painting Archives — Page 4 of 57 — Colossal

a painting by kayla mahaffey of a young girl lighting a match. flowers and lightning bolts surround her

Two Artists Consider How Chicago Shapes Its Youth in ‘World in My Eyes’

January 23, 2026

a diptych by Kris Knight of a portrait of a dark haired man on the left and hydrangeas on the right

The Language of Flowers Meets Queer Desire in Kris Knight’s Tender Portraiture

January 21, 2026

A landscape painting by Gabe Benzur of a riverine scene with the sun behind green clouds

Clouds Billow and Caverns Melt in Gabe Benzur’s Mystical Landscapes

January 20, 2026

An early, vertical composition by Michelangelo of Saint Anthony surrounded by demons above a landscape

Michelangelo Made His First Masterpiece When He Was 12 Years Old

January 15, 2026

An oil painting by Paco Pomet of a young man walking across a street, with perspective exaggerated to make his back leg very large and his front leg extremely long, as it stretches around a tree across the street

Absurd Scenarios Stretch Across Paco Pomet’s Nostalgically Peculiar Canvases

January 14, 2026

a painting by Hilda Palafox of two figures nude on top who are lying on the ground and both holding a plant

Through Tender Paintings and Carvings, Hilda Palafox Revels in Care and Communion

January 12, 2026

a ceramic chair sculpture by Stephanie Temma Heir shaped like a swan with a small painting embedded in its back

Stephanie Temma Hier Juxtaposes Uncanny Ceramic Sculptures with Embedded Paintings

January 9, 2026

An oil painting after Velazquez by Derrick Guild of the Infanta Margarita in a huge gown, with the composition in a grid of paper tags

Derrick Guild Summons Historical Portraits in Fragmented Trompe-l’œil Paintings

January 9, 2026

A painting of flying birds on a vintage map by Steeven Salvat

Paintings on Antique Navigational Tools Are a Poetic Nod to Bird Migration by Steeven Salvat

January 7, 2026

colorful rectangular shapes on a glowing purple backdrop by Luftwerk

Luftwerk Transforms Paint and Aluminum into Radiant Explorations of Sunlight

January 5, 2026

An art installation by Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page that doubles as a bar, with furnishings and decor made of plaster-cast hands

Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page Reimagine a Gallery as an Atmospheric Art Bar

December 30, 2025

a suspended abstract woven tapestry by Miguel Arzabe

Abstract Paintings Confront Andean Weaving in Miguel Arzabe’s Dynamic Compositions

December 19, 2025

A gif of a portrait being restored

Watch Julian Baumgartner’s Satisfying and Precise Process of Restoring a Historical Portrait

December 18, 2025

a painting of a forest fire near a body of water by Alexis Rockman

Alexis Rockman Traces the Unsettling Evolution of a Climate in Crisis

December 17, 2025

an abstract work by Field Kallop with circles and lines delineating a smooth gradient of color

Field Kallop Meditates on Universal Patterns Through Bold Chromatic Compositions

December 16, 2025

A painting by Sabrina Bockler of a two-headed goose being grabbed by the foot by a hunting dog, surrounded by flowers

Affluent Genre Scenes Erupt in Chaos in Sabrina Bockler’s Uncanny Paintings

December 15, 2025