Colossal
mastodon 4.7.3Art & visual culture since 2010. 📍 Chicago
Chris Ritson, “Mushroom Picture” (2022), live fungus and sawdust, 20 × 14 inches
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/spanning-200-works-a-new-book-celebrates-the-world-of-fungi/
Happy Friday from these lil' guys who just won the 2026 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/ocean-photographer-of-the-year-2026-winners/
Through vivid color, Anna Ortiz traverses the multiple realities of the borderlands in 'Shapeshifter' on view now in New York.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/anna-ortiz-shapeshifter-paintings/
Roberta Gentry, “The Mirror” (2026), acrylic on canvas, 28 x 36 inches
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/roberta-gentry-blood-orange-acrylic-paintings/
Could a kid do it? The Wa transforms buildings into playful, childlike drawings.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/a-kid-could-do-it-the-wa-pfffestival-murals/
75,000 patterned paper kites cascade in Jacob Hashimoto’s largest-ever installation on view at SFMOMA.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/jacob-hashimoto-giant-arc-sfmoma-installation-exhibition/
Spend some time in the strange, playful world of fungi 🍄 A new book compiles 200+ photos, artworks, and objects that celebrate mushrooms, toadstools, molds, and more.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/spanning-200-works-a-new-book-celebrates-the-world-of-fungi/
A new book dives into the practices of dozens of artists who explore space to better understand Earth.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/inploration-richelle-ellis-art-space-book/
Hints of mysterious narratives, nursery rhymes, art historical iconography, and ancient symbolism make their way into Sara Anstis' enchanting and peculiar tableaux.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/sara-anstis-pastels-renaissance-women-drawings/
Karla Wong, “The Catrina Comes to Chicago (La catrina llega Chicago)” (2026), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/karla-wong-surreal-paintings-intuit-chicago/
Maria Yolanda Liebana, “A Call to Heretics” (2024)
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/maria-yolanda-liebana-mixed-media-paintings/
Henry Wessel, “Incidents No. 5” (no date), gelatin silver print
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/henry-wessel-grolier-club-photography-california/
For his exhibition on view in Baltimore, Ronald Jackson creates a sort of casting list for an imagined screenplay that titles the show: An American Fiction.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/ronald-jackson-portraits-an-american-fiction/
weekend plans 👋
Danym Kwon, “Your Little World” (2026), acrylic gouache on birch plywood, 19.125 × 18.5 x 1.125 inches
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/emmy-star-brown-danym-kwon-peace-of-wild-things/
Although Hannah Buechler’s works appear like expressionist paintings, a closer look reveals thousands of loom bands in vibrant relief.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/hannah-buechler-loom-bands-wool-reliefs/
From elemental materials like alabaster, quartz, garnet, and bronze, Debra Baxter assembles jewel-like sculptures that explore consciousness, nature, anatomy, and spirituality.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/debra-baxter-ascent-sculptures/
New in the Colossal Shop! ✨ The Lap Easel, made right here in Chicago by Bill Groot
long weekend plans via Erin Milez
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/erin-milez-everything-the-light-touches-city-paintings/



















