Creative Boom

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the heart of Germany, nestled close to the French border, lies the small town of Saarbrücken – a place where imagination knows no bounds for the enigmatic artist Jonas Mayer. Now, his work has graced international exhibitions in cities like London, Lyon, Berlin and Cluj-Napoca. A lot of parts will disappear, while others emerge."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 12, 2023

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. Interdisciplinary artist Adam Bridgland hasn't, though, as his second solo exhibition stands as a testament to.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 24, 2022

Launching at London's Maddox Gallery this September, Little Palette is a solo exhibition by the emerging British artist featuring various paintings and sculptures that challenge what we think about art and its many genres. Through each piece, Chaumeton uses humour and intrigue to make us think about each artist on display.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2024

This year, the Lexus car maker exhibit is the first thing you see as you enter. This year, we got not one but two such exhibits under the joint heading of 'Time'. This neatly echoes the exhibition's desire to redefine the relationship between people and time through the application of software and energy innovations.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2023

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's exhibition You, Me and The Balloons is a colourful wonderland of inflatable inspiration: a suitable opener for a brand new type of arts centre. The new venue will be commissioning and presenting a year-round programme by leading artists from across the world. Images © David Levene.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If your algorithm is influenced by a proclivity for woodworking, sculpture, or abstract geometric forms, Instagram’s “for you” page might have already suggested the work of sculptor Aleph Geddis.

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Booooooom

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A site-specific installation featuring a collection of 55 photographs by Vancouver-based artists Megan Kwan (previously featured here ) and Jeremy Jude Lee (previously featured here ). Admission to the gallery exhibition is free and open from 10am-5pm Tuesday to Friday, from 12pm-5pm on Saturdays.

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Booooooom

AUGUST 2, 2022

A selection of paintings by Tehran-born, Toronto-based artist Mahsa Merci. Merci has exhibited her work in over fifty solo and group exhibitions around the world and appeared in various publications in Iran, the UK, Germany, the United States, Canada, Norway, and Denmark. See more of Merci’s paintings below.

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Design Milk

JULY 7, 2023

. “The first time I saw the work of Austrian sculptor Walter Pichler was the first moment I saw how an architectural lens can be used to create work that danced between sculpture art and design,” Issi shared. This was followed in 2022 with the Samuel Ross Black British Artist Grant and holding his first solo show.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Layer upon layer of stained and unstained woods come together to create artist Joshua Abarbanel’s depth-ridden artworks. He refers to his sculptures and projects as “visual metaphors for archetypal relationships between people, individuals, and communities, and humankind and the planet.”

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Abduzeedo

MARCH 4, 2024

Acropora: A Sensory Dive into Art and Exhibition Design abduzeedo 0304—24 Dive into Acropora, a multisensory exhibition blending art with tactile, visual, and auditory experiences. Discover a new approach to art and exhibition design.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

All images © Tina Kraus, shared with permission Tina Kraus ( previously ) recreates nature’s beauty, idiosyncrasies, and diversity through her intricate paper sculptures. Kraus challenges herself to create sculptures that are more and more life-like every time. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

All images © Tina Kraus, shared with permission Tina Kraus ( previously ) recreates nature’s beauty, idiosyncrasies, and diversity through her intricate paper sculptures. Kraus challenges herself to create sculptures that are more and more life-like every time. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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We And The Color

JANUARY 5, 2024

Artists are the lifeblood of any vibrant city, their creative energy pulsating through the streets, galleries, and studios. From the towering skyscrapers of New York City to the cobblestone alleyways of Florence, these urban havens provide a fertile ground for artistic expression, a place where inspiration knows no bounds.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 2, 2023

All images © Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, shared with permission In a celebration of global cultural fusion, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA upends Western art historical portrayals of African customs in vibrant mixed-media collages and sculptures ( previously ). centimeters, edition of 25 plus 5 APs. .” centimeters, edition of 25 plus 5 APs. .

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

” All images © Mariko Kusumoto, shared with permission Exquisite bulbs, florets, and playful silhouettes emerge from delicate fiber in the jewelry and sculptures of Mariko Kusumoto ( previously ). And beginning in April next year, she will be exhibiting at Legnica Jewelery Festival SI LVER in Poland. “Gathering Blue.”

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Colossal

JANUARY 5, 2024

On view at Japan House Los Angeles , the exhibition showcases more than 70 sculptures and installations that recreate the fantastical animated characters from Squirtle to Pikachu in ceramic, metal, fiber, and more. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Design Milk

JUNE 1, 2023

One of the highlights of NYCxDesign 2023 was a groundbreaking exhibition featuring the works of 20 emerging and established, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) female-identifying artists and designers. Partnering with organizations like the FDC and AAPIDA as well as the 3.1

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Mural by Adele Renault Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. 3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Featured The Hopper Prize offers two awards of $3,500 and four of $1,000. Thirty artists will be selected for a shortlist.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Image © Bernhard Lang Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Artists working in visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking, curating, are welcome to apply.

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Colossal

JANUARY 1, 2024

“The Height Of Folly” by Michelle Kingdom Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Tulsa Artist Fellowship 2025-2027 Award Term Featured U.S.-based You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A menagerie of beady-eyed birds and butterflies complement vibrant florals and fruity morsels in Bristol-based artist Diana Beltrán Herrera ’s elaborate paper sculptures ( previously ).

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Design Milk

JUNE 20, 2023

In 2013, I had the privilege to visit ( and feature here ) a dazzling Infinity Room by one of the most famous and influential artists alive: Yayoi Kusama. Courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, Ota Fine Arts, and Victoria Miro Yayoi Kusama, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, 2023 (detail) © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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Design You Trust

APRIL 29, 2022

“When I recreate an animal, I want to recreate a feeling,” says Canadian artist Laurence Vallières. Her recycled cardboard sculptures express human emotion in animal form, exploring relationships, communication and political issues through innovative use of materials and with a hearty dose of humour.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

All images © Syndie Jimenez, shared with permission In museums or galleries, artist Sydnie Jimenez never saw figurative sculpture that looked like her or that felt relatable. Hand-building figures from clay, the artist uses coil and pinching techniques starting with the feet. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Colossal

JULY 27, 2023

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.

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Colossal

APRIL 17, 2023

.” All photos by Adrien Millot, © Jeanne Vicerial, courtesy of TEMPLON, Paris, Brussels, and New York, shared with permission Evocative of medieval suits of armor or monastic traditions, Jeanne Vicerial ’s intricate sculptures exude quiet strength in thousands of draping threads.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 11, 2022

Wallace Chan Totem exhibition at Fondaco Marcello © Massimo Pistore. Totem, the iconic Chinese jewellery artist's latest sculpture exhibition, is a must-see. And the latest exhibition of work by Hong Kong artist Wallace Chan , at the Fondaco Marcello, is just the ticket.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

“I aim to create a truly unique hand-crafted product from paper that celebrates the beautiful, unique architectural forms of nature,” said Wales-based paper artist Zoe Bradley. My challenge is always to create something unexpected and playful from a 2D sheet of paper into a magical 3D sculpture.”

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Colossal

MAY 16, 2023

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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Colossal

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Argentina-born artist Claudia Fontes ( previously ) continues her Foreigners series with small sculptures of figures enveloped by plumes of porcelain. Until then, follow the artist on Instagram or head to her site to see more of her sculptural work. All images © Claudia Fontes, shared with permission.

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Colossal

MAY 1, 2023

“Dancing Dolphin II” by Debra Broz Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Spring Open Call for the Hopper Prize Grants Featured The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Evan Nesbit Pushes Paint in New Directions For a little saccharine eye candy take a look at artist Evan Nesbit’s textured paintings that beckon viewers for a visual taste. Marbled and Bewildered was his third solo exhibition at Van Doren Waxter gallery and New Yorkers are hungry for more. It is truly a cause for jubilation.

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Colossal

JULY 13, 2020

Many pet owners are quick to name their dog or cat’s breed, but those bringing home one of Troy Emery ’s colorful sculptures might need to figure out what species they’ve adopted first. All images © Troy Emery, shared with permission. via The Jealous Curator ).

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Colossal

JULY 3, 2023

Image © Chris Wood Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. In Translation explores this question: What is the role of the artist, the visual maker, in the 21st century? Four artists will receive awards ranging from $150 to $500.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Long-legged creatures don otherwordly masks in sculptures by Bali-based artist Spencer Hansen , whose work explores identity and connection through a cast of uncanny characters. Hansen has a solo exhibition opening in December at Spencer Lynne Galleries in Dallas, and you can find more of his work on his website and Instagram.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Work by Diana Beltrán Herrera Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. 1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Featured Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. .

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