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a drawing of a beetle

The 16th-Century Artist Who Created the First Compendium of Insect Drawings

July 11, 2025

a delicate drawing of a small shop with a tree

From Vietnam to Nepal, Lee Me Kyeoung Expands the Geographic Bounds of Her Corner Store Drawings

July 11, 2025

a digital rendering of a futuristic white house on a cliff originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Get Up Close to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unrealized Buildings with David Romero’s Digital Models

June 30, 2025

a collection of illustrated stamps of a postwoman's day

Chris Ware Illustrates a Postwoman’s Day to Celebrate 250 Years of USPS

June 26, 2025

‘Inside Information’ Cutaway Diagrams by Dorothy Dig Into the Makings of Pop Culture Icons

June 16, 2025

rectangular cookies with william morris colorful floral patterns

Dr. Ella Hawkins Reimagines Ancient Artifacts and Prized Objects as Edible Replicas

May 31, 2025

a vintage book page with an illustration of a human-headed duck floating on water, with three other birds flying in the background

In ‘The Junior Classic,’ Michael Ezzell Builds an Uncanny World from Vintage Books

May 27, 2025

in a bold palette of colors, a head pops out of water, sending a ripple effect outward toward lilypads, lotus flowers, and a duck.

Muhammad Fatchurofi’s Contrasting Illustrations Ripple Between Boldness and Delicacy

May 10, 2025

a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and drawings

Through a Love of Note-Taking, José Naranja Documents His Travels One Tiny Detail at a Time

April 23, 2025

Tomoko Kubo’s Hiragana Embroideries Double as Japanese Language Learning Devices

April 7, 2025

a large pink bubble filled with eyes and a full human skeleton emerges from the eyes of a seated figure

Wondrous and Mischievous Misfits Populate Rhea Mack’s Bubblegum Daydreams

April 4, 2025

a square composition comprising esoteric symbols, prismatic gradients, astronomical forms, and other geometric or alphabetic shapes

Daniel Martin Diaz Encodes Cosmic Questions into Geometric Paintings and Prints

April 2, 2025

two hands touch the corners of a group of block prints of pink tropical flowers on a black background

Tropical Flowers and Prickly Cacti Leap from Lili Arnold’s Vibrant Block Prints

March 26, 2025

an illustration in blue, black, and white or a young woman seated against a floral background, holding a large pupa as a moth emerges from it

Uneasy Interactions Signify a Response to Tragedy in Jinjoo Jo’s Blue Illustrations

March 10, 2025

a photograph of a postage stamp-shaped tattoo on a forearm, containing a compositional detail of a woman's eye with tears rolling down her cheek

Intricate Postage Stamp Tattoos by Ash Aurich Are an Ode to Art History

March 10, 2025

an aerial view of the rear of an inflatable public installation of a fantastical, brightly-colored figure perched on the edge of a city building, illuminated at night

Fantastical Figures Illuminate Urban Buildings in Amanda Lobos’ Murals and Installations

February 20, 2025