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With 200+ Artworks, 'Rainbow Dreams' Revels in the Vast Creativity of the Color Spectrum
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (80+ words) Editorial Director Grace Ebert manages Colossal's editorial projects and leads the Colossal Workshop series. You can find more about her here. With 200+ Artworks, "Rainbow Dreams' Revels in the Vast Creativity of the Color Spectrum Rainbow Dreams features numerous artists previously…...
Surreal Dreams Reign in Hieu Chau's Digital Illustrations
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (108+ words) Surreal Dreams Reign in Hieu Chau's Digital Illustrations'thisiscolossal.com Surreal Dreams Reign in Hieu Chau's Digital Illustrations Hieu Chau compares his dense, dynamic compositions to his always active mind. Playing with scale and proportion, the Vietnamese artist renders surreal scenes…...
Join Us for the Chicago Premiere of 'Paint Me a Road Out of Here"
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (169+ words) Join Us for the Chicago Premiere of "Paint Me a Road Out of Here'Colossal Join Us for the Chicago Premiere of "Paint Me a Road Out of Here Were thrilled to invite you all to the Chicago premiere of Paint…...
Chicago Premiere of 'Paint Me a Road Out of Here"
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (151+ words) Chicago Premiere of "Paint Me a Road Out of Here'Colossal Chicago Premiere of "Paint Me a Road Out of Here 6 to 8 p.m. on March 25, 2026 "Join Colossal, Intuit Art Museum, and the Womens and Gender Studies Department at DePaul University for the…...
Szilveszter Makó's Surreal Photographs Reconstruct the Boundaries of Portraiture
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (220+ words) Szilveszter Mak's Surreal Photographs Reconstruct the Boundaries of Portraiture'Colossal Mak's strong sense of style can be attributed to his distinct mise en sc'ne, consisting of handmade props made with recycled materials, carefully constructed theatrical environments, and bold yet often sculptural…...
Ethereal Kites by Hai-Wen Lin Transform into Elegant Garments and Sculptures
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (363+ words) In works that merge sculpture, fashion, and kite-making, Hai-Wen Lin traverses the thresholds that connect one's physical self, the mind, and the elements. The artist describes their practice as "an act of reorienting: looking back, looking forward, looking in, looking…...
Along the Mississippi River, 'Water | Craft' Is a Confluence of Art, Culture, and Ecology
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (411+ words) Along the Mississippi River, "Water | Craft" Is a Confluence of Art, Culture, and Ecology'Colossal Along the Mississippi River, "Water | Craft" Is a Confluence of Art, Culture, and Ecology When we think of terms like "flowing" or "fluid," we could be…...
Minimal Shapes Layer into Dynamic, Abstracted Murals by James Reka
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (245+ words) Although James Reka finds total freedom in his studio practice, it's public art that he gravitates toward. The Australia-born artist researches the history of a building or neighborhood as he conceptualizes a mural and enjoys the constraints of creating within…...
Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes' Sculptures
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (452+ words) Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Dont" K. Hayes" Sculptures'thisiscolossal.com Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Dont" K. Hayes" Sculptures Redolent of African basketry, hairstyles, headwear, and pottery, Dont" K. Hayes" abstract ceramic sculptures may be…...
Painted by Hand, a Stop-Motion Film Eulogizes a Lost Childhood Home
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (267+ words) Editorial Director Grace Ebert manages Colossal's editorial projects and leads the Colossal Workshop series. You can find more about her here. Painted by Hand, a Stop-Motion Film Eulogizes a Lost Childhood Home Jason Mitcham's childhood home in Greensboro, North Carolina,…...