Source Design You Trust  One Two Tree is a small art‑object label by Russian illustrator and object‑maker Oleg Pomortsev, focused on “smooth lines, sexy shapes” and ironic sculptural pieces based on his playful drawings. The project translates wavy, minimalist characters and abstract forms into physical objects and decor items, keeping a clean, design‑driven aesthetic that…

Source Design You Trust  Anthony Theakston is a British sculptor from Lincolnshire, born in 1965, who creates semi‑abstract bronze and ceramic bird sculptures that distill owls, herons and other birds into sleek, stylised forms between realism and abstraction. Trained in ceramic design at Bristol and Cardiff (MA with first‑class honours) and a former lecturer at…

Source Colossal   A parrot confined to a too-small cage, jellyfish floating above fungi and ferns, and a spotted octopus resting as the centerpiece to a flourishing bouquet are a few of the surreal scenes in the works of Martin Wittfooth. The artist is known for his enigmatic paintings that meld flora and fauna to consider…

Source Colossal   Close-up Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its 7th edition, with Western Australia-based Ross Gudgeon’s image of the elaborate internal structure of a cauliflower soft coral taking the top spot. The population of the otherworldly pink marine creatures found in reefs off the coast of New South Wales has seen…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Megan Mulrooney is pleased to present Taut, our first solo exhibition of abstracted still life paintings with Los Angeles-based artist Annie Pendergrast. Flowers, vases, stripes, grids, and looping forms recur across the exhibition, rendered in precise gradients and graphic color combinations. The works feel simultaneously playful and…

Source Colossal   Completed in 1972, the innovative 48-story building known as the Transamerica Pyramid Center quickly became an indelible icon of the San Francisco skyline. Its modernist features include blocky elements, uniform rows of windows, and it’s namesake pyramidical shape, but its design also took its surroundings into consideration, as its tapered shape meant that…

Source Colossal   Multiple-headed deities, strange woodland feasts, plants with sprite-like faces, and worlds floating on animals’ backs are just a few of the dreamlike occurrences in the work of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011). The British-Mexican artist, born into an upper-class family in Lancashire, was fascinated by the notion of “other.” She immersed herself in fairytales and…

Source Artsy Shark  Marie Spaulding presents a portfolio of colorful and engaging wildlife portraits, inspired by her love of nature. The post Featured Artist Marie Spaulding appeared first on Artsy Shark.