Animals of the Lunar New Year Beautifully Illustrated by Felicia Chiao in an Ongoing Series

   11 Feb 00:00:05  |  ThisIsColossal

We’re ushering in the Year of the Ox later this week, an occasion Felicia Chiao (previously) kicks off with an illustrated homage to the horned bovine. Rendered with gilded details and Chiao’s signature aesthetic, the drawing is the latest in the California-based illustrator’s collection of works marking the Lunar New Year. Each of the five pieces, which she creates with Copic marker and gel pens, relies heavily on red, a traditional sign of luck and prosperity for the upcoming year, along with layers of flowers, tassels, and a fantastic depiction of the animal. More

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A Stunning Shot of Sharks Cruising Under a French Polynesian Sunset Wins the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year

   11 Feb 00:00:05  |  ThisIsColossal

An exquisite shot of blacktip reef sharks circling underneath a jewel-toned sky in French Polynesia tops this year’s Underwater Photographer of the Year contest (previously). Captured by California-based Renee Capozzola, the winning entry frames a pair of the white-bellied fish and airborne seagulls, forming a serendipitous composition that combines air, land, and sea. ?I dedicated several evenings to photographing in the shallows at sunset, and I was finally rewarded with this scene: glass-calm water, a rich sunset, sharks, and even birds,” she said. More

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   10 Feb 00:00:14  |  ThisIsColossal

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Quirky Illustrations by Christoph Niemann Reinterpret Household Objects in Clever Contexts

   10 Feb 00:00:13  |  ThisIsColossal

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Join SCI-Arc This Summer for Making+Meaning, a Program Exploring Architecture and Design

   09 Feb 00:00:12  |  ThisIsColossal

Making+Meaning students are introduced to the exploratory practice of architecture and design. It exposes participants to a wide range of techniques within a conceptual design framework, departing from the recognizable to create unique, engaging content and experiences. Students complete the program with a sophisticated design portfolio showcasing work produced using a variety of digital representation and fabrication methods, made alongside a global community of creators. Students are offered the opportunity to employ cutting-edge tools such as animation, AR content visualization, photogrammetry, and 3D modeling throughout the program. More

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A Jazz Band Improvises an Entire Track in One Take for an Animated Music Video Honoring the Brushstroke

   09 Feb 00:00:12  |  ThisIsColossal

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Bold Animal Portraits Emerge from Ornamental Backdrops in YoAz?s Digital Illustrations

   07 Feb 00:00:02  |  ThisIsColossal

In YoAz?s Ornamental Animals, vibrant portraits of lions, gorillas, and other large mammals pop out of an expanse of decorative flourishes. The new series utilizes an ornate motif that’s consistent throughout each piece, with the faces of each creature delineated by saturated tones that contrast the otherwise pastel backdrop. The Paris-based illustrator and graphic designer shares that for the digital portraits, he focuses on three colors that vary in shade, using one to outline the face, a brighter hue to add density and movement, and another to intensify the animal’s individual characteristics. More

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A Remarkable Short Film Dives into a Vancouver Lake to Document Tadpoles? Evolution

   07 Feb 00:00:02  |  ThisIsColossal

During the course of four years, Maxwel Hohn submerged himself in a remote lake on Vancouver Island to record the otherwise unseen life cycles of western toads. The hours of stunning footage culminate in the award-winning short film, “Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration,” which chronicles the tiny amphibians’ evolution from bulbous swimmers?Hohn notes how the critters look like they’re smiling constantly at this stage?to fully formed toads.
Because the ecosystem is incredibly fragile, the Canadian videographer details his precautions to not disturb the environment, which include passing through lily pad trails made by beavers and floating at the surface to keep the silt covering the lake’s bottom from clouding the water. More

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Abstract Masses of Porcelain Consume Embracing Figures in Sculptures by Artist Claudia Fontes

   06 Feb 00:00:12  |  ThisIsColossal

Argentina-born artist Claudia Fontes (previously) continues her Foreigners series with small sculptures of figures enveloped by plumes of porcelain. Recent additions to the expanding collection are more abstract than previous iterations, which often revealed the body’s curves and gestures, although all of the works feature limbs embracing within or attempting to escape from the textured clouds. The pocked surface resembles organic matter, like sea sponges or coral, and seamlessly merges life forms into a cohesive structure. More

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