Elaborate Underground Architecture of Soviet Metro Stations Photographed by Christopher Herwig

   10 hours ago  |  ThisIsColossal

After traveling to 15 cities in 7 countries and taking over 15,000 photographs, Christopher Herwig (previously) has compiled a new book that showcases the diverse architecture of every underground metro station in the former U.S.S.R. Soviet Metro Stations provides rare look at mansion-quality chandeliers, ornate columns, and patterned ceilings that surround millions of commuters every day.
With a background in travel photography and documentary work for UNICEF and other United Nations agencies, Herwig was first introduced to the region while traveling through Russia via train. More

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Animated Fish Swim in Mesmerizing Patterns in an Otherworldly Animated Music Video by Hideki Inaba

   21 Sep 00:00:03  |  ThisIsColossal

Directed by Hideki Inaba (previously), Tape is a new animated music video for the Swedish group Canigou. In the approximately five minute-long animation, fish, jellyfish, and abstract bubbles swim and float in transfixing patterns through a mysterious environment. The ambiguous setting, rendered largely in shades of blue and red, seems to be set on another planet. Inaba’s animation accompanies Canigou’s atmospheric electronic sounds, creating a complementary visual and sonic landscape experience. More

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Stop and Smell the Flowers: Dick van Duijn Captured a Squirrel?s Floral Delight

   21 Sep 00:00:02  |  ThisIsColossal

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Upcycled Scaffolding Planks Form Functional Ribbons of Steel and Wood in London?s Broadgate Neighborhood

   20 Sep 00:00:14  |  ThisIsColossal

As part of the 2019 London Design Festival, Paul Cocksedge?s ‘Please Be Seated’ has taken over Finsbury Avenue Square in the city’s Broadgate neighborhood. The undulating sculpture is comprised of concentric wooden circles that ribbon up and down to create functional spaces to meet, rest, and walk through. Cocksedge collaborated with White & White to fabricate the massive steel and upcycled scaffolding wood installation, which the designer described as “walk[ing] the line between a craft object and a design solution. More

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Multi-Layered Oil Paintings by Jacob Brostrup Blur Natural and Built Environments

   20 Sep 00:00:14  |  ThisIsColossal

Spectacularly detailed paintings by Jacob Brostrup layer indoor and outdoor scenes in luminescent colors. The artist renders each component of his oil paintings with exacting, realistic detail, but the overlapping narratives of time and place create a dreamlike state. Old-fashioned architectural features, particularly staircases and windows, are common visual elements alongside fallen trees and marshy bodies of water. Brostrup, who is Dutch, also spends part of his time in Barcelona. The artist graduated from the Danish National School of Design in Copenhagen. More

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Perfectly Round Tattoos by Eva Encompass Miniature Worlds Inspired by Art History

   19 Sep 00:00:23  |  ThisIsColossal

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Gestural Brushstrokes Form Abstract Portraits by Teppei Takeda

   19 Sep 00:00:23  |  ThisIsColossal

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Dreamlike Paintings by Eric Roux-Fontaine Imagine Forests Filled With Domestic Trappings

   18 Sep 00:00:53  |  ThisIsColossal

French painter Eric Roux-Fontaine (previously) creates dreamy scenes that meld wild, light-dappled environments with lavish interior elements like armchairs, chandeliers, canopy beds, and Gothic windows. In some works, animals wander through the painting, the sole subjects in the landscapes. The artist shares with Colossal that he considers his paintings “custodians of silence, initiating a poetic protocol.” Roux-Fontaine draws inspiration from his travel memories in places as far-flung as Central America and India. More

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The 19th Edition of Pioneering Street Art Festival NuArt Challenges Participants to Consider the Old and the New

   18 Sep 00:00:53  |  ThisIsColossal

For the 19th consecutive year, the quaint Norwegian town of Stavanger hosted another edition of the internationally known NuArt Festival. What started in 2001 as side programming at an electronic music festival has evolved into one of the most influential street art festivals worldwide. In addition to the production of public artworks, Nuart also includes a series of academic talks, debates, and movie premieres/screenings, all working towards greater definition and recognition of the street art movement. More

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