RISD Continuing Education Launches 130+ Online Summer Courses
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RISD CE Online summer programming includes classes for adults and teens, credit-bearing courses, and the new Advanced Program for High School Students. No matter where you are, what your skill level, or how much time you have this summer, RISD CE Online hasA Three-Story Tree Acts as a Scaffold for a Growing Community in a Mural by Ethan Murrow
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In a 53-foot mural of exposed roots and tangled branches, Boston-based artist Ethan Murrow (previously) situates an energetic construction site manned by human workers, who heave their materials and balance across taught ropes. “The Garden” is rep
Explore 30 Years of Arresting Images Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in a New Book
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It’s the 30th anniversary of the first launch of the Hubble Space Telescope—the first major instrument to be placed in outer space and arguably one of the greatest inventions in the history of scientific discovery. The newly released book, Expanding UTuxedoed Penguins Plunge into A Private Tour of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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On a recent trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, three penguins from the Kansas City Zoo were keen to ruffle some feathers. As they waddled along their private tour— the museum currently is closed to humans due to COVID-19—Bubbles, Maggie, and BerkleTuxedoed Penguins Plunge into A Private Tour of the Nelson-Atkinson Museum of Art
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On a recent trip to the Nelson-Atkinson Museum of Art, three penguins from the Kansas City Zoo were keen to ruffle some feathers. As they waddled along their private tour— the museum currently is closed to humans due to COVID-19—Bubbles, Maggie, and BerklExplore 30 Years of Arresting Photographs Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in a New Book
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It’s the 30th anniversary of the first launch of the Hubble Space Telescope—the first major instrument to be placed in outer space and arguably one of the greatest inventions in the history of scientific discovery. The newly released book, Expanding UInterview: Artist Lola Dupré Discusses Change, Technology, and the Financial Pressures of Creative Work
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Artist Lola Dupré (previously) is devoted to the tangible, a dedication that anchors her practice of physically cutting and pasting paper and photographs into surreal collages. I think people become so fixated on a rigid belief that they refuse to discuss otSleek Furniture Collection by Hilla Shamia Harmonizes Cast Aluminum and Natural Wood
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Starting with gnarly hunks of trees, Hilla Shamia (previously) seamlessly merges wood and aluminum into industrial-style furniture. The Tel Aviv-based designer pours the hot metal into leg molds that surround the organic material, preserving the wood’sA Photographer Captures the Bizarre and Idiosyncratic Collections Displayed in Belgian Windows
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When photographer Jean-Luc Feixa moved from Toulouse to Brussels, he began noticing the cultural, linguistic, and architectural differences between the two cities. “It may seem anecdotal,” he tells Colossal, “but the windows here are much laDomestic Ceramics by Mechelle Bounpraseuth Infused with Culinary Life and Family Memories
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Sydney-based artist Mechelle Bounpraseuth crafts miniature ceramics that explore her identity as a first-generation daughter of Laotian refugees. Her small and glossy ceramic artwork, which ranges from drink cans to widely known sauces, explores her connectioA Massive Wave Crashes in a Seoul Aquarium as Part of the World’s Largest Anamorphic Illusion
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An enormous aquarium with perpetually crashing waves has popped up amidst an urban landscape in South Korea, but don’t expect to hear the water sloshing around if you walk by. Designed by District, the elevated tank is actually a massive anamorphic illuHundreds of Intricately Cut Layers Compose Impeccably Detailed Wildlife Sculptures by Patrick Cabral
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Manila-based artist Patrick Cabral (previously) layers paper incised with decorative motifs and lacy patterns into dazzling sculptural portraits of wildlife. Ribbed tentacles with alternating gold and white dangle from an octopus, while elegant pieces comprisMid-Century Modern Perches Offer a Minimalist Haven for Backyard Birds
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Accented with wood-slatted porches and bright water dishes, these mid-century modern birdhouses by Douglas Barnhard give avian neighbors with particular aesthetic sensibilities a reason to flock home. Barnhard, who’s behind the Santa Cruz-based companMeticulously Crafted Steampunk Creatures by Igor Verny Feature Articulated Wings and Limbs
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If Igor Verny’s dragonflies and birds have difficulty taking flight, they may need a few squirts of WD-40 to get their metallic wings flapping. The Russian artist (previously) assembles steampunk-inspired sculptures that are fully articulated and can be shaHypnotic Illustrations Blur Resolute Women into Heavily Patterned Portraits
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Argentinian artist Sofia Bonati (previously) illustrates arresting portraits that question the distinction between subject and backdrop. She poses her often unsmiling women against dense floral motifs or within dizzying, black-and-white stripes that conceal tLiving Chia Germinates from Clothing Abandoned on a Wash Line by Artist Bea Fremderman
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Concerned with the ongoing climate crisis, Queens-based artist Bea Fremderman imagines an apocalyptic world of the not-so-distant future. Her living sculptures of everyday objects and clothing appear to have been abandoned suddenly, allowing nature to take ovIllustrated Florals Adorn A Gold-Wrapped Tarot Deck Infused with Botanic History
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By pairing a classic tarot deck with stunning botanical illustrations, Kevin Jay Stanton merges the spiritual practice with the historical mythology behind plants and flowers. “Their archetypal symbols have mystical, philosophical, and psychological impOyster Mushrooms Sprout from The Pages of a New Book About Fungi
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Biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake is using a particularly self-referential marketing strategy for his new book Entangled Life. In a recent Instagram post, Sheldrake announced the mycelium-based project’s release with an image of the text literally bA Gleaming Series of Pressed-Glass Ducks Sculpted into Pools of Water
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In artist Jennifer Halvorson’s (previously) collection of lustrous glass sculptures, there sits a group of glossy ducks. In some of her pieces, the water the birds sit within pours over the side, and each shiny piece looks wet to the touch as if it has dripA Carnivalesque Short Film by Fernando Livschitz Imagines a Buoyant Vienna
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“Vienna is like…,” a new animated short by Fernando Livschitz (previously), brings a heavy dose of the absurd to the Austrian capital. The director, who’s from Argentina and heads Black Sheep Films, captures an imagined Vienna in whicCorrugated Steel Shelves Line a Church-Turned-Poetry-Shop in Shanghai
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Peer inside Shanghai’s St. Nicholas, an Orthodox church from 1932, and you won’t see pews or traditional iconography. Thanks to architectural firm Wutopia Lab, the renovated building now serves as a shrine to verse. Titled “Church in Church,Seamlessly Tour 37 Artists’ Studios From Around the World in a Successive Compilation
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Berlin-based artist Falk Lehmann, who’s better known as AKUT (previously), recently decided to funnel the energy he would have been using during this time for exhibitions and festivals toward a collaborative project intended to connect artists arounOnce Complete, Magic Puzzles Reveal an Optical Illusion and Secret Narrative
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When Max Temkin was considering his latest project, Magic Puzzles, he wanted to ensure that the most exciting moment wasn’t inserting the last piece. The Chicago-based designer, who’s behind games like Cards Against Humanity, worked with artistHomegrown Botanics Collaged into Conflict-Ridden Figures by Artist Meggan Joy
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For Meggan Joy to begin creating her flowery assemblages, she first has to plant the seeds. The Seattle-based artist cultivates a plot in a community garden throughout the summer months, tending to each fern and vibrant petal. Once her patch is in full bloomA Woman and A Fish Time Travel Through A Heartfelt Short Film Directed by Ben Brand
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“Does everything you throw in the ocean eventually come back to you?” asks Amsterdam-based director Ben Brand. His new short film, titled “Sea You,” opens with a gray-haired woman sitting at her dining table, except rather than a tearPaper Figures and Objects by Bethany Bickley Spring From Book Pages
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A measure of well-written fiction is its ability to provoke clear images in the minds of its readers. For Bethany Bickley, though, the joy of envisioning protagonists and scenery has a more literal element. The Savannah-based artist utilizes pages torn fromHundreds of Womxn Are Photographing How They Cope During Quarantine
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Since being quarantined inside her home in Buenos Aires, Lucía Morón has struggled with insomnia. “I have not been sleeping well and there are even days when I cannot seem to find the energy to get out of bed,” she says. As a way to manage her dA Chef Demonstrates the Emotional Steps of How To Make Sushi
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How to Make Sushi outlines all the necessary tasks to assemble maki: slice your fish, spread the rice, bleed from avocado hand, sweat all over your workspace, spend years agonizing over perfection, and finally, slice your roll into bite-sized pieces. Enjoy? MA Chef Walks Through the Emotional Steps of How To Make Sushi
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How to Make Sushi outlines all the necessary tasks to assemble maki: slice your fish, spread the rice, bleed from avocado hand, sweat all over your workspace, spend years agonizing over perfection, and finally, slice your roll into bite-sized pieces. Enjoy? MUnspun Wool Sculpted into Intimate Portraits by Artist Salman Khoshroo
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For Salman Khoshroo, carefully fashioning thick fibers into masculine portraits has a therapeutic effect. The Iranian artist, whose impasto paintings we’ve written about previously on Colossal, says his Wool on Foam series is born out of recent trauma aHome MuralFest: 67 Artists Simultaneously Painted Murals in Their Homes and Gardens While Quarantined
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Similar to other muralists, Copenhagen-based artist Jacoba Niepoort was preparing for a busy period full of travel and public projects when COVID-19 canceled all of her plans. “I had been dreaming of methods for connecting individual, like-minded creatiOnline Jewelry Design and Marketing Certificate at Pratt Institute School of Continuing and Professional Studies
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Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) provides high-quality credit and non-credit courses and programs to adult learners in a variety of subjects for educational advancement, career change, and enrichment. Advance your jeweRosy Eyes Peer Out From Leaves and Insects in Bizarre Illustrations by Ana Miminoshvili
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Tbilisi-based illustrator and designer Ana Miminoshvili captures the essence of modern surveillance by hiding it in plain sight. In Blooming Eyes, she implants her verdant leaves and botanical compositions with numerous eyes that peer out from their natural sCut and Paste Your Surroundings into Photoshop with Amazing New AR Prototype
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Say goodbye to the tedious process of taking a photo, importing it, and placing it in its final position. The Paris-based designer and artist Cyril Diagne recently launched a new image editing program that circumvents the traditional method using a single appElegant Blooms Float Amid Botanical Watercolor Paintings by Artist Denise Ramsay
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Based in France, botanical artist Denise Ramsay renders fleshy petals and pollen-heavy stamen in an exquisite series of watercolor paintings. She focuses on the capitulum, or the head of the flower, to give each lavender lady and glory lily an animated qualitExtra Tongues and Cheeky Grins Knit onto Humorously Grotesque Masks by Ýrúrarí Jóhannsdóttir
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Although most masks hide emotions, Ýrúrarí Jóhannsdóttir’s knits permanently display fervid grins and facial contortions to those she passes on the street or stands next to in the grocery store. The Iceland-based designer has been crafting grotesque knVintage Jigsaw Puzzles Blended Piece-by-Piece into Surreal Montages by Tim Klein
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Although there’s seemingly only one way to assemble a jigsaw puzzle, Tim Klein (previously) has diverged from the traditional method of following the photo on the box to assemble unusual arrangements of hybrid animals and everyday objects. The VancouveA Hypochondriac’s Obsession is Amplified in Mesmerizing Anatomical Mandalas Cut From Paper
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For a hypochondriac, any sense of pain or discomfort can be a point of fixation, something specifically known as somatic symptom disorder. This type of obsession inspired paper artist Julie Wilkinson to create a project that would not only distract her from t
