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Artist Adam Bridgland pays tribute to rock lyrics with intense colours and visual attitude

Creative Boom

In a new show at London's Jealous Gallery, artist Adam Bridgland brings together wild hues, dynamic patterns and the powerful pull of nostalgia in an alluring visual display. We sometimes forget how much of a role lyrics play in our love of popular music.

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Dancing Figures and Natural Elements Coalesce in Jonathan Hateley’s Elegant Bronze Sculptures

Colossal

All images © Jonathan Hateley, shared with permission Immersed in nature, female figures dance, reflect, and rest in Jonathan Hateley ’s limber bronze sculptures. The subjects commune with their surroundings, greeting the sun or leaning into the wind and merging with patterns of foliage or lichen.

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F5: Darren Appiagyei’s Ghanaian Roots, a Unique Toaster Project + More

Design Milk

Through these less-than-perfect qualities, he’s able to turn what was once considered flawed into gallery-worthy sculptures. ” Today, he stands as an awardee of the Cockpit Arts/Turners Award (2017), for which he received a studio space where he’s currently based.

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Influential Artworks Find Wearable Reinterpretations in Handmade Garments by Ariel Adkins

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Donning capes, dresses, and coveralls in bright colors and bold patterns, Adkins draws inspiration from a variety of aesthetics and eras to make garments for herself and for people she meets who share a similar love for the power of expression. A cape inspired by Etel Adnan, “Mont Tamalpaïs” (1970/2017) at the Guggenheim Museum.

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Against the Ream: An Expansive Exhibition Invites Thirteen Artists to Explore the Vast ‘Possibilities of Paper’

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All images courtesy of the artists and the Torggler Fine Arts Center, © the artists, shared with permission From intricate, laser-cut tendrils to vibrantly patterned collages, a new exhibition at The Torggler in Newport News, Virginia, explores the vast potential of a conventionally utilitarian material. Courtesy of Jayne H.

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In ‘Forothermore,’ Artist Nick Cave Harnesses the Power of Beauty and Art to Inspire Change

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From floral Soundsuits and found-object sculptures to a multicolor web of millions of pony beads, Forothermore surveys the 30-plus-year career of artist Nick Cave. Soundsuits. All photos by Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago, shared with permission.

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An Expansive Exhibition Pairs Two Indigenous Artists to Explore the Power of Socially Engaged Artmaking

Colossal

The expansive exhibition—featuring 26 mixed-media sculptures, installations, and wall hangings—joins two of the leading Indigenous artists working today in a manner that distinguishes both the connective threads and nuances within their bodies of work. Image © Marie Watt. Image © Marie Watt and Kevin McConnell.