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Cool art/artists almost every day, mostly modern and contemporary stuff since that's my thing. No AI/NFT's. Not a bot, all posts manually made and monitored by @alexxkittle.bsky.social, so please don't be weird or mean thank youuuuu
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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · Nov 19
hey hey everyone just wanted to say hello and thank you to new followers! I started doing this on the other place after the 2016 election as a way to fill my mornings with art and hopefully give a little break or creative inspiration to others in the process. Now here we are again.
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Works from the "Ice Gardens" series by American artist Mary Kocol, 2010s, capturing flowers frozen in ice.
Close-up photo showing flattened iris petals in ice. Close-up photo showing flattened flowers with rounded pink and yellow gradient petals and green leaves, all frozen in ice. Close-up photo showing flattened flowers including a central sunflower and some marigolds, all frozen in ice. Close-up photo showing flattened flowers with green, yellow, and red petals, all frozen in ice.
December 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Paintings by American artist Devin B Johnson, 2020s.
Painting depicting two Black men walking among grey cars in an urban setting, with pigeons flying close above them. The composition is realistically rendered but with various paint drips and splotches. Painting depicting a Black man in a suit standing next to a Black child sitting before a large piano. The figures and piano are realistically rendered but placed within an abstract setting, with green and yellow rectangles and curving pink paint strokes. Painting in a semi-abstract style depicting a Black child sitting next to a large pot holding a plant with two slender trunks. The color palette is green, blue, and white, with dripping paint effects. Painting depicting two Black men standing in a peach-walled garage next to a gray car, with wires crossing above them. The composition is realistically rendered but with various paint drips and splotches.
December 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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No new art post today so here's a throwback
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Paintings by Netherlands-based Iraqi artist and illustrator Afifa Aleiby, 2000s-20s.
Painting in a slightly flattened, slightly exaggerated style of a fair-skinned woman standing by a window holding a white flower, wearing a sleeveless blue dress with a purple shawl and red ribbon wrapped in her hair Painting in a slightly flattened, slightly exaggerated style of a fair-skinned woman with long dark hair wearing a flowing white dress and dancing in a field of brown and dark green ferns, her face upturned to the sky with eyes closed Painting in a slightly flattened, slightly exaggerated style of a fair-skinned woman with short dark hair wearing a white blouse and red skirt, standing stiffly against a dark wall decorated with a floral still life, a trumpet, an angel figurine, and a nude Classical sculpture Painting in a slightly flattened, slightly exaggerated style of a fair-skinned woman with short dark hair wearing a white dress, lying in a field of flowers and tall grasses, leaning on her right elbow
December 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Sculpture by Korean artist Do Ho Suh, 2010s-20s, whose fabric structures recreate the places he has lived, reflecting on broader concepts of migration and what makes a "home".
Large sculpture installation of a multi-level structure made up of translucent fabric in green and pink, with deep red stairs visible within. Large sculpture installation of a multi-level structure in a Western style made up of translucent blue fabric. A smaller single story house with a curving roof is visible floating within it. Large sculpture installation of a staircase hanging from the ceiling, made of bright red translucent fabric. View of a hallway made up of several sections of a domestic structure in varying colors of translucent fabric.
December 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Paintings by British artist Georg Wilson, 2020s, known for her landscapes inspired by English folklore and pastoral traditions, featuring wildling creatures.
Landscape showing a large yellow and green tree with full leaves, over a yellow grassy ground. A small figure stands near its base, with a grey and pink sky behind. Painting depicting a green figure crouched with their head on their knee, with curving green plants rising his above them, on a ground with visible roots reaching down. Landscape depicting a semi-abstract scene of green and yellow forest, with a pale green-skinned figuring lying in the bushes in the foreground. Painting depicting a brown and yellow scene of branches and leaves against a pink-grey sky. A pink figure stands in the center crouching forward, with butterflies resting on their arms.
December 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Textile works by NY-based Chinese artist Miranda Fengyuan Zhang, 2020s, whose intuitive compositions stem from the materials themselves, using recycled fibers inspired by her grandmother, who would unravel sweaters to knit new ones.
Abstract weaving with curving coral and light grey forms, with green vertical stripes throughout. Abstract knit composition with curving forms in pink, red, grey, and white. Abstract weaving with dark green forms overlaying a grid of yellow and grey-blue patches. Abstract weaving with a large boulder-like form in green and blue rising up from the bottom, over a maroon background.
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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No art post today but here’s a short thread with photos of my trip to the Walter Gropius House in Lincoln MA earlier this month
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Visited the Walter Gropius House yesterday with one of my art history nerd friends (who has multiple Bauhaus tattoos so they were in heaven haha) and wow what a gorgeous and well-maintained space, one of the best house museums I’ve ever been to I’d say 😍
Walter Gropius House exterior, a stark white cube-shaped building with black framed windows. Part of Gropius’s desk (shared with his wife) filled with various tools and decorative elements including a small typewriter, mini art prints, and letter organizer. The glass cube wall separating the office and dining room, with a decorative shelf holding artwork and a vase, along with a tall chrome floor lamp and white curtain. Bedroom seen through a glass window separating the sleeping space from a vanity space. There is a beautiful red decorative tapestry on the far wall and translucent white curtains along the side window. A small mirror hangs on the glass divider in front of a black shelf with beauty things and artistic Knick knacks.
December 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Paintings by American artist Ariana Papademetropoulos, 2010s-20s.
Surreal painting depicting a white winged unicorn hovering within a living room with cushy chairs and a red-orange carpet, semi-transparent as if appearing from another dimension. Surreal painting depicting a large rainbow bubble floating within a rocky landscape, with an orange-purple smoke emerging from a grey volcano in the background. Surreal painting depicting a white unicorn sitting on a low bed with a blue blanket resembling water, semi-transparent as if appearing from another dimension. The setting is a wood-paneled room with a tiled floor. A small circular mirror hangs on the wall, a woman's face emerging and looking at the unicorn. Surreal painting depicting grey room with a large window with curtains pulled back. Through the window is a waterfall with a stream and moss moving into the room, merging with grey pillows and chair as if two dimensions are overlapping each other.
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Portraits of artists by Armenian Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh, 1950s-60s, who fled genocide and settled as a refugee in Ottawa in the 1920s. He became known for his portraits of world leaders, performers, and artists, with several appearing on covers for Life Magazine.
Black and white photo showing Georgia O'Keeffe wearing a dark suit, in profile sitting on a bed with light from an open door shining in. A large animal skull hangs on the wall above her and a large piece of driftwood sits on the bed. Black and white photo of Alberto Giacometti sitting amidst several of his own textured sculptures, one hand leaning against a tall slender clay figure, holding a cigarette. Black and white photo of Lenore Tawney, leaning with her chin in hands over her loom, with a large abstract weaving hanging in front of her. Black and white photo of Joan Miro wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt and floppy hat, holding his head in his hands and smiling at the camera. One of his abstract works on paper sits on a table before him.
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Paintings by Japanese artist Minoru Onoda, 1960s, a member of the experimental Gutai group whose employed gofun paste for dimension and a methodical repetitive dot technique as a response against freeform action painting.
Abstract painting with undulating rows of red and green circles in different sizes, with some raised mounds through the center, all over a pale yellow background. Abstract painting with undulating rows of red, purple, blue, and green circles in different sizes, forming a loose central oval with a vertical staff moving downward, surrounded by larger curves resembling a flower, all over a pale yellow background. Abstract painting with undulating rows of red, purple, and green circles in different sizes, with some raised mounds formed around the center, all over a pale yellow background. Abstract painting with undulating rows of red, orange, and blue circles in different sizes, with some raised mounds through the center, all over a pale yellow background.
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Mixed media works by self-taught Egyptian artist and professor Huda Lutfi, 2000s-10s, whose practice explores history and traditions as they exist in the contemporary world.
Composition depicting an array of legs under white skirts, dangling/floating from the top of the canvas, over a greyish blue sky with fluffy clouds. Collage composition with four copies of a woman wearing sunglasses and a dotted top, with pale arms emerging from behind each copy of her with hands splayed out. The background is orange with a blue-grey ground, overlaid with calligraphy. Composition depicting a woman with dark hair and white eyes in the lower right corner, a halo behind her with English text "Democracy is coming". A group of five black military planes soar over her, above a blank grey landscape.
December 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Sculpture by American artist Eva LeWitt, 2010s, who uses commercial and industrial materials like latex, acetate, and foam in work exploring the interplay of material, space, and light.
Hanging sculpture on a white gallery wall with vertical strips of coral and clear plastic hanging from a horizontal shelf, with small yellow and white circles along their edges. Hanging sculpture on a grey marble gallery wall with vertical strips of colorful plastic hanging from a horizontal shelf, with colorful circles along their edges forming upward curves. Hanging sculpture on a white gallery wall with vertical strips of purple and yellow plastic hanging from a horizontal shelf, curving in an arc and hitting the floor along the left side, held up by black circles. Hanging sculpture on a white gallery wall with horizontal white and purple strips stretching over a vertical center column, and two yellow circles on either side.
December 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Drawings by American self-taught artist Simone Johnson, 2010s-20s, known for her depictions of bodega cats. She is a member of Pure Vision Arts, a collective in NYC supporting autistic and neurodivergent artists.
Colorful drawing of two striped cats lying on shelves holding coffee packages. Colorful drawing of a striped cat sitting on a shelf surrounded by various fruits (papaya, pineapple, starfruit, bananas, etc) with a bright orange background. Colorful drawing of a black and white cat sitting in a Budweiser box surrounded by various bottles and boxes of alcohol. Colorful drawing of a black and white cat standing on a shelf surrounded by packages of chips, cookies, and other snacks.
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Stills from performances by Bundjulung/Ngapuhi artist and choreographer Amrita Hepi, 2020s, whose practice explores how the body is shaped by ancestry, experience, and environment.
A group of dancers performing in a gallery space lit by an orange glow from a light on the back wall, surrounding a textured figurative sculpture on a pedestal in the center of the floor. Still of a performance where the artist is jumping off of a blue pedestal grouped with two other blue blocks. She wears a white shirt and blue pants, her arms out at her sides. The room is an empty space with grey walls. Still of a performance showing two figures with bare legs and feet lying on a black ground, their limbs wrapped around large, puffy neon green forms. Still of a performance featuring several dancers posing under a large translucent orange textile that wraps around their bodies, set in a sandy expanse with clear blue sky behind them.
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Paintings by Swiss artist and designer Xanti Schawinsky, 1920s, who studied at the Bauhaus and taught at Black Mountain College and NYU after moving to the US in the 30s.
Painting with abstract geometric shapes, centering on a cluster of angled striped rectangles and a red orb floating in a night blue sky. Painting with architectural forms including white columns and red walls with a white circular floral shape. Painting depicting a brightly colored room with yellow tiled floor, pink walls, and gridded windows. A grayscale man in uniform stands in the distance in front of a large symmetrical green bush shape. Painting with an architectural L-shape floating near a large white cloud, with rays emitting over a grey and white sky, over a sandy desert with one bare tree.
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Collage works by American artist MaryKate Maher, 2020s, whose compositions incorporate photo papers and different textures with forms inspired by rocks, flowers, and liminal spaces.
Abstract cut-paper collage with an almost-symmetrical composition, depicting curving tan forms over a mint green background, with long strips of purple and brown-green lines falling between top and bottom, and a few floating pink orbs. Abstract cut-paper collage with a symmetrical composition, depicting curving blue, pink, and blue forms resembling an orchid. Abstract cut-paper collage depicting curving purple and pink vertical forms, overlaid with a green-grey and off-white rocky ledge. Abstract cut-paper collage with an almost-symmetrical composition, depicting rounded stacked grey forms innerlaid with purple and blue ovals, all surrounded by rust-red curves over a peach and yellow background.
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Disturbing presence
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"Disturbing Presence" by Remedios Varo depicts a surreal scene where a woman engages in an intricate activity, while a subtly sinister figure emerges from her elaborate chair back. Varo's work often blends the mystical with the uncanny, reflecting her interest in the inner psyche and esoteric themes.
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Looks by American fashion designer Anna Sui, 1990s.
A runway model wearing a skirt/shirt/jacket set in orange and grey, with pom pom embellishments and a hat made out of a teddy bear head. Dave Navarro walking the runway wearing a purple camisole top with black laces, and black leather pants over black lacy underwear. A runway model wearing a semi-transparent white babydoll dress with frilly details and cap sleeves, over black undergarments. A runway model wearing a matching skirt and jacket set with a black/yellow/red plaid-like pattern and black fuzzy collar and cuffs, paired with a silky pink blouse and a pink knit hat.
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Watercolor works by German artist Pauline Mauruschat, 2020s, whose images of people, animals, and plants she says give her "a sense of connection to the world, in which I sometimes feel quite lonely.”
Composition with various components drawn in a flat, playful style, including a figure curled up on a stool near the bottom with a white horse nuzzling their back, and a black and white winged wolf creature floating along the top. Two white silhouette figures stand along either side, and various decorative flourishes move around the space. Composition with various components drawn in a flat, playful style, centered around a white human figure riding a black and white speckled horse with rust-colored mane and tale. The figure holds a blue and white ceramic urn up above their head, with a large tomato plant growing out of it. Various decorative flourishes move around the space. Composition drawn in a flat, playful style depicting a figure wearing a hairy white animal costume decorated with paint splotches, their hands and feet and face the only body parts visible. They jump in front of a grey and red background with a large yellow moon hovering above. Composition with various components drawn in a flat, playful style, centered around a figure wearing a large red outfit with blue pom poms, embracing a large dog with red eyes. Various decorative flourishes move around the space as well as images of, flowers, and stars.
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Ceramic vessels by American artist Michael Dickey, 2010s, whose glazes create colorful and metallic effects.
Rounded form that narrows at the base like an urn, decorated with horizontal lines in orange, blue, black, and gray. Group of 3 rounded forms with tall shapes that narrow slightly at the base, and small circle openings at the top, all decorated with horizontal lines that shimmer in metallic silver and gray, with colorful gradient effects along the lids. Rounded form that narrows slightly at the base and even further at the top to create a thin, tall spout, decorated with horizontal lines that shimmer like metal in grey, blue, and orange. Rounded globe-like form with a small hole in the center, decorated with horizontal lines in orange, blue, brown, and yellow.
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Works by Japanese artist and musician Tetsunori Tawaraya, 2010s-20s.
Detailed illustration in a bright green and yellow palette depicting an armored creature with spiky horns wielding a staff with a jagged top, surrounded by large insect-like creatures. Detailed illustration of a figure shrouded in purple and orange, their face revealed to be undulating white tentacles over curving black and purple eyes, all set against a squiggly orange background. Detailed illustration depicting a green skeletal creature whose ribs open to reveal red and yellow organs. It sits within a symmetrical throne-like setting with green spikes and lava lamp tubes emerging from both sides. A pink and purple creature sits in the foreground looking up at the central figure. Detailed illustration depicting a blue alien-like figure with squiggly tendrils covering their body, holding up a long curved sword. They are fighting a purple and green figure seen from the back holding a long knife.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Landscape paintings by Canadian artist Sky Glabush, 2020s.
Painting of a blue mountain landscape with still water along the lower register and blue sky along the upper, overlaid with concentric circles and symbols with a small sun in the center. Painting of a forest with tall, thin tree trunks in orange, green, and yellow. Painting of a starry sky in grey and blue, with various bursts of circles and curving lines, over a dark blue-grey road and flat land. Painting of a pink-orange horizon with water and sky, overlaid with concentric circles and rays of straight yellow lines, with a small sun in the center.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Sculpture by Tewa/Santa Clara Pueblo artist Rose B Simpson, 2010s-20s, whose clay practice draws from indigenous traditions inherited from her artist mother and grandmother.
Three standing sculptures of bald human figures in red clay, whose bodies are wrapped in tan coverings, with dangling hands attached to their sides with large rings. Standing sculpture of a clay figure with arms crossed. Their head is a black and white mask suspended above their torso, held by a circular metal sheet with spiked edges. Clay sculpture of a tan figure seen in profile, eyes closed, with grey metal spikes with crosses emerging in a line down their back and head. A dangling chain of black and white clay forms hangs where their arms would be. Three standing figure sculptures in red clay, with human faces and smooth vertical cylindrical bodies, all painted with geometric decorations. They each balance a different painted clay vessel on their heads.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Taking a few days off for personal reasons but enjoy the archives if you need an art fix
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Works by English artist Patrick Caulfield, 1970s, known for his simplified images of everyday objects and settings.
Painting of a cafe scene made up of bold black lines and a grey-blue wash. A detailed landscape painting hangs on the wall behind a small aquarium. Painting in a bold, simplified style depicting a small table surrounded by 4 orange plastic chairs, against a pink wall hit with bold blocks of shadow. Screenprint depicting a pink table holding a jumble of red dotted plates and glasses, as well as some fruits and wine bottles. The background is a black and blue floral wallpaper pattern overlaid with a strip of blue and yellow leaf design. Screenprint depicting a still life made up of fruits and vegetables in bold black lines next to some jugs and urns, against a blue and pale yellow floral pattern.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM