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One of the most delightful holiday traditions 🎄
A Small Scottish Town Delegates the Annual Christmas Light Display to Its Youngest Residents
In a delightful holiday tradition, the small town of Newburgh in southern Scotland tasks its youngest residents with creating the glowing Christmas decorations that adorn the streets. Now in its 19th ...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
One of the most delightful holiday traditions 🎄
Next month in Los Angeles, a group of artists embraces an affordable and ubiquitous material: cardboard.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Next month in Los Angeles, a group of artists embraces an affordable and ubiquitous material: cardboard.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Miguel Arzabe begins each work by painting two abstract canvases that he then slices into strips and weaves into these dynamic compositions.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Miguel Arzabe begins each work by painting two abstract canvases that he then slices into strips and weaves into these dynamic compositions.
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Anthony Theakston continues his avian explorations in bronze and ceramic, sculpting these sleek creatures primed for flight.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Anthony Theakston continues his avian explorations in bronze and ceramic, sculpting these sleek creatures primed for flight.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There's little Julian Baumgartner hasn’t seen. Crackling varnish? Check. Deteriorating stretcher bars? Check. Stapled edges? Say no more.
Watch Julian Baumgartner's Satisfying and Precise Process of Restoring a Historical Portrait
The Chicago-based fine art restorer reverses another botched restoration.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There's little Julian Baumgartner hasn’t seen. Crackling varnish? Check. Deteriorating stretcher bars? Check. Stapled edges? Say no more.
Intermarché’s viral ad is a sweet reminder this holiday season that creativity and compassion go hand in hand.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Intermarché’s viral ad is a sweet reminder this holiday season that creativity and compassion go hand in hand.
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Through oil paint and cold wax, Alexis Rockman traces the unsettling evolution of a climate in crisis.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Through oil paint and cold wax, Alexis Rockman traces the unsettling evolution of a climate in crisis.
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With the flip of a switch, the enchanting scenes by Hari & Deepti awaken with a soft, yellow light.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
With the flip of a switch, the enchanting scenes by Hari & Deepti awaken with a soft, yellow light.
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Photographer Massimo Giorgetta recently encountered this little creature that had just enjoyed a bit of a buffet.
This Two-Inch Tunicate Salp Is a Swimming Smorgasbord
The Tunicate salp was photographed by Massimo Giorgetti, winning bronze in the Nature/Underwater category of the Tokyo Foto Awards.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Photographer Massimo Giorgetta recently encountered this little creature that had just enjoyed a bit of a buffet.
Robert Lugo draws upon silhouettes that have shaped the time-honored legacy of ceramics with a contemporary twist. Graffiti and portraits grace his vibrant vessels.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Robert Lugo draws upon silhouettes that have shaped the time-honored legacy of ceramics with a contemporary twist. Graffiti and portraits grace his vibrant vessels.
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Field Kallop cultivates a deeply contemplative practice in which she produces bold, chromatic works that read like mystical color charts.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Field Kallop cultivates a deeply contemplative practice in which she produces bold, chromatic works that read like mystical color charts.
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'Thread Count,' a large-scale group exhibition at The Hole, illuminates the beguiling nature of textiles and celebrates the legacy of Anni Albers.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
'Thread Count,' a large-scale group exhibition at The Hole, illuminates the beguiling nature of textiles and celebrates the legacy of Anni Albers.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Marvelling at these dramatically draped butterfly and moth sculptures (made from porcelain!!) emerging from Rebecca Manson's studio 🦋
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December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Marvelling at these dramatically draped butterfly and moth sculptures (made from porcelain!!) emerging from Rebecca Manson's studio 🦋
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What do you want to express that you feel you can’t in everyday life?
That’s the question composer Max Cooper posed to his audience. The responses spawned this tender rotoscoped music video.
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That’s the question composer Max Cooper posed to his audience. The responses spawned this tender rotoscoped music video.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What do you want to express that you feel you can’t in everyday life?
That’s the question composer Max Cooper posed to his audience. The responses spawned this tender rotoscoped music video.
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That’s the question composer Max Cooper posed to his audience. The responses spawned this tender rotoscoped music video.
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Pedro Neves’ desire to explore the potential of LEGO in print led to collaborations with 36 designers on six continents, who each created a distinctive letterform with the plastic blocks.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Pedro Neves’ desire to explore the potential of LEGO in print led to collaborations with 36 designers on six continents, who each created a distinctive letterform with the plastic blocks.
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Max Terwindt (Netherlands), “Aurora Eruption,” Reykjanesbaer, Iceland
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December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Max Terwindt (Netherlands), “Aurora Eruption,” Reykjanesbaer, Iceland
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From Afrofuturism to kintsugi to Vincent van Gogh—and so many others in between—we're constantly building out the Colossal Art Glossary with new terms. Take a Friday deep dive into art history and defining movements 🤓 🎨 📚
Discover the Growing Colossal Art Glossary
Learn more about the Bauhaus, Brutalism, Land Art, the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, and much more.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
From Afrofuturism to kintsugi to Vincent van Gogh—and so many others in between—we're constantly building out the Colossal Art Glossary with new terms. Take a Friday deep dive into art history and defining movements 🤓 🎨 📚
From sequins, glass beads, rhinestones, plaster, paint, and more, Jorge Mañes Rubio sculpts new narratives that meld medieval motifs and pop culture.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
From sequins, glass beads, rhinestones, plaster, paint, and more, Jorge Mañes Rubio sculpts new narratives that meld medieval motifs and pop culture.
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It has come to our attention that a person using a thisiscolossal.net address is contacting artists for interviews. The person then requests the artist to download software for the purpose of a video interview, but the software is malware. We will never ask you to download specialized software.
December 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It has come to our attention that a person using a thisiscolossal.net address is contacting artists for interviews. The person then requests the artist to download software for the purpose of a video interview, but the software is malware. We will never ask you to download specialized software.
We chatted with Shuo Hao this week about her luminous assemblage paintings and how every part of her practice emerges from intuition.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We chatted with Shuo Hao this week about her luminous assemblage paintings and how every part of her practice emerges from intuition.
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Today marks our annual contemplation of this bag from the brilliant designers of Tsuchiya Kaban
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December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Today marks our annual contemplation of this bag from the brilliant designers of Tsuchiya Kaban
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Seonna Hong explores the all-too-real feeling of cognitive dissonance in a new series of paintings.
But even though we find her characters in desolate environments, care and compassion for one another prevail.
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But even though we find her characters in desolate environments, care and compassion for one another prevail.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Seonna Hong explores the all-too-real feeling of cognitive dissonance in a new series of paintings.
But even though we find her characters in desolate environments, care and compassion for one another prevail.
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But even though we find her characters in desolate environments, care and compassion for one another prevail.
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