Tokuhiro Kawai’s #exhibition ‘Altarpiece of Cat Adoration’ explored the bond between humans and the animals they love. The #artist believes these relationships carry empathy and companionship – which could model how to transcend division and difference in our contemporary world.

In #artist Female Pentimento’s #photographic works, nature is a means for exploring darkness and light. They take inspiration from spirituality, ecology, and science fiction.

Renowned land artist Andy Goldsworthy works with natural materials to create his ephemeral, masterful works. His sculptures are temporary but highly intricate, with an innate meditative quality – seamlessly blending into their surrounding landscapes.

YoungJu Joung's #paintings of softly lit urban dreamscapes feel intimate and lived-in. Using traditionally made hanji paper, she adds depth and texture to her works – the material’s light-absorbing qualities enhance the warm tones of her pieces.

In #artist Cathleen Clarke’s wintery, windswept works, figures emerge from and retreat into vast, glowing landscapes. Her #paintings feel ethereal, exploring the fragmented nature of memory – there’s an element of recognition, balanced by distance and the otherworldly.

#Sculptor Tung Min-Chin explores human emotion and the mind through his smoothly sculpted works – with trapped bodily forms serving as metaphors for internal struggle.

Gordon Mortensen is one of the finest woodcut reduction print #artists – with up to 64 colours in a piece, they take up to three months to make. To achieve the painterly colour dynamics in his prints, he works from #watercolour studies, adding impressive texture through depth and layered patterns.

This 1921 #painting of a sweet pug puppy is called ‘Siegfried’. Created by #artist and illustrator Thomas Theodor Heine, little more is known about the dog other than its name.

Anna Ruth explores the human condition through her immersive and symbolic #paintings. Her practice reflects timelessness, fragility, and transformation in the natural world. Narratives unfold throughout, drawn from continually evolving personal symbols, memories, and fragments of mythology.

#Artist Rebecca Manson creates ceramic works inspired by nature and what we can learn from observing it. Her series of sculptural wings is created with thousands of individual clay “smushes”, clustered and layered to look like feathers in a kaleidoscope of colourful glazes.

In Guim Tió Zarraluki’s #paintings, figures are often resting and reclining. Through his work, the #artist explores transitional states of sleeping and dreaming – of uncertain landscapes, fragmented realities, and disjointed time.

A sense of journeying, solitude, and boundaries or borders all frequently punctuate Barry McGlashan #paintings. He’s inspired by a constellation of influences – like memories of places he’s visited, film scenes, photographs, literature, or details from the lives of #artists and pioneers.

In his ASCII #artworks, enigmatriz contrasts digital aesthetics with traditional imagery – employing characters and keys to create distinctive collages. He calls them “overlays between two different worlds.”

‘Night Swimming’ by Paul Ferney 🌔 In his series of oil paintings, Paul holds on to balmy, fluorescent-lit nights spent poolside.

Jiyoung Park captures the calm of nature in her works 🌿 In contrast to the breakneck speed of modern life, her compositions centre rest and serenity.

Kevin Yaun paints semi-abstract works, layering perspectives on top of one another. His compositions are grounded in intimacy and familiarity, then refracted to produce a sense of disorientation and ambiguity. This process is rooted in his exploration of space as something that resists confinement.

#Photographer Oliver Mayhall creates monochrome surrealist works based on personal experience and the world around him. Experimentation with props, lighting, and texture evolves his compositions.

Nancy Friedland explores light, landscapes, narrative, and the concept of the family album in her #paintings. She uses her own photos as source material – drawn to the magic of imperfectly translating one medium into another. ”Darkness allows the mind to wander, but it is given shape by light.”

By #drawing in ballpoint pen, Dadu Shin removes the question of colour from the equation – focusing on imagery instead. His soft, tender works are created through layering and mark making – becoming a medium for exploring identity, emotion, and domesticity.

Photographer Letizia Le Fur creates wondrous works that tread the line between fantasy and reality. She treats light and colour like a painter would – having trained in the medium before turning photography.

Artist Jacques Monneraud creates stoneware ceramic works that are unbelievably similar to cardboard – by recreating textures, shapes, and colour in incredible detail. The series is underpinned by “the idea that one should not trust appearances.” #art #sculpture

Ry Shorosky describes the aesthetic of his #photography as “Romanticised Americana with a hint of grit.” In vivid, saturated shades, his work depicts life on the road across the American West. #contemporaryart #art

#Artist Sebas Velasco paints oil works rooted in the realism, energy, and nostalgia of urban existence – considering the impact of time and change on physical spaces.

In her #paintings, Paloma Salgado Díaz explores city life – looking at individuality and collectivity, intimacy and isolation. In each window she captures fleeting moments, considering the nuances and emotions attached to the lives in every one. #art

From a series on Seoul by photographer José Javier Serrano, also known as Yosigo. #fineartphotography #photography

Chiharu Shiota’s ‘Metamorphosis of Consciousness’ is a work that addresses both the beginning and the end of life, as well as the liminal state we enter during sleep and dreams. The work is on display at Red Brick Art Museum in Shanghai until 31 August. #artinstallation #contemporaryart

#Artist Kathleen Ryan created the ‘Bad Fruit’ #sculpture series as an exploration of overconsumption and organic processes of transformation. ”Though the mould is the decay, it’s the most alive part.”

#Artwork by Female Pentimento – through their #photography, ethereal ideas find grounding in earthly nature. Female's compositions represent ideas of darkness and light, taking inspiration from spirituality, ecology and science fiction.

#Art by Sohrab Hura – this 2022 #painting, ‘Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 1’, epitomises a sleepy morning well-spent.

Anthony Cudahy’s paintings are tender, intimate and poetic. Composed and developed from personal references and a rich archive of collected images – ranging from his great uncle Kenny Gardner’s photography to hagiographic icons – his work is luminous. #art #artist #painting

Cathleen Clarke creates paintings that are vivid with the elusiveness of memory, while her visual language is grounded in vibrant and evocative colour palettes.

Sasha Elage's photography bathes everyday scenery in vibrant colour and light – his work is rooted in wanting to share his unique worldview through evocative means.