Source Colossal   All images © Julia Pilipchatina, shared with permission In the 7th or 8th century, Chinese artisans devised a way to combine feldspar and kaolin and fire it at a very high temperature to produce the first porcelain, which was traded globally and highly sought-after for its elegant surfaces and ornate designs. The precise…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Magda Betkowska presents a boldly colorful collection of paintings created to honor and inspire women. The post Featured Artist Magda Betkowska appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Harman Projects is pleased to present Petites Luxures In NYC!, a solo exhibition by the eponymous Parisian artist. This will be the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery and his second solo exhibition in New York City.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  ACA Galleries is pleased to present a solo exhibition of the legendary PHASE 2 (1955- 2019) and celebrates his extraordinary contributions to hip-hop and contemporary urban culture. Throughout his life he evolved and explored his craft through a multiplicity of forms from painting, assemblage, collage, sculpture, design,…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  If you could read a pattern like a page in a book, the intricate textiles and wallpapers in Tomokazu Matsuyama’s paintings would speak volumes. Colourful motifs crowd the dense, graphical surfaces of his works, forming garden vistas or intimate boudoirs. Their origins are eclectic: a luscious floral…

Source artforum.com  The Teiger Foundation recently announced it has awarded a total of $4.2 million in support of “curator-led projects, coalitions, and climate action within the field of contemporary art.” Established in

Source Colossal   Victoria Villasana, Les Arenes de Picasso near Paris. All images courtesy of Joseph Ford, shared with permission What would artists create if all of the world’s surfaces could become a canvas? Joseph Ford—of Invisible Jumpers fame—responds to this question in a new project called Double Take. Collaborating with eight street artists including Peeta…

Source Colossal   “Blue Stars” (2020), relief printing, charcoal, acrylic, liquid gold leaf, decorative papers, hand stitching. All images © Delita Martin, shared with permission “Duality is the idea that there are two realms within (the) spirit world,” says Delita Martin, “one that is seen and one that is unseen.” This coupling is a grounding force…