painting Archives — Colossal

a landscape with people atop colorful mounds. spindly trees and a gray sky are in the background

Through Landscapes Marred by Climate Disaster, Seonna Hong Mines ‘Past Lives’

February 25, 2025

Reconnecting with the Earth, Cyrah Dardas Collages Paintings with Handmade Pigments

February 24, 2025

a square-format portrait in oil of three football players in blue uniforms that read "Lincoln," standing on a football field and looking directly at the viewer

In ‘Flying High,’ Tyler D. Ballon’s Portraits Parallel Sports, History, Identity, and Patriotism

February 21, 2025

a painting by Wayne Thiebauld of a meal spread with dishes of fish, ham, chicken, appetizers, and desserts in pastel oil paint

Wayne Thiebaud’s Passion for Art History Shines in ‘Art Comes from Art’

February 20, 2025

a combination woodcut and acrylic painting of a blue fish with the face of a human woman, with blue flowers falling from its back as it floats atop the surface of the water

Matt Roussel’s Textured Woodcuts Metamorphose into Paintings

February 18, 2025

a grayscale tree layered atop a blue and purple numbered grid with a shadow of a tree printed on it. a plexiglass layer sits atop it all

Charles Gaines Maps the Meanings of Ancient Baobab Trees in Meticulous Charts

February 17, 2025

a ceramic sculpture of a face with a small flower with a face on its hair. a blue ceramic worm sits in front

Announcing Joy Machine, a New Art Gallery in Chicago

February 10, 2025

a detail of a still life painting of lush pink and yellow flowers with iridescent bubbles and bees surrounding it

Bees and Iridescent Bubbles Infiltrate Still-Life Traditions in Marc Dennis’ Paintings

February 7, 2025

a horizontal abstract painting of a landscape at night viewed through the windshield of a car, overlaid with an American Airlines passenger ticket

Paradise and Precarity Merge in Jessica Taylor Bellamy’s Paintings of Los Angeles Life

February 7, 2025

a vertical painting of a female figure seated centrally in the composition, looking to her right and observing a lily within a natural landscape

Elemental Shifts and Enigmatic Narratives Anchor Rupy C. Tut’s Mystical Paintings

February 3, 2025

an abstract painting of numerous semi-transparent layers of color, roughly outlining the profiles of faces and moons, creating a prismatic optical effect

Reflections and Human Connections Resonate in Marina Kappos’ Optical Paintings

January 30, 2025

a suspended installation of dried flowers

In London, an Enormous Exhibition of 500+ Works Roots Out the Creative Seeds of Flowers

January 29, 2025

a painting of a juicy drippy burger with a blue and white porcelain style motif on the bun all on a cardboard box

Chunbo Zhang Sandwiches Rich American Fare Between Ancient Chinese Treasures

January 24, 2025

a collection of wooden dolls with patterned paintings on their faces

Reen Barrera’s Expressive ‘Ohlala’ Characters Evoke Emotions and Empowerment

January 23, 2025

a landscape painting of a late capitalistic world overrun with dinosaurs. decrepit billboards and advertisements stand in the background, against the burning glow of the sky

Dinosaurs Overrun a World Post Climate Disaster in Michael Kerbow’s Paintings

January 17, 2025

a trompe-l'oeil painting of numerous household items with dogs' faces on them, arranged around the stretcher bars of a painting canvas

The Dog Did It! Stephen Morrison’s Trompe-l’œils Brim with Canine Character

January 16, 2025