Where Once the Waters

Ethereal wonder, Midwest memories, and sliced tomes. [View in browser]( [Colossal]( Best of the Week — Art & Visual Culture — September 10, 2024 [a painting of a woman surrounded by blue floating jellyfish]( Andrew Hem’s Ethereal Paintings Reflect a Sense of Endless Wonder Occupying vibrant, unearthly environments, [Andrew Hem](’s characters exude a sense of wonder and openness toward the world. [See more]( [a woman adjusts an art piece installed on the wall. it consists of a mirror and hanging feathers.]( SPONSOR Advance Your Art Career With SVA Continuing Education Courses, Workshops, Residencies Ready to take your practice and creativity to new heights? [The Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts (SVACE)]( has the resources and expertise to help you go to the next level. With a diverse range of more than 200 courses and 10+ artist residency programs, you’ll find everything you need to achieve your goals and actualize your potential. [Learn more]( [an animated gif of a lizard sticking its tongue out]( 14 Motion Graphics Artists Team Up for an Otherworldly Camp Mograph Animation [Camp Mograph]( is an annual gathering of motion graphics artists. To kick off the 2024 edition in Australia, the team behind the event asked more than a dozen artists to contribute to a title sequence that celebrates the country’s diverse ecologies and creative sources. [Watch now]( [a black-and-white acrylic painting of a young woman in her living room with a pair of scissors, kneeling next to a Christmas tree with presents underneath it]( Angela Fang Zirbes Evokes Midwest Memories in Black-and-White "I began thinking a lot about my upbringing and family history in Iowa, and I started working from a lot of old black-and-white family photographs as well as found imagery from around my hometown," says [Angela Fang Zirbes](. [See more]( [a detail of a paper assemblage artwork with cutouts of butterflies, snakes, and flowers]( Loss, Grief, and Renewal Spring Forth in Ebony G. Patterson’s Paper Assemblages [(For more than a decade, the history, lore, science, and symbolism of the garden has been central to the work of [Ebony G. Patterson](. [See more]( [an array of small tins and boxes with paintings of the sea on them, arranged neatly on a table]( On Vintage Objects, David Cass’s Paintings Summon the Sea For [David Cass](, the sea offers an endless source of wonder at its depths, history, bounty, and sometimes ferocity. [See more]( [an altered hardcover book with its pages splayed outward and spliced into narrow, capillary-like slivers that have a symmetrical look. the red spine of the book in the middle reads, ]( Sliced Slivers Emanate from Barbara Wildenboer’s Altered Books Scalpel and scissors in hand, [Barbara Wildenboer]( transforms countless found book pages into narrow, capillary-like slivers that splay outward from the spine. [See more]( Independent Arts Publishing and Keep Colossal Free for Everyone Colossal is run by a small team. Publishing articles, writing newsletters, and collaborating with the artists we feature is a staggering amount of work. It wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of [Colossal Members](! Benefits include: - Hiding ads on our website and in newsletters - Saving your favorite articles to your account - 10% off in the Colossal Shop, plus other partner discounts - Members-only newsletter with early access, discounts to events, and plenty of giveaways - The unbridled joy of supporting the arts - 1% of all memberships turn magically into art supplies for classrooms in need ➡️ [Become a Colossal Member today]( 👉🏻 Colossal is on the internet 👈🏻 [instagram]( [threads]( [mastodon]( [facebook]( [pinterest]( [tumblr]( [linkedin]( [youtube]( [rss]( Edited today by Jackie Andres. 🍉 Colossal 6177 N. Lincoln Ave. #314 Chicago IL, 60659 ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ You received this email because you subscribed on our website and are an amazing person. [Unsubscribe]( [Surprise me](