Suzanne Jongmans Recycles Everyday Materials for Elegant Renaissance-Style Portraits — Colossal
From materials we normally discard like padded packaging or the mesh sleeves that protect fruit from bruising, Suzanne…
Presence, Memory, and Time Merge in the Surreal Works of ‘Architects of Absence’ — Colossal
“Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being,” philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre posited in Being and Nothingness,…
Cocoa Plantations Set the Scene for Divine Events in Marc Padeu’s ‘Memento Vivere’ — Colossal
“It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it,” wrote…
Experience Ana Mendieta’s Visceral, ‘Neolithic’ Work in a Major Survey — Colossal
Rarely do artists conceive of work that is prescient and, decades on, more urgent than when it was…
Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings — Colossal
“Civilizations are remembered through their monuments, but understood through the things they throw away,” says artist Helena Minginowicz,…
Enigmatic Iconography and Incomplete Narratives Merge in Phlegm’s Murals and Engravings — Colossal
In his characteristically illustrative, enigmatic style, Phlegm’s monochrome compositions evoke wonder, mischief, and riddles. Hybrid figures, strange interactions,…
Mark Rothko’s Color Fields Mirror the Elements in a ‘Weather-to-Painting Experiment’ — Colossal
Mark Rothko is known for his “color field” paintings, a genre that was coined in the 1950s to…
Wildfires and War Rage in Shawn Huckins’ Theatrical Paintings — Colossal
In Slow Burn, Shawn Huckins puts the cognitive dissonance that defines our current era in stark relief. The…
A Leonora Carrington Biopic Traces the Surrealist Icon’s Life and Work — Colossal
“Don’t you think it’s dangerous to blur the distinction between abstraction and reality?” asks actress Olivia Vinall in…
Baumgartner Restoration Painstakingly Brings a Neglected Portrait Back to Life — Colossal
“Paintings arrive at the studio in all states of disrepair,” shares art conservator Julian Baumgartner, who receives artworks…
In ‘Door to Life,’ Pacita Abad Evokes Traditional Yemeni Architecture — Colossal
Throughout her illustrious 32-year career, Pacita Abad (1946-2004) traveled to more than 60 countries. Myriad experiences ultimately introduced…
Jake Messing’s Hyperrealistic Paintings Celebrate the Abundance of Nature — Colossal
“The world hums with beauty and danger, harmony and discord,” says Jake Messing. “We walk through these shifting…