Hundreds of Intricately Cut Layers Compose Impeccably Detailed Wildlife Sculptures by Patrick Cabral

   17 May 00:00:06  |  ThisIsColossal

Manila-based artist Patrick Cabral (previously) layers paper incised with decorative motifs and lacy patterns into dazzling sculptural portraits of wildlife. Ribbed tentacles with alternating gold and white dangle from an octopus, while elegant pieces comprise a rhinoceros’s exterior. Each multi-layered work contains hundreds of individual paper pieces that are entirely hand-cut.
The crowned lion (shown below) spans more than five feet and is one of Cabral’s largest projects to date. More

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Hypnotic Illustrations Blur Resolute Women into Heavily Patterned Portraits

   17 May 00:00:06  |  ThisIsColossal

Argentinian artist Sofia Bonati (previously) illustrates arresting portraits that question the distinction between subject and backdrop. She poses her often unsmiling women against dense floral motifs or within dizzying, black-and-white stripes that conceal the bounds of their hair or clothing. Rendered within a tight color palette, the figures stare forward calmly, adding an element of serenity to the otherwise hypnotic works.
Currently living in North Wales, Bonati shares many of her feminine illustrations and glimpses into her creative process on Instagram and Behance. More

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Mid-Century Modern Perches Offer a Minimalist Haven for Backyard Birds

   16 May 00:00:20  |  ThisIsColossal

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Meticulously Crafted Steampunk Creatures by Igor Verny Feature Articulated Wings and Limbs

   16 May 00:00:20  |  ThisIsColossal

If Igor Verny?s dragonflies and birds have difficulty taking flight, they may need a few squirts of WD-40 to get their metallic wings flapping. The Russian artist (previously) assembles steampunk-inspired sculptures that are fully articulated and can be shaped into realistic poses of daily activities. Merging the organic and industrial, each polished insect and animal is formed with scrap metal and other discarded objects. To see Verny modeling his organisms’ movements, head to Instagram. More

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Illustrated Florals Adorn A Gold-Wrapped Tarot Deck Infused with Botanic History

   15 May 00:00:16  |  ThisIsColossal

By pairing a classic tarot deck with stunning botanical illustrations, Kevin Jay Stanton merges the spiritual practice with the historical mythology behind plants and flowers. “Their archetypal symbols have mystical, philosophical, and psychological implications that allow us to understand our past, our future, and ourselves,” the illustrator said in a Kickstarter explainer. “But even older than that is the symbolism we’ve always assigned to the plants that grow around us.”
Lined with gold foil, the 78-card deck is replete with acrylic and ink renderings on a dark backdrop. More

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Living Chia Germinates from Clothing Abandoned on a Wash Line by Artist Bea Fremderman

   15 May 00:00:16  |  ThisIsColossal

Concerned with the ongoing climate crisis, Queens-based artist Bea Fremderman imagines an apocalyptic world of the not-so-distant future. Her living sculptures of everyday objects and clothing appear to have been abandoned suddenly, allowing nature to take over as quickly as humans left. ?I think of them as relics of the future,? she told Cultured in 2019. ?With my work, it?s not doomsday. It?s about starting over, dealing with what we have, and trying to make anew with what we know.?
Fremderman plants chia seeds among pant legs, hoodies, and a lone sock that crawl over the apparel and envelop it in a thick carpet. More

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Oyster Mushrooms Sprout from The Pages of a New Book About Fungi

   14 May 00:00:05  |  ThisIsColossal

Biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake is using a particularly self-referential marketing strategy for his new book Entangled Life. In a recent Instagram post, Sheldrake announced the mycelium-based project’s release with an image of the text literally bursting with fungi. “Here it is being devoured by Pleurotus, or oyster mushrooms. Pleurotus can digest many things, from crude oil to used cigarette butts, and is also delicious. Now Pleurotus has eaten Entangled Life, I can eat the Pleurotus, and so eat my words,” he writes. More

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A Gleaming Series of Pressed-Glass Ducks Sculpted into Pools of Water

   14 May 00:00:06  |  ThisIsColossal

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Seamlessly Tour 37 Artists? Studios From Around the World in a Successive Compilation

   13 May 00:00:16  |  ThisIsColossal

Berlin-based artist Falk Lehmann, who’s better known as AKUT (previously), recently decided to funnel the energy he would have been using during this time for exhibitions and festivals toward a collaborative project intended to connect artists around the world. After feeling cut off from his previously robust social and professional life, AKUT tasked 37 artists living in 30 different cities with creating “Isolated,” a short film that glimpses into each of their studios. More

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