drawing Archives — Colossal

a restaurant all in black-and-white with line-drawn details on every surface so that it appears like a living 2D drawing

This Lower Manhattan Restaurant Doubles as an Immersive Black-and-White Sketchbook

May 19, 2025

an ink drawing on paper of two figures in black garments

Metaphysical Interactions Unfold in Moonassi’s Surreal ‘Mind Illustrations’

May 12, 2025

a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and drawings

Through a Love of Note-Taking, José Naranja Documents His Travels One Tiny Detail at a Time

April 23, 2025

a detail image of fantastic characters

Hundreds of Fantastic Creatures Inhabit a Sprawling Universe by Vorja Sánchez

April 8, 2025

a large pink bubble filled with eyes and a full human skeleton emerges from the eyes of a seated figure

Wondrous and Mischievous Misfits Populate Rhea Mack’s Bubblegum Daydreams

April 4, 2025

a vertical, detailed, realistic depiction of a large, dark peony in graphite

Otherworldly Flowers Emerge from Darkness in Clara Lacy’s Meticulous Graphite Drawings

April 1, 2025

Nøne Futbol Club’s ‘Hot Wheels’ Drive at the Dualities of Systems and Society

February 13, 2025

a small paper tunnel book depicting large mushrooms and a figure hiking through a landscape

Imaginative Scenes Vibrantly Expand in Shelley Aldrich’s Illustrated Tunnel Books

February 4, 2025

an abstract landscape painting with figures and rainbows interacting in a glen

Three Women Artists Gather for The Jaunt and Hashimoto Contemporary’s ‘Winter Camp’

December 12, 2024

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December 10, 2024

an animated gif of monster like characters morphing from one to the next

A Daily Animation Project Flows Through 10,946 Post-It Notes

November 12, 2024

a folk-art-inspired drawing of a white wolf or fox with images in its outline of a figure, plants, a sun, and other natural details

Michael McGrath Summons Symbolism and a Folk Art Style in Expressive Paintings

November 6, 2024

a colorful illustration of a large, white cat napping among some flowers, with birds perched on it

Karlotta Freier’s Illustrations Relate Dreamy and Surreal Narratives

October 30, 2024

an installation view of the entrance to a Maurice Sendak exhibition in Denver, showing an arched entryway with one of the "wild things" from 'Where the Wild Things Are'

Mingle with Maurice Sendak’s ‘Wild Things’ at the Denver Art Museum

October 29, 2024

an illustration of a nude man slumped over with trees and a house growing from his back

Dreamlike Narratives Arise from Alefes Silva’s Fantastic Illustrations

October 8, 2024

the lenses on a pair of glasses liquify into a water-like substance

Virginia Mori’s Wistful Illustrations Tap Into Reverie

September 19, 2024