Today, we're looking at Nelson Makamo's candid portraits of the children he meets around Johannesburg.
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Nelson Makamo (previously) is known for his oversized, lively portraits of the children and teens he meets around Johannesburg. Using a distinct blend of acrylic, watercolors, monotypes, silkscreen, and oil paint, the South African artist often delineates their silhouettes with a thick line of charc
Nelson Makamo (previously) is known for his oversized, lively portraits of the children and teens he meets around Johannesburg. Using a distinct blend of acrylic, watercolors, monotypes, silkscreen, and oil paint, the South African artist often delineates their silhouettes with a thick line of charc
'Same Energy' gathers results with similar patterns, compositions, and textures rather than just the objects in the original image.
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Toronto-based developer Jacob Jackson just launched a simple visual search engine that's particularly adept at gathering results with similar patterns, compositions, and textures. Aptly named Same Energy, the tool is still in beta and minimal by design, with a focus on the image rather than keywords
Toronto-based developer Jacob Jackson just launched a simple visual search engine that's particularly adept at gathering results with similar patterns, compositions, and textures. Aptly named Same Energy, the tool is still in beta and minimal by design, with a focus on the image rather than keywords
In her expressive portraits, Aniela Sobieski renders bouquets, rural landscapes, and birds as elaborate makeup and sculptural accessories.
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Aniela Sobieski is intrigued by "the human impulse to self-decorate," a fascination that permeates every aspect of her portraiture. Evoking both baroque paintings and contemporary fashions, Sobieski adorns women and the occasional dog with elaborate makeup and sculptural accessories placed conspicuo
Aniela Sobieski is intrigued by "the human impulse to self-decorate," a fascination that permeates every aspect of her portraiture. Evoking both baroque paintings and contemporary fashions, Sobieski adorns women and the occasional dog with elaborate makeup and sculptural accessories placed conspicuo
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Adorable, mischievous, and undeniably spirited, the porcelain figures that Lisa Agnetun sculpts breathe new life into the simple, bedsheet silhouette we've long associated with ghosts. Brimming with personality and energy, the specters are similarly outfitted with asymmetric eye holes and fabric tha
Adorable, mischievous, and undeniably spirited, the porcelain figures that Lisa Agnetun sculpts breathe new life into the simple, bedsheet silhouette we've long associated with ghosts. Brimming with personality and energy, the specters are similarly outfitted with asymmetric eye holes and fabric tha
We're admiring these layered portraits by Ana Santos, who merges analog and digital techniques to create stunning, complex works.
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At the center of Ana Santos’s practice is a commitment to discovery. The Salamanca-based illustrator fuses multiple mediums—her work ranges from watercolor, ink-based drawing, and digital painting to embroidery and ceramics—into portraits superimposed with clusters of foliage, birds, and small...
At the center of Ana Santos’s practice is a commitment to discovery. The Salamanca-based illustrator fuses multiple mediums—her work ranges from watercolor, ink-based drawing, and digital painting to embroidery and ceramics—into portraits superimposed with clusters of foliage, birds, and small...
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Justine Haupt, a developer of astronomy instrumentation at Brookhaven National Laboratory, spent the last three years developing a device that strips away all of the non-phone functions of modern smartphones. The Portable Wireless Electronic Digital Rotary Telephone (aka Rotary Cellphone) does not h
Justine Haupt, a developer of astronomy instrumentation at Brookhaven National Laboratory, spent the last three years developing a device that strips away all of the non-phone functions of modern smartphones. The Portable Wireless Electronic Digital Rotary Telephone (aka Rotary Cellphone) does not h
This incredible photograph was taken by California-based Renee Capozzola, who's the first woman to ever win the annual contest.
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An exquisite shot of blacktip reef sharks circling underneath a jewel-toned sky in French Polynesia tops this year's Underwater Photographer of the Year contest (previously). Captured by California-based Renee Capozzola, the winning entry frames a pair of the white-bellied fish and airborne seagulls
An exquisite shot of blacktip reef sharks circling underneath a jewel-toned sky in French Polynesia tops this year's Underwater Photographer of the Year contest (previously). Captured by California-based Renee Capozzola, the winning entry frames a pair of the white-bellied fish and airborne seagulls
We're ushering in the Year of the Ox with Felicia Chiao's fantastic illustrations.
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We're ushering in the Year of the Ox later this week, an occasion Felicia Chiao (previously) kicks off with an illustrated homage to the horned bovine. Rendered with gilded details and Chiao's signature aesthetic, the drawing is the latest in the California-based illustrator's collection of works ma
We're ushering in the Year of the Ox later this week, an occasion Felicia Chiao (previously) kicks off with an illustrated homage to the horned bovine. Rendered with gilded details and Chiao's signature aesthetic, the drawing is the latest in the California-based illustrator's collection of works ma
We've long been fans of Christoph Niemann's Sunday Sketches, which situate random objects in humorous new contexts. See more of his recent work today on Colossal.
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For Christoph Niemann (previously), all it takes is a halved apple or pliers lying around his studio to spur a quirky drawing featuring the random object. The illustrator is known for his Sunday Sketches, a weekly drawing series, that play with scale and position. Imbued with humor, the cleverly arr
For Christoph Niemann (previously), all it takes is a halved apple or pliers lying around his studio to spur a quirky drawing featuring the random object. The illustrator is known for his Sunday Sketches, a weekly drawing series, that play with scale and position. Imbued with humor, the cleverly arr
If you've walked through the streets of Montréal in the last few years, you might have spotted one of Roadsworth's lively artworks.
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Crosswalks become perches and bike lanes morph into a monkey's ropes in Roadsworth’s lively street interventions. For decades, the Montréal-based artist (previously) has been altering sidewalks, alleyways, and other public spots with largely nature-based projects that are informed by social issue...
Crosswalks become perches and bike lanes morph into a monkey's ropes in Roadsworth’s lively street interventions. For decades, the Montréal-based artist (previously) has been altering sidewalks, alleyways, and other public spots with largely nature-based projects that are informed by social issue...
So far, Nzambi Matee has recycled more than 20 tons of plastic waste into colorful bricks that are both durable and affordable.
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Collectively, we use a staggering amount of single-use plastic each year—we buy one million plastic bottles each minute around the world—most of which ends up in landfills, oceans, and other natural spaces. Nzambi Matee, a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Nairobi, is combatting this global cris...
Collectively, we use a staggering amount of single-use plastic each year—we buy one million plastic bottles each minute around the world—most of which ends up in landfills, oceans, and other natural spaces. Nzambi Matee, a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Nairobi, is combatting this global cris...
When the jazz band Ill Considered saw Vincent de Boer's animation for the first time, they recorded an entirely improvised track to pair with it, flipping the traditional process for music videos. Watch and listen today on Colossal.
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The process behind most music videos begins with an audio track that an artist reacts to and pairs with a corresponding visual, an undertaking Vincent de Boer knows well. The Netherlands-based artist has been working with the jazz quartet Ill Considered since 2017, listening to the band's largely im
The process behind most music videos begins with an audio track that an artist reacts to and pairs with a corresponding visual, an undertaking Vincent de Boer knows well. The Netherlands-based artist has been working with the jazz quartet Ill Considered since 2017, listening to the band's largely im
In this new interview, artist Tonika Johnson dives into the story behind the Folded Map Project, which photographs residents and their homes across neighborhoods in an effort to start a discussion about the city's history of segregation.
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Though not Chicago’s true geographic center, the intersection of Madison and State streets is the central point for the city’s address system. Chicago native Tonika Johnson, however, has been viscerally aware that the north-south dividing line is not a mere postal distinction since she was a tee...
Though not Chicago’s true geographic center, the intersection of Madison and State streets is the central point for the city’s address system. Chicago native Tonika Johnson, however, has been viscerally aware that the north-south dividing line is not a mere postal distinction since she was a tee...
“I’m on a quest to find beauty in the sometimes less obvious places." —Denisse Ariana Perez
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Caribbean-born, Copenhagen-based photographer Denisse Ariana Perez captures images that connect her subjects with the environment and redefine ideas of black masculinity and beauty. Taken in Benin and Uganda, Perez's Men and Water series (I, II, and III) features men of color often topless, but not
Caribbean-born, Copenhagen-based photographer Denisse Ariana Perez captures images that connect her subjects with the environment and redefine ideas of black masculinity and beauty. Taken in Benin and Uganda, Perez's Men and Water series (I, II, and III) features men of color often topless, but not
Puzzles with Purpose supports both artists and charities around the world through a range of limited-edition jigsaws. Check out some of our favorites today on Colossal.
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The team at Puzzles with Purpose launched a multi-pronged initiative last fall that directly supports artists and charities around the globe while giving the rest of us a much-needed distraction. Art X Puzzles tasked more than 80 creatives—the list includes Louise Lawler, Nicole Rafiki, Spencer Tu...
The team at Puzzles with Purpose launched a multi-pronged initiative last fall that directly supports artists and charities around the globe while giving the rest of us a much-needed distraction. Art X Puzzles tasked more than 80 creatives—the list includes Louise Lawler, Nicole Rafiki, Spencer Tu...
Claudia Fontes traps anonymous figures in plumes of speckled porcelain, merging the organic material and human body.
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Argentina-born artist Claudia Fontes (previously) continues her Foreigners series with small sculptures of figures enveloped by plumes of porcelain. Recent additions to the expanding collection are more abstract than previous iterations, which often revealed the body's curves and gestures, although
Argentina-born artist Claudia Fontes (previously) continues her Foreigners series with small sculptures of figures enveloped by plumes of porcelain. Recent additions to the expanding collection are more abstract than previous iterations, which often revealed the body's curves and gestures, although
Dive into a remote lake in Canada with videographer Maxwel Hohn, and watch tadpoles transform from tiny swimmers into fully developed toads.
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During the course of four years, Maxwel Hohn submerged himself in a remote lake on Vancouver Island to record the otherwise unseen life cycles of western toads. The hours of stunning footage culminate in the award-winning short film, "Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration," which chronicles the ti
During the course of four years, Maxwel Hohn submerged himself in a remote lake on Vancouver Island to record the otherwise unseen life cycles of western toads. The hours of stunning footage culminate in the award-winning short film, "Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration," which chronicles the ti
We'll be living in RHADS's dreamy worlds the rest of the day.
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Impasto strokes in deep shades of blue and gray form the volatile environments that backdrop Artem Chebokha’s sureal works. The Saint Petersburg-based artist, who uses the moniker RHADS, mimics the texture of oil paint in his digital pieces. Situated within heavy clouds and pockets of lightnin
Impasto strokes in deep shades of blue and gray form the volatile environments that backdrop Artem Chebokha’s sureal works. The Saint Petersburg-based artist, who uses the moniker RHADS, mimics the texture of oil paint in his digital pieces. Situated within heavy clouds and pockets of lightnin
We can't get enough of Mlle Hipolyte's meticulous sculptures. See more of her works that span full walls and squeeze into tiny glass tubes today on Colossal.
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From her studio in Lyon, Mlle Hipolyte scores, crimps, and fringes bits of paper that become sculptural interpretations of endangered species. She undertakes a rigorous research process that's comparable to that of a botanist or zoologist before starting a piece and largely is concerned with the eff
From her studio in Lyon, Mlle Hipolyte scores, crimps, and fringes bits of paper that become sculptural interpretations of endangered species. She undertakes a rigorous research process that's comparable to that of a botanist or zoologist before starting a piece and largely is concerned with the eff
