From magnificent natural wonders to human destruction on multiple fronts, the nominees of the 2024 Drone Photo Awards offer a sweeping overview of the state of the world. The annual contest by Siena Awards asks photographers to zoom out and provide new perspectives on global happenings, capturing conflict, devastation, and …...Read More

Andréa Keys Connell has an immeasurably tender outlook on craft. Viewing object-making as a way to better understand how art adds to the human experience, the North Carolina-based artist feels tremendous joy in sculpting clay. Coated with expressive brushstrokes in exuberant hues, Connell’s figures embrace one another and exist in …...Read More

From the cubist compositions of Pablo Picasso to “The Two Fridas,” the 1939 iconic double self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, vibrant views of seminal artworks and acclaimed artists’ studios emerge in the imaginative acrylic paintings of Damian Elwes. Elwes began experimenting with painting other artists’ studios nearly four decades ago while …...Read More

While dense cities carry an air of extraversion on the surface, it doesn’t take much digging beyond this superficial layer to see that sometimes even the most crowded places can also be the most solitary. Keita Morimoto (previously) uncovers this double-edged experience through cinematic depictions of street scenes rendered in …...Read More

For centuries in southeast Asia, lingchi was employed as a particularly brutal form of torture in which a knife was used to methodically remove parts of the body over long periods. Translated as “death by a thousand cuts,” the ancient practice provides the metaphorical groundwork for London-based Indian artist Sujata …...Read More

With roots dating back to early 18th-century Paris, La Maison du Pastel has the distinction of being the world’s oldest manufacturer of pastels. Producing more than 1,800 unique colors from high-quality pigments still mixed and rolled by hand, the material has been used by artists for hundreds of years, including …...Read More

With increasing awareness of the effects of children spending so much time on their screens, which has the potential to negatively influence cognitive and social-emotional growth, parents often think carefully about how their kids play. ESNAF (previously) is a toy company formed around the philosophy of hands-on play and learning. …...Read More

Iwagumi is a Japanese term that refers to the methodical arrangement of rocks in aquascaping. Usually taking on the form of bold, weighty stones resting among each other in opposition to open, airy surroundings, the distinctive art form appreciates and showcases the humble beauty of rocks. For the tenth edition …...Read More

Matt Wilson (previously) has transformed found utensils into recycled metal sculptures for the last 15 years. Bending, welding, and mounting segments of cutlery upon one another, spoon bowls evoke plumage and fork prongs resemble sprawling quills. Encompassing the distinctive crown variations of birds’ heads, Wilson utilizes the unique decorative details …...Read More

If you were born in the past three or four decades, you may not remember much about the former Eastern Bloc, a group of countries aligned politically and economically with the Soviet Union, or USSR, from 1945 to 1991. The coalition was characterized by its alignment with the communist ideology …...Read More