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…
How Fatinha Ramos Channels ‘Visual Activism’ in Her Richly Layered Illustrations — Colossal
“To me, being a visual activist means I only illustrate stories that resonate with me deeply, by giving…
Cinga Samson Conjures Mystery and the Sublime in Large-Scale Oil Paintings — Colossal
Amid groves of trees, meadows, and aging infrastructure, Cinga Samson’s dreamlike tableaux are bathed in eerie light, as…
Explore Art UK’s Digital Database of More Than 6,600 Street Art Murals — Colossal
The surprise of turning onto a street to see a vibrant mural—or the joy of viewing several in…
Brushstrokes Transform into Beaded Topographies in Liza Lou’s Mixed-Media Paintings — Colossal
One of the many reasons artists like Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Cy Twombly, and other mid-20th-century…
Copy of Rembrandt portrait on display in Chicago is by the master himself, scholar claims – The Art Newspaper
A painting long deemed to be a copy of a work by Rembrandt van Rijn, albeit created in…
What Will ‘The Scream’ Look Like in 300 Years? This Tool Simulates Its Future
Sometimes, the faded hues of antique art on their own are an aesthetic. Take, for instance, the arguably…
An Animated Look at Noguchi’s Experimental Playgrounds That Were Never Built — Colossal
“I think of playgrounds as a primer of shapes and functions; simple, mysterious and evocative; thus educational,” Isamu…
Rediscover a Rembrandt After More than Six Decades in Hiding — Colossal
In 1898, Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum staged an exhibition of paintings by renowned Dutch Golden Age artist Rembrandt (1606-1669).…
‘Architectural Fantasies’ Chronicles Elaborate Creations by Self-Taught Artists — Colossal
What began as a pile of dirt, rubble, and cement in rural Niland, California, just east of the…