Source Design You Trust  Daniel Smith is a digital illustrator whose work sits in pop surrealism: expressive characters, dreamy color palettes, and slightly off‑kilter, story-rich scenes often drawn in Procreate. His pieces frequently feature cats and everyday objects twisted into whimsical, symbolic setups, leaning into cute-weird narratives rather than straight realism. More: Instagram

Source Colossal   For Masayoshi Matsumoto, also known as Isopresso Balloon, a simple dog-shaped balloon animal is utter child’s play. His elaborate constructions combine a range of colors and can take on virtually any shape. From meticulously textured squids to demure gophers to stout tropical birds, the artist conjures playful and expressive animals from stretchy rubber…

Source Colossal   What began as a pile of dirt, rubble, and cement in rural Niland, California, just east of the Salton Sea, eventually became one of the most beloved landmarks and roadside attractions in the region. “Salvation Mountain,” Leonard Knight’s vibrantly painted, three-story mound made of adobe and straw, stands as a tribute to one…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist Jimena Becerra shares visual narratives of transformation through her ethereal digital portfolio. The post Featured Artist Jimena Becerra appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  pt. 2 Gallery is pleased to present Always Never, the first solo exhibition with the gallery by Oakland-based artist Linda Geary. Geary’s practice has long been rooted in collage, cutting, masking, and deliberate construction. Building up color, shape, and pattern through layered compositions, she develops paintings where…

Source Colossal   Using personal and archival images, Tshepiso Moropa cuts and splices delicate collages that consider the ever-evolving nature of the stories we tell. The self-taught artist draws on her background in psychology and linguistics as she plumbs African archives and oral histories, reinterpreting her findings through minimal, yet weighty compositions. Moropa often grounds her…

Source Colossal   Among the myriad delights of the marine world, nudibranchs count among some of the most adorable. There are around 3,000 known species of these often very colorful, textured, soft-bodied animals. Technically part of the mollusc family, they shed their shells as they grow older, so we sometimes refer to them as “sea slugs,”…

Source Colossal   From diminutive pieces of fine mesh, Ruby Silvious meticulously conjoins, stains, tears, and sculpts a range mixed-media collages and tiny paintings from repurposed teabags. She often incorporates other elements, such as sardine tins, thread spools, and cut paper elements. The bags are emptied and flattened and sometimes connected to form longer surfaces, often…