Solve Your Life Problems with These Outlandish Remedies by Artist Dana Wyse
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Dana Wyse has a cureall for, well, everything. Can’t make the bed properly? There’s a pill for that. Need to be a bestselling writer ASAP? An injection is all you need. Struggling to figure out the meaning of life? There’s a capsule for thatSolve Your Life Problems with These Outlandish Remedies by Artist Dana Wys
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Dana Wyse has a cureall for, well, everything. Can’t make the bed properly? There’s a pill for that. Need to be a bestselling writer ASAP? An injection is all you need. Struggling to figure out the meaning of life? There’s a capsule for thatShadowy Geometric Shapes Rendered with Meticulous Crosshatching by Artist Albert Chamillard
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Tucson-based artist Albert Chamillard (previously) spends hours, if not days or weeks, crosshatching cylinders, sliced cubes, and three-dimensional arrows. Rendered on vintage ledgers and graph paper, each geometric shape relies on the density of the artist&#
A Dramatic Performance by Juilliard Students Brings a Socially Distant Approach to Ravel’s Boléro
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Maurice Ravel’s Boléro is a particularly collaborative composition in that it passes the melodic theme through a series of solos. The sequential performances highlight the distinct tones and sounds of each instrument, whether it be a flute, violin, orA Dramatic Performance by Julliard Students Brings a Socially Distant Approach to Ravel’s Boléro
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Maurice Ravel’s Boléro is a particularly collaborative composition in that it passes the melodic theme through a series of solos. The sequential performances highlight the distinct tones and sounds of each instrument, whether it be flute, violin, or thMake Your Own Paper Prawn Using This Pattern Designed by Artist Lisa Lloyd
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We’ve been admirers of Lisa Lloyd’s meticulous birds and bees crafted from countless strips of paper for a while, and the London-based artist now is offering an amusing tutorial to create her tiny paper prawns at home. The downloadable instructions, wDreamy Paintings by Jacob Brostrup Layer Interior and Exterior Scenes into Surreal Composites
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Danish artist Jacob Brostrup (previously) beautifully blurs the organic and domestic in his enchanting scenes of soaked floorboards and branches that jut from every corner. What could be a reason to phone a contractor in real life, the downed trees and poolinAn Unnerving New Film by Paul Trillo Imagines Earth Moments Before It’s Sucked into a Black Hole
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A new film by New York-based director Paul Trillo lingers for just a moment on a serene body of water before plunging into a dizzying series of landscape transformations. “Until There Was Nothing” considers how Earth’s natural landscapes anLuminescent Zip-Tie Formations Are Shaped into Futuristic Organic Life by Artist Elisabeth Picard
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Montreal-based artist Elisabeth Picard curls, fans, and locks together hundreds of zip-ties into tremendously formed glowing sculptures and undulating installations. The futuristic artworks merge geological and organic elements with science fiction to createMillions of Monarchs Swarm Fake Hummingbird As It Captures Spectacular Footage of Their Flight
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With its clementine-colored wings bordered with black lines and white spots, the monarch, also known as Danaus Plexippus, is a widely recognizable insect. As the weather changes and gets cooler, the monarchs migrate from their breeding grounds in Canada andSurging Fractals and Glitches Are Woven into Mesmerizing Blankets by Zouassi
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Wrap up in one of Zouassi’s earth-toned blankets, and you’ll find yourself in the center of a complex network of digital glitches and fractals. Each tassel-edged throw appears as if it’s covered in three-dimensional patches of fringe that swellGears and Dials Rendered in Intricate Drawings of Gem-Encrusted Insects by Steeven Salvat
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French artist Steeven Salvat (previously) cloaks his beetles and butterflies in an elaborate armor of rotational gears, jewel-toned gems, and muted stained glass. He tells Colossal that the heavily adorned insects merge his passion for nature, history, and scChicago Potholes Are Filled with Pandemic Essentials in Humorous New Mosaics by Jim Bachor
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One Chicago driver got a little too excited about Jim Bachor’s recent tribute to one of humanity’s preferred coping mechanisms. In a COVD-19 themed series, the Chicago-based artist (previously) installed four mosaic potholes on the city’s northeDomestic Perfectionism Overwhelms Faceless Women in a Satirical Series by Photographer Patty Carroll
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Patty Carroll’s homebound snapshots are the epitome of domestic pressure: A high-heeled working woman tries to cook and chat on the phone but ends up amid scattered kitchen supplies with her head stuck in the oven. Mops and rags knock another figure down inToast Slices Undergo Edible Makeovers into Rock Gardens, Pantone Swatches, and Flower Beds
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While many of us slather our toast with butter day-after-day, Manami Sasaki is transforming thick slices of bread into Zen Japanese rock gardens and Pantone swatches that make breakfast into the most jubilant meal of the day. A watercolor artist turned toastArtist François Vogel Turns His Unaware Cat into a Wriggling Jellyfish
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Based on a recent cameo, François Vogel ’s cat actually might enjoy a dip in the ocean despite his feline instincts to avoid it. The Abyssinian has been stretched and distorted in a series of humous clips made by his French owner, including one that lengthAerial Views of Switzerland Capture Saype’s Massive Artwork Painted on the Alpine Terrain
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Although many of us won’t be flying over Leysin, Switzerland any time soon, French artist Guillaume Legros, who’s better known as Saype, has painted a hopeful new work on a grassy hillside that’s best seen from the air. Across 3,000-squareRippling Waves of Bricks Formed Through Groundbreaking New Augmented Bricklaying Technique
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The teams at Gramazio Kohler Research and Icon.Ai recently collaborated on an architectural project that merges digital savvy with traditional craftsmanship to create a skillful new building technique. Completed in 2019, “Augmented Bricklaying” rePrecise Images of Human Anatomy Deftly Rendered in Punch Needly by Amber Griffiths
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UK-based embroidery artist Amber Griffiths is riding a wave of anatomical inspiration in her latest designs. Typically inspired by nature, Griffiths tells Colossal that her series kicked off when looking to put a non-traditional spin on the iconic ValentineIconic Marble Sculptures Tattooed with Inky Backdrops and Floral Motifs by Fabio Viale
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Italian sculptor Fabio Viale inks his marble reproductions of iconic sculptures with heavy scenes of ancient stories, swirling waves, and foreboding clouds. Each vine, flower, and dragon-based composition is settled on a darkened backdrop that tends to enveloGourds Grown in Vessel-Shaped Molds Become Reusable Cups and Flasks
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With Jun Aizaki’s latest design, you could be picking up your morning latte poured into a dried gourd rather than a disposable adorned with a green siren. The Brooklyn-based designer, who owns CRÈME, recently launched a project to reduce single-use plaStones, Leaves, and Shells Whorl in Hypnotic Land Art by Jon Foreman
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Jon Foreman arranges his seashell coils and stone gradients knowing that they’ll be washed away by the tide or kicked over by passersby. The artist’s ephemeral land art is hypnotic and entrancing in its precision, arranged in perfectly concentricFringed Orange Apparel Knit Entirely From Rubber Bands by Rie Sakamoto
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At first, the garments look as though they’ve been spun with a traditional medium—wool or yarn—but on closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the thin and springy mesh-like material is composed of thousands of elastic bands that have been knitted toTechnicolor Animal Portraits Inked in Watercolor Tattoos by Sasha Unisex
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Based in St. Petersburg, artist Sasha Unisex often begins a bold tattoo concept by painting a prismatic wolf or a cherry blossom-speckled origami crane with watercolor. She fills arrangements of stark shapes and precise gradients with crimson, cerulean, and tTangled Roots and Mossy Branches Loom through Heavy Fog in Mystical Photographs by Neil Burnell
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Devon-based photographer Neil Burnell captures a mossy labyrinth of gnarled roots and twisted branches in a new series that manifests nature’s most fantastical qualities. Mystical exposes the otherworldly elements of Wistman’s Wood, an ancient oaAssemble the Jagged Pieces of This Shattered Puzzle and Fix ‘The Accident’
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While most shattered glass heads straight to the trash, Yelldesign’s panes actually can be reassembled into a single sheet, turning a groan-inducing mistake into a delightfully tedious activity. Comically titled “The Accident,” the acrylic puzzlIntrusive Clowns, Preserved Cats, and Centuries-Old Hair: Museums Are Sharing Their Creepiest Objects
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If you’re not into clowns, taxidermied creatures, or centuries-old piles of hair, you probably should avoid the #CreepiestObject hashtag on Twitter. In recent days, museums worldwide have been digging into their nightmare-inducing archives to uncover thPorcelain Fauna and Human Anatomy Embedded into Thick Botanical Fields by Artist Melis Buyruk
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When asked why her porcelain works are unpainted, Turkish artist Melis Buyruk answered that adding color to nature dictates meaning. “I like to avoid using descriptive elements such as color,” she said in an interview about her recent exhibitionA Perplexing Sculpture Constructed with LEGO Appears to Defy Gravity
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An astonishing new sculpture by JK Brickworks (previously), a design team of Jason and Kristal Allemann, appears to defy gravity as it hovers in mid-air without assistance. Made of just a base, two rounded posts, and three small chains, the simple piece relieArtist-Designed Face Masks by Threadless Give Medical Supplies to Communities in Need
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A recent launch by Threadless is an impressive, multifaceted initiative to combat COVID-19 that’s a win for consumers trying to stay safe, health-care workers on the front lines, and artists and creatives who’ve lost income. The Chicago-based eComA Graffiti-Covered Mural by PichiAvo Converts a Pipe into Cupid’s Arrow
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French artist François-Joseph Bosio notably left his iconic marble sculpture Cupid with a Bow (1808) without the actual weapon. In a recent rendering by Valencia-based duo PichiAvo (previously), though, the Roman god is outfitted with a long arrow fashionedA Graffiti-Covered Mural by Pichi & Avo Converts a Pipe into Cupid’s Arrow
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French artist François-Joseph Bosio notably left his iconic marble sculpture Cupid with a Bow (1808) without the actual weapon. In a recent rendering by Valencia-based duo Pichi & Avo (previously), though, the Roman god is outfitted with a long arrow fasA Touching Film Compiles Quarantine Dispatches from Around the Globe
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Echoing each others’ sentiments of hope and optimism during uncertain times, the folks who contributed to a new short film have joined together despite being thousands of miles apart. “A Social Distance” is a collective look at global life durinFlorals, Beads, and Lace Embellish Whimsical Faux Taxidermy and Anatomical Sculptures
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Based in Austria, Natalia Lubieniecka scours Vienna’s markets for antique objects, fabrics, and anatomical posters that eventually inform and meld into her peculiar sculptures. Whether it be a blush-colored heart enveloped in florals, a supine frog witSuspended Hourglasses Visualize the Complexity of Time in ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’
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One-hundred five hourglasses dangle from the entranceway ceiling at cSPACE King Edward in Calgary. Every day at both noon and midnight, the sand-filled vessels flip in tandem and reset. They’re part of a 2018 project called “Yesterday, Today, TomoBright Tape Promoting Social Distancing Transforms Public Architecture in Singapore
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To help visualize social distancing guidelines, residents in Singapore are using tape to demarcate many outdoor common areas and shopping centers. Large dots designate where to stand when waiting to check out, and benches and steps feature rectangles identifyIllusory Street Typography Pops Off the Wall in Bold Murals by Ben Johnston
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Toronto-based designer Ben Johnston plays with color, shadow, and perspective to create typography that appears three-dimensional in his site-specific murals. He’s a self-taught designer, spending time in the agency world of South Africa before moving backSunlight Streams into a Windowless Church Made of Wooden Slats in Japan
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The understated inside of a church in Shizuoka, Japan, lacks the traditional iconography and ornate trimmings often found in similar spaces. Designed by Tokyo-based architect Taira Nishizawa, Sunpu Church is a windowless building made mostly of slatted pine.A Natural History Compendium Catalogs Albertus Seba’s Exotic Specimens through Exacting Illustrations
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Packed with careful illustrations of striped snakes, preserved creatures, and now-extinct animals, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the most impressive natural history compendiums of the 18th Century. Spanning nearly 600 pages, the new edition from Ta
