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Illustrator Montse Galbany uses kind shapes and vibrant colours to tell her stories

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Since 2017 she made the leap to become a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and her impressive roster of clients already includes Youtube, Forbes, Rebel Girls, Sierra Magazine, Tribune Magazine, Penguin Random House and Atlassian, among others. Outside of work, Montse's main passion is crafting ceramic sculptures.

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

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All images © Jonathan Hateley, shared with permission Immersed in nature, female figures dance, reflect, and rest in Jonathan Hateley ’s limber bronze sculptures. “I was drawn to create a sculpture reflecting nature on the surface of the figure, which could be better highlighted with the use of colour,” he tells Colossal.

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A Hanging Mobile of Bronze Hand Sculptures Casts Playful Silhouettes of Animals

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“Os Pássaros e o Lobo” (2017), bronze, steel cables, metal bars, and light projector, 200 x 200. Titled “ Os Pássaros e o Lobo ,” or “The Birds and the Wolf,” the sculpture is illuminated by a light projector, casting dark silhouettes on the wall behind it that resembles a mobile of active animals.

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Mossy Figures Wander Through Woodlands and City Streets in Kim Simonsson’s Flocked Ceramic Sculptures

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Coated with soft flocking —a process of applying very fine fiber to the surface of an object—the large-scale ceramic sculptures were initially layered only with velvety black until a few years ago, when one day, the Finnish sculptor decided to flock one of those pieces with yellow, too. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors

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All images courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery, shared with permission For less than ten seconds, Berndnaut Smilde ’s floating sculptures transform galleries, halls, and warehouses into uncanny spaces where indoors meets out. via Aesthetica Magazine ) “Nimbus De.Groen” (2017).

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A Monograph Gathers Dozens of Jolly, Anxious, and Relatable Characters by Artist Jean Jullien

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A forthcoming monograph published by Phaidon celebrates Jullien’s broad body of work, which spans public sculpture, illustration, and design. Sculpture for the show The People (2017), fiberglass, 4 7/8 feet. Photo collage for a feature published in National Geographic (April/May 2018). Image © Case Studyo.

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Nathalie Miebach Weaves Data and Anecdotes into Expansive Sculptures to Raise Awareness of the Climate Crisis

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“ Each piece began with a specific question I had and then the sculpture would attempt to answer it. “Harvey’s Twitter SOS,” for example, translates 2017 data maps about Hurricane Harvey published by The New York Times.