Creative Boom

AUGUST 16, 2022

Mainstream publishing and media haven't always done a great job at representing the contribution made by black creatives to the British art scene. While she wasn't a professional photographer herself, her groundbreaking critique of photography, first published in 1977, is required reading for anyone interested in the subject.

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Art Artist Entertainment Photography 474

Colossal

JUNE 3, 2024

Raustein invites these questions about his architectural sculptures and installations covered in monochromatic textiles. “Existential dread remains a significant theme in my work, reflecting contemporary societal issues like climate change and social inequality. All images © John K. Artist John K.

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Architecture Sculpture Gallery Exhibition 59

Colossal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The artist, also known as Nimasprout, creates vibrant paintings and illustrations of fantastical worlds ( previously ), and she recently returned to a theme recurring in her practice since the beginning: home. During the past few years, this theme spurred a series of small paintings featuring houses nestled into the forest floor.

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Theme Sculpture Artist Exhibition 73

Colossal

MARCH 18, 2024

Beyond the captivating visual feast, attendees will experience a dynamic program featuring performances, live DJ sets, food trucks, an edible installation by Chicago’s own Hyun Jung Jun of Dream Cake Test Kitchen curated by Colossal (Opening Night only), and inflatable sculptures by artists Matthew Hoffman and Claire Ashley.

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Art Artist Theme Photography 63

Colossal

JUNE 21, 2023

Based in Miami, the artist draws on a love for vibrant colors with an emphasis on pinks and reds, creating functional sculptures embellished with expressive facial features. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Sculpture Theme Artist Publishing 65

Colossal

APRIL 2, 2024

Carroll has increasingly gravitated to using puns or idioms from which she composes literal images like “Underdog,” in which a woman is trapped under a dog seated on a chair cushion, or “Bamboozled,” wherein the figure disappears into bamboo-themed furnishings.

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Arts and Crafts Artist Sculpture Theme 81

Colossal

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Smith began examining themes relating to the body in the 1980s, spurred by the death of her father, who was also an artist, and the loss of her sister to AIDS. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Animation Printmaking Gallery Artist 71

Colossal

JULY 26, 2023

“I wanted to continue to explore themes of protection, inclusion, and sanctity using the Chinese zodiac as a framework,” he tells Colossal. “I was also inspired by Ai Weiwei ’s ‘Circle of Animals’ sculpture recreating the 12 animal heads of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing.”

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Patterns Animation Artist Sculpture 68

Colossal

MARCH 23, 2023

Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Since 2014, he has utilized LEGO as a medium but not without some controversy along the way due to the political nature of his work. which runs April 7 through July 30 in London. Follow more updates on Instagram.

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Artist Sculpture Exhibition Color 99

Colossal

JUNE 26, 2023

Metaphors of the Heart,” a massive sculpture of wire mesh and colorful light, appears to effortlessly take over the mansion in a whirlwind of arteries, tentacles, twisting vines, and blooms. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Exhibition Sculpture Gallery Color 92

Colossal

MARCH 27, 2023

Asymmetrical and bulbous, her otherworldly sculptures are redolent of boulders, cacti, coral, or micro-organisms. “This is a central theme in my work because I think this active moment is an opportunity for questions rather than answers and wondering rather than deciding.”

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Sculpture Exhibition Textures Color 87

Colossal

MAY 1, 2024

Open Calls ArteAlta (International) This annual competition organized by Alina Art Foundation, Inarttendu, and the Council of the Region Valle d’Aosta invites artists to submit work across painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, textiles, paper, and video related to the theme of Fear. Deadline: May 1, 2024.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Printmaking Programming 66

Colossal

OCTOBER 4, 2023

On view now at Uwasekigata Park, this year’s festival is themed Echigo no Umi , or Sea of Echigo. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Otherwise, check out the works in the 2021 edition on Colossal. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Art Theme Publishing Publishing 96

Colossal

JANUARY 1, 2024

Open Calls The Aperture Portfolio Prize (International) Photographers are encouraged to submit innovative bodies of work that haven’t been previously published or exhibited. The first prize winner will be published in Aperture and receive $3,000 in cash, a $1,000 MPB gift card, and an exhibition in New York City.

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Artist Printmaking Arts and Crafts Exhibition 83

Colossal

APRIL 20, 2023

Broadly reflecting themes of existence and time, some of his murals, like “Prometheus” and “Remnants of the Past,” also emphasize shifts in aesthetic impulses. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Artist Sculpture Theme Publishing 97

Colossal

MARCH 3, 2023

All images © Lyndi Sales, shared with permission Cape Town-based artist Lyndi Sales translates life’s vulnerability and fleeting nature into colorful sculptures that appear to burst and rupture in vivid forms. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Sculpture Artist Art Theme 81

Colossal

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Seemingly transfixed in time during a mysterious process of transformation, Andreas Senoner ’s mixed-media sculptures capture expressive details in human figures and gestures. “I focus my research on a series of main themes, including metamorphosis, heritage, and stratification,” he tells Colossal.

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Sculpture Textures Exhibition Artist 70

Colossal

MARCH 13, 2023

Now based in the Hudson Valley after decades in the East Village, Hammond has spent nearly twenty years considering how quickly an existence can emerge and perish, a theme that emerged during the AIDS crisis in the U.S. The natural material “spoke to what I was really looking for in the sculptures,” Hammond shares.

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Sculpture Gallery Artist Exhibition 71

Creative Boom

JULY 12, 2023

The book is also an object with a sculptural dimension," Sarah reveals. The rainbow theme was recurrent in my work at the time. Rainbow by Sarah Boris is published by Corners in Seoul and available at Einbuch Haus in Berlin. Finally, the centre spread reveals the full rainbow." We made a very limited edition using G.F

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Exhibition Artist Sculpture Digital 367

Colossal

MARCH 20, 2023

Encompassing more than 60 quilts, sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings, and assemblages by 34 artists from the mid-20th-century to the present, the exhibition is drawn largely from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Artist Exhibition Sculpture Art 65

Design You Trust

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The influence of surrealist art, particularly the photographs of Man Ray and Claude Cahun can be seen in the themes and style of her work. Woodman’s estate, which is managed by her parents, consists of over 800 prints, of which only around 120 images had been published or exhibited as of 2006.

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Photography Theme Publication Art 73

Colossal

JUNE 1, 2024

Six projects will be selected for publishing at no cost. Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture Residency (International) Artists, scholars, scientists, and researchers are invited to apply for two- to four-week residencies under the theme of care and stewardship. Deadline: June 1, 2024. Deadline: June 7, 2024.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Exhibition Programming 64

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

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Arts and Crafts Adobe Graphic Design Art 64

UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2023

I also had drawing, painting, and sculpture classes during the initial three years of my architecture studies. Ralph Ammer: 5 more drawing exercises One Day, One Theme: Weekly Project With Brooks Chambers todayinart.com To draw or not to draw: is traditional sketching still relevant in the digital design age?

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Digital Architecture Sculpture Programming 111

Colossal

JULY 3, 2023

Open Calls Franklin Furnace 2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books (International) This prize offers $5,000 to one artist to publish an artist’s book centered around book banning/burning in an edition of at least 120 copies. Proposals for off-site projects, publishing initiatives, performances, and nontraditional formats are also accepted.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Exhibition 84

Design Week

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Last year’s Belfast Design Week Another festival that has pivoted to virtual, Belfast Design Festival is taking its 2020 theme of “Environment” online this year. Designers in and around Belfast will be contributing “some very special pieces” around this year’s theme.

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Exhibition Theme Digital Fonts 99

Colossal

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Okita often sells her sculptures in her Etsy shop and is currently exploring the theme of nature further in a series of botanical designs, which she has begun sharing on Instagram. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Sculpture Theme Patterns Artist 101

Colossal

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“T E G E L,” sound sculpture based on biodata. All images © Love Hultén, shared with permission Whether ocean-themed, compact with a slide-out keyboard, or installed vertically on the wall, Love Hultén ’s elaborate custom synthesizers ( previously ) are one-of-a-kind.

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Sculpture Theme Artist Art 73

Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2023

All About Photo Magazine 35 Colors Color is the theme of this competition, and photographers are encouraged to submit a cohesive body of work exploring or related to pigment. This $5,000 grant is awarded by the National Sculpture Society each year to an established figurative or realist sculptor. There is a 25 Euro entry fee.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Filmmaking Exhibition 87

Colossal

APRIL 1, 2023

The Unpublished Photo 2023 Open Call Featured Aimed at young and emerging photographers between the ages of 18 and 30, Unpublished Photo 2023 is a global open call without theme constrictions or entry fees. Works may take the form of garments, textiles, fashion design, costume, performance, sculpture, and installation.

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Artist Programming Exhibition Printmaking 78

Colossal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This annual international competition is designed to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. The first prize winner receives $3,000, an exhibition in New York, and publishing in Aperture magazine. Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship (International). Aperture Portfolio Prize (International). Deadline: Rolling.

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Artist Publication Programming Exhibition 94

Colossal

JUNE 1, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. Franconia Sculpture Park Residencies. This year’s theme is “Public Art IS Public Health.” Deadline: Rolling. Open to U.S.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Publication Art 101

Colossal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Deadline: December 15, 2023.

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Artist Filmmaking Printmaking Programming 63

Azure Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Bargmann’s work hews to themes of economy of means, neighbourhood connections, respect for site histories, and above all a love of the landscape — specifically, the existing and often former industrial landscape. She founded D.I.R.T.

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Architecture Arts and Crafts Interior Design Gallery 97

Colossal

AUGUST 1, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. Franconia Sculpture Park Residencies (International). Franconia Sculpture Park Residencies (International). Deadline: Rolling. Deadline: Rolling.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Printmaking Programming 96

UX Collective

JULY 20, 2021

Beauty has always been a very important theme in my work. Sometimes around the 5th century before Christ, a sculptor named Polykleitos, used mathematical basis to define the criteria of a perfect aesthetic in sculpture. The Doryphoros, Roman copy of Polykleitos’ sculpture using his canon.

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Arts and Crafts Production Art Visual Art 111

Colossal

MARCH 1, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. This program is open to studio-based visual artists working in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video, digital media, and installation.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Printmaking Programming 101