Elimination of Boat Traffic in Venice Attracts Wildlife and Creates Clear Water in the Canals
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Articles and op-eds have been circling the internet during the last few weeks comparing the global response to the coronavirus outbreak to that of the climate crisis. Fast Company published an article outlining potential measures to slow environmental
Human Subjects Distorted by Nature in Double-Exposure Photographs by Christoffer Relander
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During the first frost in the southern region of Finland, Christoffer Relander (previously) shot dense patches of branches, ferns, and blades of grass as part of a new set of double-exposure photographs. Titled We Are Nature Vol. 6, the monochromatic projectMagical Butterflies and Insects Stitched in Dense Thread Paintings by Emillie Ferris
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Since she first began embroidering in 2013, Emillie Ferris (previously) has stitched a few rows nearly every day. The United Kingdom-based artist creates dense thread paintings of butterflies, bees, and other creatures surrounded by vibrant, scattered floralsBlack Trash Bags Take Control of Animal and Human Life in ‘Garb-age’ by Murmure
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French duo Paul Ressencourt and Simon Roche, or Murmure, highlight the nefarious nature of a commonplace object in their latest project that explores the human impact on the environment. The monochromatic pieces illustrate the ubiquity of the black trash bagWatch the Aquatic Animals at Monterey Bay Aquarium via These Free Live Streams
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You may have had to cancel your spring vacation, but you still can (virtually) visit the aquatic animals housed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Peek at the groups of jellyfish and sharks, do some bird watching in the Aviary, follow the African penguins as t168,000 Numbers Suspended From the Ceiling in Color-Coded Installation by Emmanuelle Moureaux
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In an effort to merge the past, present, and future in a single work, Tokyo-based French architect and designer Emmanuelle Moureaux (previously) hung 168,000 paper numbers in rainbow-like rows to create her latest piece, “Slices of Time.” The suspGummy Bears, Sugary Cereal, and Sushi Converted into Playful Apparel by Nicole McLaughlin
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Nicole McLaughlin (previously) ensures she always has a snack at her fingertips—or stashed in a puffy vest or lining the top of her sandals. The former Reebok graphic designer creates upcycled clothing, footwear, and household items from pouches of gummy caSkillshare Classes to Keep You Busy—and Give You a Break from the News—While Social Distancing
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As many of us are stuck at home the next few weeks due to the ongoing threat of coronavirus, Colossal aims to help fill the hours both productively—and unproductively—with some fun lists of activities: think art podcasts, animated shorts, online classes,Fantastical Video Imagines the Crystalized Intricacies of Mineral Deposits
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In an enchanting new video titled “Waiting to Be Found,” Dan Hoopert dives into the details within Earth’s minerals. The United-Kingdom-based designer highlights the sprawling crystallization process as it expands within each deposit anA New Book Compiles an Expansive Collection of Gaudí’s Unorthodox Architectural Works
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Known for transforming Barcelona’s architectural landscape, Antoni Gaudí famously combined nature, materiality, religion, and influences of Orientalism into a widely recognized aesthetic that’s captured in a new book from Taschen. Throughout morUntamed Flora and Fauna Rendered with Mud in New Multi-Level Mural by Yusuke Asai
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Part of a solo exhibition titled Gimme Something/To Eat at Anomaly in Tokyo, a multi-level project by Japanese painter Yusuke Asai considers the structure of ecosystems and the relationship between humans, animals, and nature. In his mythical installationPicasso-Inspired Portrait Sculptures Rendered by Digital Artist Omar Aqil
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Pakistan-based art director and illustrator Omar Aqil (previously) continues his Character Illustrations series with more collaged portraits made from stacks of 3D objects. Using digital software including Adobe Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Octane, and Adobe IllustrThe Enchanting Echoes of the Cristal Baschet, a Rare Organ Made of Glass Rods, Metal, and Wood
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Invented in 1952 by Bernard and François Baschet, the Cristal Baschet (also called a Crystal Organ) is a unique instrument that outputs an even more unique and artful sound. In the video above, multi-instrumentalist and film composer Marc Chouarain explainsArtists Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak by Flooding Social Media with a Japanese Yokai Said to Ward Off Epidemics
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A Japanese legend dating back to the 1800s has been resurfacing across social media recently because of its tie to staving off epidemics. A three-legged mermaid or merman with long hair and beak, the Amabie falls within the tradition of the yōkai—which isHuman Backbones and Lotus Leaves Inspire Structural Furniture by Mán-Mán Studio
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Designers Daishi Luo and Zhipeng Tan of Mán-Mán Studio have ensured the stability of otherwise impermanent objects, like delicate lotuses and the human spine. Manipulating copper and brass, the pair conceives of tall spinal chairs with pelvis seats and otheAmazing Underwater Photographs Capture the World’s Only Known Pink Manta Ray
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Australia-based photographer Kristian Laine recently got a glimpse at a particularly special underwater creature: the world’s only known pink manta ray. Spanning about 11 feet and nicknamed Inspector Clouseau after The Pink Panther, the aquatic animal lA Hummingbird-Sized Dinosaur Skull Found Preserved in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber
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Protected in a small piece of amber dating back 99 million years, an ancient skull is changing the timeline researchers have for when reptiles transitioned into the descendants of current-day birds. Found in Myanmar, the oculudentavis khaungraae had at leastTwisting Vines and Leafy Botanics Carved into Crusty Breads by Blondie + Rye
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North Carolina-based baker Hannah P. has planted herself firmly at the intersection of art and food as she transforms her crusty rye loaves and spelt focaccias into edible canvases for her botanic projects. Through her Instagram account Blondie + Rye, HannahA New 5-Hour Advertisement Records a Single-Shot Walkthrough of Russia’s Hermitage Museum
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As travel slows due to the global coronavirus pandemic, a new advertisement released by Apple provides an expansive view of one of St. Petersburg’s most-visited institutions that’s accessible without having to venture into crowded spaces. ClockinVibrant New Scottish Currency Illustrated with Influential Women and Abundant Wildlife
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During the last four years, the Royal Bank of Scotland launched a democratic project to capture what one collaborator termed “the more ordinary aspects of Scottish identity including otters, midges, mackerel and tweed.” The result is Fabric of NatFragile Compositions of Perishable Goods Are ‘Hanging By a String’ in Illustrations by Vicki Ling
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In her series Hanging By a String, illustrator Vicki Ling explores the fragility and precarity of modern life. Through her towers of perishables, Ling very literally presents instability and catastrophes moments from happening. With a tug or slip of the red sWatercolor Paper Transforms into Suggestive Facial Sculptures by Artist Polly Verity
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Polly Verity’s most recent paper sculptures test viewers’ sense of pareidolia. The dexterous artist employs single sheets of watercolor paper for her minimalist projects that morph into solitary faces and kissing figures through a series of bends andA Gear System Helps Visualize the Magnitude of One Googol, or 1 Followed by 100 Zeros
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To celebrate spending one billion seconds on Earth, Daniel de Bruin created a gear system that represents the number googol (that’s the digit 1 with 100 zeros behind it). Every time the first wheel completes 1,000 rotations, which happens in about an hoAnimated Characters Perform Mundane Tasks in Stop-Motion Shorts by Stefano Colferai
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Stefano Colferai’s animated characters may be made of plasticine, but they certainly understand the very human struggles that come along with sending a text while walking, stepping outside on a hot day, and managing a freelance life. The Milan-based animatoExpressive Dogs Shake and Sniff in Kaleidoscopic Illustrations by Marina Okhromenko
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Swirling patches of fur and bespeckled eyes characterize the emotive dogs in Marina Okhromenko’s digital illustrations. Hoping to capture varying degrees of joy, devotion, and adoration, the Moscow-based illustrator depicts twelve dogs wearing different exWearable Sculptures Blend Humans into Surrounding Landscapes in Photographs by Nordic Artists
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Norwegian-Finnish artist duo Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen bring a folklore-inspired vision to the relationship between humans and nature. The majority of their subjects are elders who often have a deeper connection to the lands they inhabit, work on, orAssemblages of Found Florals Imprinted on Ceramic Mugs and Plates by Hessa Al Ajmani
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Artist Hessa Al Ajmani often gathers small flowers and fronds from her mother’s garden. She brings the floral arrangements to her home studio, where she presses the groupings onto her earthenware and stoneware pieces, leaving simple and realistic imprinLake Waves Appear Frozen in Time Amidst the Rocky Mountains in Photographs by Eric Gross
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Shot at an elevation nearing 10,000 feet in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a series of images by Eric Gross capture a high-alpine lake covered in icy ridges and dips that mimic sleek waves. The Colorado-based photographer tells Colossal that local expertsInexpensive Toys Fashioned into Unique Action Figures by Artist Tomohiro Yasui
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Tomohiro Yasui is best known as the creator of the paper robot wrestlers called kami-robo, but that’s not the only medium his imagination has conquered. Using wire and cheap rubber duckies, squirting frogs, and plastic hammers, the Japanese artist buildDots, Dashes, and Lines Form Astronomical Maps Painted by Shane Drinkwater
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Australian artist Shane Drinkwater writes on his website that when it comes to painting, he in interested in the “making.” Using a system of lines, dashes, numbers, and circles, Drinkwater creates works that often appear as astronomical maps of imExplore Curiosity’s New 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama of Mars
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While many Americans were enjoying a few days off of work for the Thanksgiving holiday, Curiosity Mars Rover (previously) was busy taking more than 1,000 photographs of the Red Planet. Capturing the Glen Torridon region on the side of Mount Sharp, the rovGeometric Doorways and Angular Turrets Form Sand Fortresses by Calvin Seibert
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Like many kids with a love for digging in sandboxes, Calvin Seibert (previously) grew up creating grand castles and towers from piles of the sediment. But for Seibert, the practice wasn’t just a childhood pastime. “In hindsight I see that much ofComical Portraits by Elke Vogelsang Reveal Dogs’ Fleeting Emotions
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Typically known for their care-free attitudes, the dogs in Elke Vogelsang’s portraits are experiencing some of their more intense moments of canine anticipation, like waiting for a taste of bacon cream or finding the right time to snatch a squeaky toy. ThNevermore Park Manifests the Fictional Universe of Hebru Brantley’s Flyboy and Lil Mama
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Packed within a 6,000-square-foot space on Chicago’s south side is a fictional universe teeming with pinned up newspaper clippings, towers of retro electronics, and tons of vintage advertising from McDonald’s to Vienna Hot Dogs. It’s the worStep-by-Step Instructions on Making the Paper Airplane that Broke World Records
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John Collins, aka The Paper Airplane Guy, is a master at shattering world records with a single sheet of paper. The aircraft designer now has collaborated with Great Big Story on a new video that not only teaches The Susanne, the model that secured his spTowering Skyscrapers Reflect New York City’s Density in Navid Baraty’s Photographs
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Utilizing the reflections on soaring buildings, Seattle-based photographer Navid Baraty (previously) frames New York City in sections of just a few blocks. Although the traffic-packed streets and countless windows on high-rises can be seen from the ground, BaA 3D Artist Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
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A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of SpongebobA Designer Imagines the Realistic Fossilized Skulls of Endearing Cartoon Characters
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A Prague-based artist is memorializing some of his favorite cartoons with a series of convincing fossils that provide an unconventional look at the skeletons of animated characters. Filip Hodas’s Cartoon Fossils series features preserved skulls of SpongebobImpasto-Style Brushstrokes Hover Mid-Air in Illustrative Murals by Sean Yoro
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Hawaii-born artist Sean Yoro (previously), aka Hula, pairs his illustrative murals of partial figures with bold brushstrokes that hover along building walls. Part of his Undertones series, the monochromatic pieces often feature singular hands and torsos as th
