art history Archives — Page 7 of 18 — Colossal

Our Favorite Stories of 2024

December 13, 2024

a group of seemingly glowing or fluorescing vase sculptures in different colors and pudgy shapes

Maxwell Mustardo’s Fluorescing Ceramics Merge Ancient Craft with Contemporary Style

December 11, 2024

a collage of book covers

Colossal’s Favorite Art Books of 2024

December 4, 2024

a folk-art-inspired drawing of a white wolf or fox with images in its outline of a figure, plants, a sun, and other natural details

Michael McGrath Summons Symbolism and a Folk Art Style in Expressive Paintings

November 6, 2024

an aerial view of an elaborate hillside garden and landscape design inspired by the curling forms of Vincent van Gogh's painting, "The Starry Night"

A Sprawling Garden Opening Next Spring Embodies Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’

November 4, 2024

an installation view of the entrance to a Maurice Sendak exhibition in Denver, showing an arched entryway with one of the "wild things" from 'Where the Wild Things Are'

Mingle with Maurice Sendak’s ‘Wild Things’ at the Denver Art Museum

October 29, 2024

a palette used by Edvard Munch

Behold the Messy Creative Process of 50 Celebrated Painters in ‘The Artist’s Palette’

October 23, 2024

a digitally reimagined portrait showing a man with a lace ruff that ridiculously covers his head and his face

In ‘Hidden Portraits,’ Volker Hermes Reimagines Historical Figures in Overwhelming Frippery

October 18, 2024

an oil painting of a historic home with numerous paintings hanging salon-style on green walls

In ‘Seeking an Exit,’ Gretchen Scherer Escapes to Grand Homes and Galleries of the Past

October 17, 2024

a black-and-white portrait of an anonymous woman taking a photo with an SLR camera with the desert in the background

‘The Women Who Changed Photography’ Chronicles 50 Trailblazing Artists

October 16, 2024

an installation view of an exhibition featuring pink walls, green turf on the floor, and a pink Datsun in the center

Frosted Works by Yvette Mayorga Divulge Issues That Are Anything but Saccharine

October 1, 2024

an ancient wall painting in an archaeological site in northern coastal Peru depicting a supernatural being

An Ancient Peruvian Site Reveals a Remarkable Painted Throne Room

September 25, 2024

a steel sculpture made of tiny thin pieces of metal welded together in a layered basket-type shape

John Pai Transforms Steel Into Delicate, Airy Sculptures

September 12, 2024

a suspended, abstract, billowing textile sculpture by Rana Begum made of pieces of toile fabric

‘Great Women Sculptors’ Surveys More Than 300 Trailblazing Artists Through 500 Years of History

August 14, 2024

a well-known portrait of a woman rendered in Art Deco style, wearing a green dress and a white hat and gloves

Visit Tamara de Lempicka’s First U.S. Retrospective in San Francisco This October

August 13, 2024

Larry Bannock, Big Chief of the Golden Star Hunters at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, dances in an elaborate costume made of orange and yellow feathers and patterns of beads

The Newest Addition to ‘The Library of Esoterica’ Explores Sacred Sites Around the World

July 16, 2024