In honor of Pride Month, we are highlighting a handful of features that are rooted in identity, queerness, and self expression.

The prolific artist's oeuvre extends far beyond the two-dimensional surface. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Surreal Figures Step from Leonora Carrington’s Paintings into ‘Shape of Dreams’ appeared first on Colossal.

The illustrator takes a playful and slightly unsettling view of some of the most pressing issues of the Anthropocene. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Sour Soda Studio Depicts a Saccharine World Where Humans Have Lost Control appeared first on Colossal.

The photographer is driven by a desire to «explore the reality that humans are not separate from nature, but intrinsically part of it.» Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Tamara Dean Blurs the Boundary Between Bodies and Natural Landscapes appeared first on Colossal.

His playful, cartoonish works compress stuffed polyurethane flowers between acrylic panels. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Ant Hamlyn Taps into the Optimism of Y2K in Squished Floral Sculptures appeared first on Colossal.

«Children, in particular, tend to view objects with a freedom that is less constrained by function, convention, or rules,» Yun says. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Children’s Imaginations Run Wild in Taekhan Yun’s Collaborative Design Workshops appeared first on Colossal.

«Thread becomes a way of drawing, connecting, and constructing forms,» the artist says. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Diana Beltrán Herrera’s Embroidered Paper Sculptures Mimic Plants and Wildlife appeared first on Colossal.

From cows sculpted out of butter to seed art and crazy foods, ingenuity is as much a part of the tradition as showcasing time-honored practices. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘State Fairs: Growing American Craft’ Surveys Agriculture, Ingenuity, and Community appeared first on Colossal.

Through layered composites of landscapes, negatives, and organic forms, Stephanie O’Connor creates chimeric images that blur boundaries between self and other — capturing the uncanny sensations of pregnancy, where cellular exchange creates lasting biological connections.

Camera in hand, Swiss photographer Matthias Forster sets out to find moments of tension, surprise, and humor in the landscapes we often overlook.

These street photographs all express a playful sensitivity to visual ideas echoed in momentary scenes.

Using a hand-held mirror, and his very sharp eyes, photographer Stefan Falke allows us to see street scenes from New York we’ve never seen before.

A conversation with Sam Ferris about atmospheric street photography, urban solitude, and how light transforms ordinary city scenes into extraordinary moments.

Training his camera on in-between moments and gestures, David Masoko’s tender take on street photography explores the tensions between visibility and privacy in an image-saturated world.

Close-up Photographer of the Year announces the winner of its 7th edition. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article The Forest-Like Interior of Coral Takes the Grand Prize in the CUPOTY 7 Photo Contest appeared first on Colossal.

Martin Wittfooth's enigmatic painting meld flora and fauna to consider interconnection and nature's endurance. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Through Vivid Color, Martin Wittfooth Revels in Surreal Worlds appeared first on Colossal.

85-year-old actor Ian McKellen let his hair and beard grow out to play the ionic role of Shakespeare’s Falstaff — after the final performance, he finally stepped out of character and back to himself.

In this LensCulture interview, Torrance York reflects on how photography became a tool for understanding, acceptance, and connection after her Parkinson’s diagnosis.

The scale of that whale! Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Bruno Pontiroli Tests the Boundaries of Familiarity in His Uncanny Wildlife Paintings appeared first on Colossal.

«A photograph is only a small piece in the jigsaw that makes up the big picture, but sometimes it is these small pieces that open our eyes.» Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Where the World is Melting’ Documents Communities Amid Indelible Changes in the Arctic appeared first on Colossal.

Cast your vote for your favorite photo until March 18. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award appeared first on Colossal.

An exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg surveys the artist's eight-decade career. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article A Major Survey in Paris Chronicles Leonora Carrington’s Esoteric Surrealism appeared first on Colossal.

ICA SF situates Donovan's towering sculptures amid a skyscraper's modernist glass gallery. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Tara Donovan’s ‘Stratagems’ Tower Within a San Francisco Architectural Icon appeared first on Colossal.

In their first artistic collaboration together, Scott Offen and his wife Grace explore ageing, gender and creativity through a seven-year portrait project shaped by intimacy and play.

A deeply human collection of street portraits from Washington Square Park, revealing the quiet vulnerability behind bold self-expression.