August 2026 — Page 3 of 4 — Colossal

a portrait by Suzanne Jongmans of a young boy wearing a velvet jacket, with a neck ruff made of plastic used to protect fruit, holding a green leaf

Suzanne Jongmans Recycles Everyday Materials for Elegant Renaissance-Style Portraits

August 12, 2026

a gif of a high-resolution up-close image of the sun's surface with undulating wave-like details

Get Up Close to the Sun in the Highest Resolution Image Ever Captured

August 12, 2026

a sculpture by sungho bae of a mixed media head that appears like organs, tissues, and more

Stuffed Animals and Found Objects Reconfigure in Sungho Bae’s Uncanny Sculptures

August 11, 2026

a screenshot of a search on The Last Museum for artworks in museum collections relating to propaganda posters

Discover Millions of Artworks from Thousands of Museums with This Huge Art Search Engine

August 11, 2026

a detail of an oil painting of a woman wearing a night dress with a cloud around her head

Meghann Stephenson’s Tender Paintings Contrast Women’s Agency with ‘Acceptable Behavior’

August 11, 2026

a passport spread illustrated with an image of a seated woman with a red bird on her lap and a sunflower with a face in the middle

Radhika Chitalia’s Late Father’s Passport Transforms into a Memory Capsule

August 11, 2026

a needle-felted work by Melissa Joseph of a man walking near a snow covered car in a driveway

Family Memories and Midwestern Niceties Converge in Melissa Joseph’s ‘Casserole Culture’

August 10, 2026

a 19th-century black-and-white portrait of a young African American man, within a gold frame in a case

‘Remember Me’ Highlights Black Americans’ Self-Expression in Early Photography

August 10, 2026

a colorful milk glass coupe with a bunny, flowers, and other baubles under a clear glass cloche

Under Glass Cloches, Amber Cowan Nests Enchanting Flameworked Scenes

August 7, 2026

a bronze sculpture of a slightly cartoonish owl

A Menagerie of Animal Sculptures by 50+ Artists Populate ‘The Ark’

August 7, 2026

a still from a film by Joshua Charrow documenting the inside of a woodworking factory

New York City’s Last Standing Wood Column Company Closes After 110 Years

August 6, 2026

a street photo of a skateboard mid-air with the shadow of the skateboarder below

The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards Invoke Happenstance and Commotion

August 6, 2026

a still from a short documentary about Garfield plastic phones washing up on a beach in France

A Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the ’80s

August 6, 2026

an abstract wood carving with bright acrylic paint in multiple colors

Monumental Painted Wood Carvings by Jiang Miao Center Mindfulness

August 5, 2026

a cat lounging on a counter in a New York City bodega

‘Bodega Cats of New York’ Advocates for the City’s Beloved Feline Shopkeepers

August 5, 2026