One of the most delightful holiday traditions 🎄

Next month in Los Angeles, a group of artists embraces an affordable and ubiquitous material: cardboard. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/card...

A stunning jungle-esque apartment in São Paolo www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/guto...

Miguel Arzabe begins each work by painting two abstract canvases that he then slices into strips and weaves into these dynamic compositions. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/migu...

Anthony Theakston continues his avian explorations in bronze and ceramic, sculpting these sleek creatures primed for flight. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/anth...

Some inspiration for your holiday baking 🧑‍🍳 🍪 www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/dr-e...

There's little Julian Baumgartner hasn’t seen. Crackling varnish? Check. Deteriorating stretcher bars? Check. Stapled edges? Say no more.

Intermarché’s viral ad is a sweet reminder this holiday season that creativity and compassion go hand in hand. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/inte...

Through oil paint and cold wax, Alexis Rockman traces the unsettling evolution of a climate in crisis. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/alex...

With the flip of a switch, the enchanting scenes by Hari & Deepti awaken with a soft, yellow light. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/hari...

Photographer Massimo Giorgetta recently encountered this little creature that had just enjoyed a bit of a buffet.

Robert Lugo draws upon silhouettes that have shaped the time-honored legacy of ceramics with a contemporary twist. Graffiti and portraits grace his vibrant vessels. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/robe...

Field Kallop cultivates a deeply contemplative practice in which she produces bold, chromatic works that read like mystical color charts. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/fiel...

'Thread Count,' a large-scale group exhibition at The Hole, illuminates the beguiling nature of textiles and celebrates the legacy of Anni Albers. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/thre...

Sabrina Bockler, "The Hunt" (2025) www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/sabr...

Marvelling at these dramatically draped butterfly and moth sculptures (made from porcelain!!) emerging from Rebecca Manson's studio 🦋 www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/rebe...

What do you want to express that you feel you can’t in everyday life? That’s the question composer Max Cooper posed to his audience. The responses spawned this tender rotoscoped music video. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/max-...

Pedro Neves’ desire to explore the potential of LEGO in print led to collaborations with 36 designers on six continents, who each created a distinctive letterform with the plastic blocks. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/pedr...

Max Terwindt (Netherlands), “Aurora Eruption,” Reykjanesbaer, Iceland www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/inte...

From Afrofuturism to kintsugi to Vincent van Gogh—and so many others in between—we're constantly building out the Colossal Art Glossary with new terms. Take a Friday deep dive into art history and defining movements 🤓 🎨 📚

From sequins, glass beads, rhinestones, plaster, paint, and more, Jorge Mañes Rubio sculpts new narratives that meld medieval motifs and pop culture. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/jorg...

It has come to our attention that a person using a thisiscolossal.net address is contacting artists for interviews. The person then requests the artist to download software for the purpose of a video interview, but the software is malware. We will never ask you to download specialized software.

We chatted with Shuo Hao this week about her luminous assemblage paintings and how every part of her practice emerges from intuition. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/shuo...

Today marks our annual contemplation of this bag from the brilliant designers of Tsuchiya Kaban www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/snow...

Seonna Hong explores the all-too-real feeling of cognitive dissonance in a new series of paintings. But even though we find her characters in desolate environments, care and compassion for one another prevail. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/seon...

Stacy Gillian Abe, “Portrait of My Grandmother 1” (2025) www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/stac...

Nestled amid an established row of houses in a rural Vietnam community, a brick structure called Nang House by Trung Tran Studio creates an airy, earthy dwelling for a three-generation household. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/trun...

Estúdio Capim is behind this stunning series of geometric candles with flutes, half-circles, and trapezoids that merge the arcane and the contemporary. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/estu...

With the help of 125 volunteers, Choi + Shine crocheted all 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/choi...

Scott Csoke, “Gay Puppy Running Away from Heterosexuality (Large)” (2025) www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/scot...

From Iceland’s Arctic Henge to snowy forests, the vistas represented in the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest highlight the visual symphony of geomagnetic light phenomena. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/capt...

Have you finished your holiday shopping? Pick up a limited-edition print from Sebastian Foster for thoughtful gifting. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/seba...

Azuma Makoto, 'In Bloom' www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/01/mako...

“I think it is time to have a renaissance of mourning. In this age of sanitized and hidden grief, it would be a welcomed relief for a more refined mourning experience.”

Susanna Bauer, “Adjustment IV” (2025) www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/susa...

Syd Carpenter is behind these bulbous, creature-like beings that simultaneously seem alive and inanimate. Through clay, she explores nature, African American history, and the land. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/syd-...

Gideon Kiefer, “FILIP” www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/gide...

Lukas Trixl, “The Land Before Time,” New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/inte...

Mason Pott’s bold bouquets take a hyperrealist approach to the classic still life. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/maso...

Chenlu Hou, “Kai Ming Shou-The enlightened beast ultimately chose jump rope” (2024) www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/chia...

Some delightfully delicate new works from Susanna Bauer www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/susa...

We're marveling at Kevin Krautgartner’s luminous photos of waves crashing into the Western Australia shoreline. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/kevi...

Whether you’re looking for the next piece to add to your collection or for meaningful holiday gifts, Sebastian Foster's fall print series offers an eclectic array of works from exciting artists. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/seas...

While Coca-Cola used generative AI for its animated Christmas ad, Apple leaned into a refreshingly analog approach with a troupe of woodland puppets.

Ninon Hivert, "In Between" (2025) www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/nino...

From gardens to nail art to artist-led activism, these books are the Colossal team’s favorites of the year.

Tea time courtesy of Glen Taylor www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/09/glen...

Order up! Adrienna Matzeg serves up the nostalgic charm of a greasy spoon through these lush embroideries. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/adri...

Tomohiro Okazaki is back with a mesmerizing animation. This time, he's swapped matchsticks for simple white paper. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/tomo...

Gideon Kiefer, “Parasite Killing Host” www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/gide...