article thumbnail

Elias Sime Weaves Connections Between Ancient Ethiopian Craft Traditions and Today’s Technology

Colossal

All images shared © Elias Sime, courtesy of GRIMM and James Cohan Gallery, shared with permission Thousands of microchips, terminals, nails, letter keys, and lengths of wire transform into spectacular, monumental sculptures by acclaimed Ethiopian artist Elias Sime.

article thumbnail

5 Artists To See at The Other Art Fair’s Los Angeles Edition This April

Colossal

13” (2024), oil on canvas Get your art fix at Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair, returning to Los Angeles from April 4 to 7. As the weekend unfolds, the fair transforms into a buzzing hive of activity, attracting art aficionados and design mavens on the hunt for fresh inspiration. Cortney Herron, “Position No.

Artist 66
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

December 2021 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Deadline: December 6, 2021. Socrates Sculpture Park Open Call. The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition. on December 6, 2021. Mattress Factory 2021 International Open Call. on December 10, 2021.

Artist 94
article thumbnail

Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

Students at Glasgow School of Art. Yes, there were some physical shows last summer (see our 2021 roundup for details), but that wasn't the case for all, by any means. 22 Men by Emma Williams, MA Art and Science (Central Saint Martins). RA Schools Show , Royal Academy of Arts. RCA2022 , Royal College of Art.

Fine Art 501
article thumbnail

2021 Year in Review: Unframed

Design Milk

Tara Donovan: Seeing Through Sculptures. The Brilliant Mirrored Sculptures of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. The kaleidoscopic sculptures of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922-2019) were on view at both locations of the James Cohan Gallery in New York. The Sculpture of Kathleen Ryan: Thousands of Gemstones + Decaying Fruit.

article thumbnail

Music, Magic, and Machines: Exquisite Details Unfurl From Chris Millar’s Phantasmagoric Sculptures

Colossal

All images © Chris Millar, shared with permission Worlds within worlds emerge from the kaleidoscopic visions of Canadian artist Chris Millar , whose meticulous sculptures encompass a range of materials, mechanisms, and sound. “It’s a kinetic sculpture that opens a vault door to reveal an entryway to a phantasmagorical otherworld.”

article thumbnail

Top 20 Fonts That Will Be Popular With Designers in 2021

Shillington

With the profession having survived, even prospered through 2020, we’re fairly sure it can cope with anything that 2021 can throw at us. The cuts are not rigid, but interactions that are hand-crafted between each element, emphasising the concept of a typeface as a piece of art or sculpture. Neue Haas Grotesk. GT America.

Fonts 145