Step Inside Petrit Halilaj’s Monumental Nest of Oversized Flowers Within Reina Sofia’s Palacio de Cristal
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Bowerbirds are renowned for one of the most unusual courtship behaviors in the animal kingdom, where males build elaborately decorated nests—called bowers—in an attempt to court a mate. Kosovar visual artist Petrit Halilaj drew inspiration from this uniqu
Welded Stainless Steel Creatures by Georgie Seccull Twist and Unfurl in Eternal Motion
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Australian sculptor and installation artist Georgie Seccull creates large-scale stainless steel sculptures of animals and other creatures seemingly locked in motion. Comprised of numerous pieces cut from metal sheets, the materials lend themselves to organicOverview Timelapse: A New Book Documents Vast Changes to the Earth’s Surface by Human Hands
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In a follow-up to the 2016 book Overview featuring stunning imagery of the Earth from above, Overview Timelapse: How We Change the Earth takes a critical look at the numerous ways humans have completely altered the surface of our planet in a very short time tTowels: An Animated Battle for Beach Real Estate Serves as a Metaphor for Rising Global Tension
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In her animated short Towels, Prawta Annez explores her frustration and concern with global tensions as a rollicking ocean-side battle for prime towel space. While fairly light-hearted and comedic, the film was conceived during the political climate of 2017 aVivid Botanics and Butterflies Encircle Photographer Fares Micue in Striking Self-Portraits
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Surrounded by monarchs or a blanket of blue leaves, Fares Micue (previously) captures vividly composed self-portraits. The Spain-based photographer conceals her face and instead focuses on the organic elements surrounding her torso. Whether a series of origaTextile Artists File Their Nails in Tiny Grooves for Traditional Japanese Weaving Technique
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Along with a comb and shuttle, textile artists crafting “tsumekaki hon tsuzure ori,” the intricate and durable brocades that are part of Japanese traditions, employ the jagged tips of their fingernails. Common in the Shiga prefecture, the ancientA Dozing Owl and Tussling Hummingbirds Top the 2020 Bird Photographer of the Year Competition
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The winning shots from the renowned Bird Photographer of the Year contest capture the mundane moments and extraordinary adventures of our avian neighbors. From a sleepy owl camouflaged by tree bark to a lurching great crested grebe, the stunning birds shown hA Volkswagen Beetle Fender is Repurposed into a Vintage-Style Kart Designed by Aldekas Studio
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Those looking for an alternative to cars or reprieve from public transit can thank Aldekas Studio for a new set of wheels that’s both stylish and environmentally conscious. The Mexico-based designer repurposed the fenders and headlights of a VolkswagenAnonymous, Posed Figures by Artist Hanna Lee Joshi Explore the Female Body
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The posed women in Hanna Lee Joshi’s latest series are comprised of vivid gradients: their chests are cobalt, shoulders rose, and palms lime. Created with gouache and colored pencil, the bright hues stray from flesh tones in favor of what Joshi terms “Transparent Public Restrooms in Tokyo Transform into Opaque, Colorful Stalls When in Use
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On the periphery of a busy city park in Tokyo is a transparent bathroom that offers a few forms of alleviation. Although it seemingly provides little privacy, the translucent facade is designed to let people peer inside to inspect the cleanliness before theyInterview: Kevin Peterson Shares His Fascination with Graffiti and How Optimism Informs His Paintings
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Known for his scenes of urban decay, artist Kevin Peterson (previously) is profoundly optimistic, a vision he shares in a recent interview with managing editor Grace Ebert. The Houston-based artist often positions lone children alongside wild animals, an intSunlight Filters Through a Shell-Like Pavilion Covered with Wicker Baskets in Annecy, France
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A new, woven structure in the Jardins de l’Europe in Annecy, France, offers respite from direct sunlight without completely blocking out the light source. The Wicker Pavilion is comprised of pine planks that are formed into a shell, which is covered witWatch An Unusual Ensemble of Insects Take Flight in Extreme Slow Motion
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In what’s believed to be the first footage of its kind, a stunningly slow-motion video by Dr. Adrian Smith captures a rare group of insects just as they lift off the ground. The NC State assistant professor utilized a black light to attract unusuKatsumi Hayakawa’s Congested Cities Are Constructed with Scrupulously Cut Paper Buildings
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Meticulously cutting each piece by hand, Katsumi Hayakawa crafts dense cityscapes and urban districts from white paper. The Japanese artist assembles towers and various cube-like structures that are positioned in lengthy rows, resembling congested streets. DoHundreds of Collaged Photographs Form Rich, Botanical Worlds by Artist Catherine Nelson
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A decade ago, Catherine Nelson compiled hundreds of photographs of barren, snow-covered landscapes and autumnal forests for her project Future Memories 2010. The Australian artist, who lives and works between Ghent and Amsterdam, recently revisited that serieUsing Stock Market Charts, Artist Gladys Orteza Transforms Data into Bright Nighttime Landscapes
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A visual insights designer at Nike by day, Gladys Orteza spends her off-hours transforming otherwise dull stock market charts into brilliant landscapes. The dips and rises of companies like Ford, Tesla, Apple, and Disney become rocky gorges and distant cityThick Clusters of Wooden Birdhouses by London Fieldworks Sprawl Across Tree Trunks
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In London Fieldworks’ delicate creations, architecture meets nature. Its installations feature pine-colored clusters of minuscule wooden forms that appear to grow upon vast tree trunks. Founded by artists Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson, London Fieldworks iA Vibrant, Geometric Rug Cascades Down a Staircase in a New Mural by Jessie and Katey
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To create the brightly colored textile that cloaks a three-level staircase on the Appalachian State University campus, artists Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn (previously) imagined the concrete steps as a massive loom. They drew grids on the outdoor structRooted in Chicago’s Culture, Technicolor Paintings by Artist Max Sansing Explore Revelation
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Through a series of brightly hued paintings titled Lost & Found, Max Sansing examines the human desire for happiness and peace through a distinct sense of place. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, the artist is known for vibrant murals, which yIn a Celebratory Series, Photographer Toby Coulson Documents the Eccentric Fashions of Designer Oumou Sy
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When photographer Toby Coulson met iconic Senegalese fashion designer Oumou Sy in Dakar, they decided to photograph some of her most distinctive garments. “The city has an amazing energy especially as the sun goes down. I thought it would be an amazingIn ‘Human,’ Artist Beth Cavener Chronicles Nearly Two Decades of Evocative Sculptural Creatures
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In the hands of Montana-based sculptor Beth Cavener (previously), clay transforms into mesmerizing, life-size animal figures charged with raw emotion and vitality. Human, her recently released and award-winning monograph, gathers and celebrates nearly tWe’re Still Here—Colossal Turns 10!
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Today, Colossal is officially 10 years old. 👏 🎉 👏 🎉 👏 What began as the personal blog of our founder and editor-in-chief Christopher Jobson has since grown into an international platform for publishing the work of artiCopper Animal Sculptures by Artist Wang Ruilin Are Embedded with Nature’s Sublime Elements
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Artist Wang Ruilin (previously) visualizes nature’s interconnectivity by literally imprinting a rocky terrain or ice cap onto the bodies of wild animals. His recent copper-and-paint sculptures include a panda with a black back stripe and limbs that areUtilizing Modern 3D Printing, Artistic Duo Rael San Fratello Constructs Coiled Earthen Architecture
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Modern architectural building methods and Indigenous materials converge in the latest endeavor by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, titled “Casa Covida.” The earthen structure is part of a MUD Frontiers/Zoquetes Fronterizos that centers on PuRide Through a German Village on ‘The Flying Train’ in Incredibly Clear Footage from 1902
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Shot in 1902, “The Flying Train” takes viewers on an uncommonly crisp journey aboard a suspended railcar. Throughout the two-minute video, riders see Wuppertal residents walking across pedestrian bridges and down dirt roadways more than a centChromatic Black Crows by Artist Kerry James Marshall Consider the Precarity of Race in America
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Two new paintings by Kerry James Marshall feature a central crow that looms over a botanical backdrop. One or two birdhouses, which have entrances that are too small for the blackbirds to fit through, are perched on the leafy branches along with more petite sPage Through a Fantastical Compendium of the World’s First Color Illustrations of Marine Life
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In the early 18th century, publisher, bookseller, and apparent fish enthusiast Louis Renard compiled the seminal compendium of color-illustrated ichthyological studies. The volume contains more than 450 species rendered in vibrant hues that, while somewhat anA Disorienting Short Film by Lydia Cambron Recreates ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in Quarantine
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Eerie, hypnotic, and faithfully depicting the dismal reality that is 2020, a new short film by Lydia Cambron envisions her recent quarantine experience under the frame of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 2020: An Isolation Odyssey, the New YoDelft-Style Weaponry by Artist Helena Hauss Contrasts Fragility with Strength and Destruction
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Paris-based artist Helena Hauss juxtaposes the domestic feminity synonymous with delft-style porcelain and the brute force of barbed weaponry. Her sculptural series, titled Hell Hath no Fury, is composed of an axe, grenade, spiked bat, and morning star, eachAn Interactive Display Color-Codes Hundreds of Historical Mineral Illustrations
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Throughout the early 19th century, naturalist, illustrator, and mineralogist James Sowerby published 718 color renderings of minerals, which he accompanied with their characteristics, classifications, and other names. A Chicago-based designer recently reproduIlluminated Wire Sculptures Nest Inside Larger Kinetic Works by Artist Spenser Little
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Known for his figurative wire pieces attached to light posts and other public fixtures around the world, Spenser Little’s recent artworks venture into the personal. Illumination Devices is comprised of the artist’s bent portraits and totems of mergiAnonyMouse Wedges Miniature Shops and Restaurants Built For Mice into Busy City Streets
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In cities across Sweden, France, and the Isle of Man lies a parallel universe fit only for a mouse. Miniature restaurants, record shops, and apothecaries squeeze into ground-level windows on the street next to their human-sized equivalents. The adorable univeCorporate Stock Footage Is Edited Into an Absurdly Chaotic Music Video for BRONSON
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Heading into the office mid- or post-pandemic looks a lot different than a few months ago, but hopefully, no one’s workplace resembles the turbulent situation that unfolds at Bronson Inc. in “Keep Moving.” The absurd video opens with typAn Astronaut and Photographer Collaboratively Document the Vast International Space Station in a New Book
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In what is believed to be the first collaboration between an Earth-bound artist and an astronaut in space, photographer Roland Miller and engineer Paolo Nespoli have recorded the momentous journey of NASA’s International Space Station (ISS). The two havDerpy Animals by Ceramicist Nastia Calaca Channel Peculiar Storybook Characters
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As a child, Nastia Calaca dreamed of illustrating the magical stories she devoured. Five years ago, she tried her hand at ceramics and soon was sculpting physical iterations of the anthropomorphized characters she loved. Her current collection of handmade creAn Astronaut and Photographer Collaboratively Document NASA’s Vast International Space Station in a New Book
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In what is believed to be the first collaboration between an Earth-bound artist and an astronaut in space, photographer Roland Miller and engineer Paolo Nespoli have recorded the momentous journey of NASA’s International Space Station (ISS). The two havInterview: The Founders of the Neon Art Collective ‘She Bends’ Discuss the Womxn at the Forefront of the Trade
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Since co-founding She Bends, Meryl Pataky and Kelsey Issel have been upending the notion that neon signage is solely a commercial endeavor. The duo fosters a collective of womxn creating the illuminated works, offering support for the artists while working tEvoking West-African Masks, Faces Emerge from Cast-Iron Skillets by Artist Hugh Hayden
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New York-based artist Hugh Hayden (previously) visualizes the ways African traditions are embedded into multiple facets of American culture through a series of cast-iron skillets. Part of a larger exhibition titled American Food, the 26 pans are molded to revThese Absurdly Contorted Animals by Bruno Pontiroli Will Leave You With a Backache
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The troupe of wild animals in Bruno Pontiroli’s paintings contort their bodies into backbends and handstands that would rival even the most accomplished gymnast. A wrinkly hippo balances on its tongue, a tiger arches its torso into a 90-degree angle, and
