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Lina Lapelytė Fills Hamburger Bahnhof with 400,000 Wood Blocks for Communal Building
"We Make Years Out of Hours" invites the public to remake structures from 10-centimeter blocks. 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 Lina Lapelytė Fills Hamburger Bahnhof with 400,000 Wood Blocks for Communal Building ap

7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles
"We live with so many hard things," says Sheila Hicks, "that we're crying for softness." 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 7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles appeared first on Colossal.

From Micro to Mega, Jon McCormack’s Striking Photos Reveal Nature’s Patterns
The idea for 'Patterns: Art of the Natural World' emerged from a period of quiet reflection. 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 From Micro to Mega, Jon McCormack’s Striking Photos Reveal Nature’s Patterns appeared firs

Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thread
What better way to meditate on nature's most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at a time? 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 Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thr

Joe Macken Spent 21 Years Hand-Assembling a Vast Model of New York City
The expansive model consists of 340 individual sections, each constructed with materials like balsa wood, cardboard, and glue. 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 Joe Macken Spent 21 Years Hand-Assembling a Vast Model o

Rachel Mentzer Transforms Discarded Cartons into Dusky Collagraphs
Nature's resilience is at the center of a practice also focused on sustainability and environmental renewal. 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 Rachel Mentzer Transforms Discarded Cartons into Dusky Collagraphs appeare

An Interactive Archive Celebrates the Wide-Ranging Projects Inviting ‘Unruly Play’
"Play is how we give permission." —Vitor Freire 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 An Interactive Archive Celebrates the Wide-Ranging Projects Inviting ‘Unruly Play’ appeared first on Colossal.

Navid Baraty’s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time
The contrasts and tensions of contemporary urban life and timeless landscapes merge in otherworldly images. 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 Navid Baraty’s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time appear