humor Archives — Colossal

a cavernous gallery space with a large sculpture of a very long stretch limo made of cardboard and a huge orange safety cone in the foreground

‘Level Up’ by GAFFA Transports Us to an Uncanny Parking Garage

May 12, 2025

a giant snake slithers up beside a woman

The Pure Street Photography Competition Spotlights Humor and Chance Amid the Ordinary

April 25, 2025

an animated gif of a boy riding a horse, dog grabbing a toy, and a man with a mask

A Music Video for Corridor Is a Frenetic Collage of Our Disordered Attention

April 4, 2025

a photograph of a green car speeding along a road, seen through a chainlink fence that appears to be moving with the car

Timing is Everything in Eric Kogan’s Coincidental Photos of New York City

February 18, 2025

a composite image of 8 humorous illustrations of snakes representing the Lunar New Year

The Year of the Snake Slithers in Many Guises in Mary Maka’s Playful Illustrations

February 18, 2025

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

February 13, 2025

an embroidery of a cartoon figure cutting rope from a tied barge

Join Us for a Colossal x Joy Machine Workshop with Peter Frederiksen

February 11, 2025

a portrait of a man in a brown suit, sitting on a brown leather couch, covered in spaghetti

A Provocative Photography Exhibition Invites You to Experience ‘Chromotherapia’

January 28, 2025

a sculpture of a piece of cake on a plate with a knife, but the cake is sliced open and appears like a hunk of tree, with raw wood inside and bark on the outside

Uncanny Objects by Joyce Lin Blur Distinctions Between Reality and the Fantastical

January 21, 2025

a trompe-l'oeil painting of numerous household items with dogs' faces on them, arranged around the stretcher bars of a painting canvas

The Dog Did It! Stephen Morrison’s Trompe-l’œils Brim with Canine Character

January 16, 2025

two pink houses sit next to each other in a large green lawn, under a blue sky, and one of the houses has reached up and is curved to hover over the other one as if listening in

Hayden Williams’ Illustrations Imbue Cookie-Cutter Houses with Uncanny Personalities

January 16, 2025

Silliness and Style Take Top Honors in the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

December 13, 2024

a man in a gray suit seated in a red chair is obscured by weeds bursting through a window

My Brain Took an Extended Vacation: Ben Zank Playfully Twists the Banal

November 25, 2024

an oil painting of a moose with numerous additional legs on its back and rear

Bruno Pontiroli’s Absurd Portraits Highlight Quirky Behavior and Zoological Buffoonery

October 28, 2024

orange and white garments draped over a clothesline to look like a fox

Dressed to the Canines: Helga Stentzel Styles Playful Clothesline Illusions

October 25, 2024

a digitally reimagined portrait showing a man with a lace ruff that ridiculously covers his head and his face

In ‘Hidden Portraits,’ Volker Hermes Reimagines Historical Figures in Overwhelming Frippery

October 18, 2024