Source Colossal   “Oak relief with garter stitch pull-over” (2024), oak, 115 x 115 x 9 centimeters. All images © Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel, courtesy of Antenna Space, shared with permission The term “spoke” has traditionally referred to a piece of split log, like those used as supports in a wagon wheel. Traditional basket-making techniques draw…

Source Design You Trust  Isobelle Ouzman transforms old, mass-produced books into intricate paper sculptures of enchanting forests and meadows, often featuring animals like hares or foxes. Based in Bratislava, she selects books based on size, depth, and paper texture, needing to feel them to envision her next piece. Her process of carving and drawing, which…

Source Design You Trust  Bryan D. Drummond, a Las Vegas-based artist, intricately carves gemstones like blue topaz, citrine, and tourmaline with patterns inspired by fractals, grids, religious symbols, and ancient architecture. Using custom equipment, including a modified 16th-century woodworking machine, he engraves naturally occurring motifs and geometric designs that enhance the stones’ depth and shimmer.…

Source Colossal   “Nativity II.” All images © Althea Crome, shared with permission Have you ever sent a knit sweater through a dryer cycle and returned to find it a fraction of the size it once was? Well, think even smaller. Althea Crome’s incredibly detailed miniature sweaters didn’t shrink in a dryer but were instead created…

Source Colossal   All images © Misato Sano, shared with permission From pudgy pugs to a precisely groomed poodle to a deliriously happy Shiba Inu, Misato Sano’s waggish pups emerge from single blocks of wood. The artist (previously) chisels expectant eyes and goofy grins, revealing individual personalities that showcase each breed’s distinctive look and attitude. Misato…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist Craig Trapp blends a deep spirituality and philosophy in the creative state. Enjoy his portfolio. The post Featured Artist Craig Trapp appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Modern West will open Counterpoint, a two-person exhibition with represented artists Dimitri Kozyrev and Beatrice Mandelman. The show will be on display May 9 through June 14, 2024. 

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  In the 1970s in New York, Ming Smith’s practice was propelled by inquiry—both through her immersion in the Kamoinge Workshop and her preoccupation with the ideas of prominent twentieth-century American and European photographers. Cultivating her own radical sensibility in early experiments, she alluded to the virtuosity of…