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  • Playful Patterns Adorn Ashley Percival’s Collections of Creatures
    by Grace Ebert on 01.09.2026 at 20:21

    Ashley Percival imagines fanciful menagerie in which poodles, rotund birds, and boot-wearing insects try on a vast array of vibrant costumes. 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 Playful Patterns Adorn Ashley Percival’s Collections of Creatures appeared first on Colossal.

  • Twelve Centuries of Documents Illuminate Humans’ Quest for Knowledge in ‘World Unfolding’
    by Kate Mothes on 01.09.2026 at 17:11

    The five-volume tome features more than 625 illustrations from The Huntington's vast collection. 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 Twelve Centuries of Documents Illuminate Humans’ Quest for Knowledge in ‘World Unfolding’ appeared first on Colossal.

  • Watercolors by kelogsloops Traverse the Emotional Terrain of Love and Loss
    by Kate Mothes on 01.09.2026 at 14:48

    For Hieu Thien Nguyen, who works as kelogsloops, death is a constant reminder, but not something to fear. 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 Watercolors by kelogsloops Traverse the Emotional Terrain of Love and Loss appeared first on Colossal.

  • Marka27 Superimposes Pop Culture, Graffiti, and Political Critique in Urgent Portraits
    by Grace Ebert on 31.08.2026 at 18:28

    Marka27 taps into his own experiences of living between cultures and the arbitrary nature of national borders. 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 Marka27 Superimposes Pop Culture, Graffiti, and Political Critique in Urgent Portraits appeared first on Colossal.

  • Contradiction and the Unknown Permeate Isaiah Lee’s Imaginative Dollhouse Paintings
    by Grace Ebert on 31.08.2026 at 14:11

    For Chicago artist Isaiah Lee, a dollhouse becomes the site of uncanny imaginations. 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 Contradiction and the Unknown Permeate Isaiah Lee’s Imaginative Dollhouse Paintings appeared first on Colossal.