Colossal

Founded in 2010, Colossal is a blog recognized by the Webby Awards that delves into the realms of art and visual culture. In 2013, it received the Utne Media Award for its outstanding Arts Coverage. Each week, readers can enjoy 15-25 articles covering topics such as photography, design, animation, painting, installation art, architecture, drawing, and street art. Colossal also highlights the fascinating connections between art and science, as well as the wonders of the natural world. While it often features unconventional topics, Colossal ultimately serves as a testament to the many talented individuals who continue to create amazing work by hand in our digital era.

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'Level Up' by GAFFA Transports Us to an Uncanny Parking Garage

2 days ago | thisiscolossal.com | Kate Mothes

When you think of an orange safety cone, you might imagine rows of the small reflective objects placed around temporarily parked vehicles or, say, next to potholes. But a stroll through GAFFA’s recent exhibition, Level Up at Kunsthalle Arbon, and the everyday sight took the form of an unmissably imposing, monumental structure. GAFFA is a collective founded nine years ago by Wanja Harb, Linus Lutz, Dario Forlin, and Lucian Kunz.
Gregory Euclide Explores the Anthropocene in Verdant Mixed-Media Collages

2 days ago | thisiscolossal.com | Kate Mothes

Smeared, flattened, and rough around the edges, Gregory Euclide’s mixed-media collages explore nature through the lens of human experience. Organically meandering outlines suggest shallow reliefs; foraged prairie botanicals complement human-made materials; and abstracted landscapes emerge from drawings, photographs, ripped paper, paint, and more.
Celeste's Immersive Textile Installations Embrace the Warm Intimacy of Home

5 days ago | thisiscolossal.com | Grace Ebert

When María Fernanda Camarena and Gabriel Rosas Alemán aren’t in their Mexico City studio, you might find them pulling weeds or chopping vegetables. “We love cooking and gardening—practices rooted in care, and ones we’d love to weave into our work someday,” they say. “There’s a quiet mindfulness in both that aligns perfectly with what we aim to express.”This desire to care roots much of the artists’ practice, which they present together under the name Celeste.
Caio Marcolini Weaves Delicate Metal Mesh into Spawning Cellular Sculptures

5 days ago | thisiscolossal.com | Grace Ebert

Caio Marcolini’s fascination with organic systems began simply enough. It was “the trail left by the sea on the sand, the intertwined roots of trees within the forest, (and) the flowers falling from trees” that he found enchanting. But then, when his first child was born in 2021, he began investigating how these same winding, looping, knotted patterns appeared inside the body. What resulted is a series of roving sculptures woven with thin strips of brass, copper, and iron wire.
Kandy G. Lopez Embroiders Striking, Life-Size Yarn Portraits Highlighting BIPOC Narratives

6 days ago | thisiscolossal.com | Kate Mothes

On large swaths of colorful mesh, Kandy G. Lopez embroiders large-scale portraits of people from historically marginalized communities. “Her works are created out of the necessity to learn something new about her people and culture,” says a statement. Drawing on her Afro-Caribbean ancestry, the Fort Lauderdale-based artist celebrates the style, culture, and heritage of individuals as a way to build connections and generate dialogue around representation.
Ethereal Weavings Merge Architecture and Nature in Élise Peroi's 'For Thirsting Flowers'

6 days ago | thisiscolossal.com | Kate Mothes

Imagine standing at a window at dawn as the pale yellow morning light filters through the trees, slowly illuminating flower petals and setting the scene for birdsong. As you move around, the light dapples and changes, and details emerge or disappear around other forms. For Élise Peroi, this sensation provides a starting point for elegant textile sculptures. Onto graceful wooden frames, the French artist weaves ethereal, layered screens evocative of dreamy portals to nature.
An Uncanny Postcard Fit for the Era of Climate Catastrophe

1 week ago | thisiscolossal.com | Grace Ebert

Depending on the day, you might look to the sky and see a sea of pale blue or a radiant sunset creeping toward the horizon. If you’re in a major metropolitan area, though, you might also be met with the characteristic red-brown haze of smog. Berlin-based artist Macarena Ruiz-Tagle is behind the vibrant Cyanometer and Sunset postcards we’ve featured on Colossal (and that have sold out in our shop several times). But she also created a third version designed for those not-so-bright days.
After More Than Half a Century, a One-of-a-Kind Chinese Typewriter Emerges from Obscurity

1 week ago | thisiscolossal.com | Kate Mothes

A quote widely attributed to Tom Robbins says, “At the typewriter you find out who you are.” Or in the case of one unique machine that’s been missing for decades, the same could be said for finding one, too. In January, Jennifer Felix and her husband Nelson were sorting through items in Jennifer’s grandfather’s basement in New York. They stumbled upon a typewriter like they’d never seen, with Chinese keys. Nelson posted a few photos in a Facebook group called What’s My Typewriter Worth?
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze Documents Life at the Top of Hong Kong's Soaring Architecture

1 week ago | thisiscolossal.com | Grace Ebert

Amid the frenzied bustle that is city life, it can be difficult—and even dangerous—to stop and observe what happens above street level. For French photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze, though, looking to the upper floors of residential buildings and commercial towers in Hong Kong has revealed an astonishing ecosystem. In his new book, Echoing Above, Jacquet-Lagrèze documents the trees, birds, and men who occupy the city’s sky-high dimension.
Isabelle D's Lush Crocheted Landscapes Intertwine Pain and Pleasure

1 week ago | thisiscolossal.com | Grace Ebert

At seven years old, Isabelle D learned to crochet as a means of supporting her family. Taking lessons from her grandmother, the young artist crafted various items to sell at local markets and set herself on a path she continues to follow today. From silk, cotton, viscose, and other fibers, Isabelle D crochets innumerable forms evocative of coral, sea sponges, anemones, flowers, molds, spores, and more.