Photography #contests #landscapes #nature #portraits #wildlife February 8, 2023 Kate Mothes Gyu Seob Shim, Republic of Korea, 1st Place, National Awards. All images © the photographers, shared with permission courtesy of the Sony World Photography Awards From the sinuous lines of a leaping cat, to a giant tortoise gliding alongside a snorkeler, to a...
Design History #books #keyboards #Marcin Wichary #typewriters February 7, 2023 Grace Ebert A spread from ‘Shift Happens’ showing the early QWERTY keyboard on a Sholes & Glidden typewriter (photograph by Eremeev). The layout established on that typewriter led directly to the layout of every keyboard today. All images courtesy of Marcin Wichary, shared with...
Volery Gallery presents Tin Star Tall Tales, a solo exhibition featuring Canyon Castator and Jon Young this coming 9 February to 1 March 2023. The show challenges our understanding of the American identity through wall works and sculptures. Using different mediums and techniques the artists explore the ways in which the American West Mythology has been constructed and perpetuated, and...
Design #digital #installation #LED lights #light February 6, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © SOSO, shared with permission Hundreds of individual cells shaped like bursting stars comprise a new kaleidoscopic installation by the creative studio SOSO. A project for a San Diego real estate company, “Chameleon Wall” imitates the small reptile by changing color...
Anthony Friedkin, “Cyclona, in the Garden, Los Angeles” (1971), gelatin silver print (courtesy International Center of Photography) Editor’s Note: This is part of the 2022/23 Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, and the second of three posts by the author, the third of which will be an email-only exhibition sent to all Hyperallergic subscribers. *** Long live...
Art Craft #Asya Kozina #butterflies #fashion #flowers #miniature #paper #wigs February 3, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © Asya Kozina, shared with permission Artist Asya Kozina is known for her elaborate paper wigs that soar into the air with scenes of miniature metropolises and various botanical frills, coils, and pleats. Referencing the ominous tale of the Flying...
Craft Design #bricks #construction #Mini Materials #miniature February 3, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © Mini Materials Building a tiny home gains new meaning when working with Mini Materials. The U.S.-based company invites craftspeople and masons to think small for their next projects, offering pallets of cinder blocks and lumber ready to be slathered...
Shepard Fairey is American street artist and graphic designer best known for his Barack Obama “Hope” poster. One of the most famous and influential street artists of the contemporary era, his works are displayed at several prestigious museums all over the world including the Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of...
Art #Darryl Cox #roots #sculpture #trees #wood #woodworking February 2, 2023 Kate Mothes “Winter.” All images © Darryl Cox, shared with permission In Darryl Cox’s organic sculptures, gnarled tree roots or branches merge with the ornate grooves, patterns, and gilding of picture frames. The Bend, Oregon-based sculptor (previously) continues to explore the material possibilities of...
Opportunities February 1, 2023 Colossal Image © Jessie and Katey Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. $1,800 Innovate...
