Art, design, and visual culture

Art, design, and visual culture

Art, design, and visual culture

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vanessa german Channels Metaphysical Healing Powers in a Series of Monumental Assemblages

Meaning “perfection” or “attainment,” the Sanskrit word siddhi describes a kind of powerful spiritual energy attained through meditation and mindfulness. To be a siddha is to be accomplished—to achieve a level of optimum spiritual wellbeing. For vanessa german (previously), making sculpture is a spiritual practice with the power to confront systemic social issues and conjure a sense of community...
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Support the Arts & Independent Publishing During our Annual Spring Membership Drive

We’ve made it through the depths of winter, and spring is finally here. That means it’s time for our annual spring membership drive. Each year, we like to do something fun to encourage the growth of our creative community, and this year we’re not only offering $20 off your first annual subscription but also giving away 10 art books! Whether you’ve been wanting to build your very first art library or are looking to add some incredible gems to your current collection, we’d love for you to take part in this exciting offer...
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A Music Video for Corridor Is a Frenetic Collage of Our Disordered Attention

The disorienting effects of technology are on full display in the chaotic, action-packed music video for Corridor’s “Jump Cut.” Cut-paper collage, archival footage, and rapid, glitched movements dominate the energetic track and visualize the unending frenzy of contemporary life. The brilliant direction and design is by Winston Hacking, with Philippe Tardif on animation...
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Ethereal Waterfalls Cascade Across Darkened Landscapes in Jonathan Knight’s Photos

When most hikers are headed off the trail, Jonathan Knight is just getting started. The Denver-based artist prefers to photograph about 45 minutes after sunset, during “the last few minutes the sky has any blue hue in it and the last few minutes you can see without an external light source,” he shares. Once deep in the forest, Knight captures majestic waterfalls that cascade from rocky cliffs, their mist casting an ethereal haze across the scene...
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Drawing on Religious Renaissance Art, Marc Padeu’s Paintings Monumentalize the Quotidian

Foregrounding vibrant patterns, swathed in bright fabrics, and illuminated by the sun, the figures in Cameroonian artist Marc Padeu’s paintings are imbued with beguiling gravitas. His large-scale works stem from a fascination with the power of narrative, connecting the Western art historical canon—especially Renaissance titans like Caravaggio—with contemporary experiences of life in Cameroon...
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Filled with ‘Half-Pots,’ Adam Ledford’s Life-Size Room Drawings Reflect Timeless Routines

In Harold and the Purple Crayon, the young protagonist composes a fantasy reality using the deceptively simple power of line. Harold manifests numerous adventures with a single writing instrument, drawing himself into ever more exciting capers. For artist Adam Ledford, Crockett Johnson’s iconic 1955 children’s book provides one reference point for his approach to large-scale installations...
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In Vivid Reliquaries, Stan Squirewell Layers Anonymous Portraits and Patterned Textiles

Through intimate, mixed-media collages, Stan Squirewell excavates the stories of those who might otherwise be lost in anonymity. The artist gathers images from the Smithsonian’s archives and from friends and family that he then reinterprets with vibrant prints and patterns. Layering unknown pasts with present-day additions, Squirewell explores how everyday traditions and rituals remain through generations...
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