fiber, molding it to heights and shapes previously unrealized, absorbing influence from all genres of art. You’ll want to…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Finnish photographer Mikko Takkunen captured one of the world’s greatest metropolises emerging from the aftermath of political protests and on the precipice of the pandemic.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Continuing our series of podcasts from the Crystal Ship festival in Ostend, Belgium, Radio Juxtapoz’ Doug Gillen sat down with Spanish muralist and painter ⁠DULK⁠ to capture the essence of his practice that has long featured wild animals in a new urban context.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  GR gallery is pleased to announce Soulscapes, a presentation of three new paintings on canvas by Kwang Hyun Kim, in our project room. Born in 1982, resides in Busan, South Korea. His paintings delve deeply into feelings of loneliness, contemplation, and passion. Through detailed acrylic on canvas pieces, Kim features…

Source Colossal   “Les grandes gueules” (2023), 97 x 130 centimeters. All images © Bruno Pontiroli, shared with permission “Absurdity is what makes me want to paint,” says Bruno Pontiroli. The Lyon-based artist is known for his wild contortions that twist the fierce and ferocious into the playfully bizarre. In “Les grandes gueules,” for example, a male…

Source Colossal   Mount Fuji World Heritage Center (2017), Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai. All images courtesy of TASCHEN, shared with permission A list of today’s most influential architects wouldn’t be complete without Shigeru Ban, whose exceptional projects range from religious centers and corporate campuses to museums and disaster-relief shelters around the globe. The…

Source Colossal   “Reflecting Narcissus.” All images © Tugboat Printshop, shared with permission For Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop, the final piece is only one stage of the painstaking yet satisfying process of making woodblock prints. The works emerge from meticulous planning and carving of numerous blocks, which the Pittsburgh-based artist layers on top of one…