Ranging from mechanical parts and cooking utensils to plastic caps and beads, Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru fashions dazzling eyewear and helmets from salvaged and found objects. The futuristic forms often obscure the eyes like an ornamental veil, and motorbike helmets provide a fitting canvas for fins and frills. Kabiru (previously) …...Read More
Cyrus Kabiru Fashions Elaborate Mixed-Media Masks and Goggles from Found Objects
In 'Felt Love,' a Young Boy and His Mother Learn the Value of Spending Quality Time Together
A mother working overtime at home as a seamstress finds it difficult to carve out a few moments for her son in “Felt Love,” a poignant short film about family, togetherness, and quality time. Created by a group of students at San Jose State University as a senior thesis project …...Read More
Stunning Scenes Made from Paper Unfold in Shannon Taylor's Miniature Compact Dioramas
On New Year’s Eve in 2022, a huge storm swept through the Bay Area, causing major flooding and damage to Shannon Taylor’s studio. “I had been preparing pieces for an upcoming show and had to move my entire studio to a small table in our dining room,” she tells Colossal. …...Read More
Flip Through More than 5,000 Pages of This Sprawling 19th-Century Atlas of Natural History
In the early 19th century, German naturalist Lorenz Oken quickly established himself as a leader in the Naturphilosophie movement, a current of Idealism, which attempted to comprehend a total view of nature by investigating its theoretical structure—a precursor to the natural sciences as we know them today. Oken’s seminal work …...Read More
In Sicily, Mount Etna Blows an Unprecedented Frequency of Rare Volcanic Smoke Rings
Known to locals as the “Lady of the Rings,” Sicily’s Mount Etna is both the highest island mountain in the Mediterranean and the most active stratovolcano in the world. The magnificent landform has even more impressive qualities considering it emits elegant smoke rings, known as volcanic vortex rings, high into …...Read More
Ivan Argote Demands to Know "Who?" in His Enigmatic New Sculpture in Bruges
A pair of sizable bronze boots have paused in a Bruges canal, the whereabouts of their owner unknown. The striking bronze sculpture titled “Who?” by Ivan Argote appears as if an 18th-century statue has been shorn at the knees, inviting speculation about the wearer’s identity. Argote’s work references the toppling …...Read More
Dive Into the Dallas Art Scene: 5 Artists Not to Miss at The Other Art Fair
Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of artistry and creativity at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art, returning to Dallas for its 7th edition from May 9 to 12. Unlike your typical fair experience, this event promises to be a dynamic and vibrant celebration of art …...Read More
2,000 Years Ago, Pompeiians Dined Amid the Splendor of These Newly Excavated Frescoes
The ancient city of Pompeii was divided into nine regions, each known as a Regio that was further organized into a number of blocks called Insula. And in Regio IX, Insula 10, archaeologists recently unearthed stunning frescoes that are seeing the light of day for the first time since volcanic …...Read More
Thandiwe Muriu's New Book Celebrates the Multi-Faceted Beauty of Kenyan Culture
In 2015, Thandiwe Muriu (previously) began CAMO, a series that takes a kaleidoscopic view of the lives of contemporary African women. Nearly a decade later, hundreds of self-portraits and photos are gathered in a new book from Chronicle Chroma that celebrates the project’s striking visual impact and the nuanced, multi-faceted …...Read More
Researchers Uncover Hundreds of New Marine Species in the Underwater Mountain Ecosystems of the Pacific Ocean
Stretching thousands of miles off Chile’s coast to Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, the Salas y Gómez Ridge is a vast underwater mountain range in the Pacific Ocean. Seventy-three percent of the region is part of the high seas, which is under international control and vastly underexplored. The …...Read More
