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Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards is back with its list of 2026 finalists, taking on a kind of blooper reel-like quality with some of the goofiest happenstances and candid moments photographers captured. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/10/comedy-wildlife-awards-2026-finalists/ #photography #nature

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The tiniest creatures in the world up close! https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/2026-nikon-small-world-in-motion-video-competition/ #science #nature #photography

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Clotilde Jiménez, “China de Mayagüez” (2026) https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/clotilde-jimenez-paper-collage-chicago/ #art

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“Do objects transmit spirituality? No, they remind us of our spirituality.” —Daniel Minter https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/daniel-minter-wood-sculptures-haggerty/ #art

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warning: this will make you sad https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/the-spectacle-short-film-new-yorker/ #film

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long weekend plans via Erin Milez https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/erin-milez-everything-the-light-touches-city-paintings/ #art

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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/ #art

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we ❤️ analog https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/how-blackwing-pencils-are-made-video/ #film

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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/ #art #portraits

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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/ #art #books #science #space

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Maria Yolanda Liebana, “A Call to Heretics” (2024) https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/maria-yolanda-liebana-mixed-media-paintings/ #art

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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/ #art #photography #nature #books

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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/ #art

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Henry Wessel, “Incidents No. 5” (no date), gelatin silver print https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/henry-wessel-grolier-club-photography-california/ #photography

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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/ #art #painting #chicago

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Happy Friday from these lil&#39; 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/ #photography #nature

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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/ #art

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New in the Colossal Shop! ✨ The Lap Easel, made right here in Chicago by Bill Groot https://colossal.shop/products/the-lap-easel #art #design #drawing #illustration

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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/ #art

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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/ #nature

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Through vivid color, Anna Ortiz traverses the multiple realities of the borderlands in &#39;Shapeshifter&#39; on view now in New York. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/anna-ortiz-shapeshifter-paintings/ #art

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Hints of mysterious narratives, nursery rhymes, art historical iconography, and ancient symbolism make their way into Sara Anstis&#39; enchanting and peculiar tableaux. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/sara-anstis-pastels-renaissance-women-drawings/ #art

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Roberta Gentry, “The Mirror” (2026), acrylic on canvas, 28 x 36 inches https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/roberta-gentry-blood-orange-acrylic-paintings/ #art

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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/ #art

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good morning from this lil' pal https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/masae-nagao-takeo-pepet-paper-friends/ #design

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Good morning from these lil guys 🐦 https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/ashley-percival-animal-illustrations/ #illustration #nature #birds

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Remembering Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026) with some gems from the archive https://www.thisiscolossal.com/tags/yayoi-kusama/ #art

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Just one of the winning photos from this year's Pure Street Photography Awards 🛹 https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/pure-street-photography-awards-2026-contest-winners/ #photography

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Amid the rugged, wave-churned shoreline of France’s Breton coast, a surprising tidbit of pop culture has kept beachcombers returning for more than 40 years. A new short film sheds light on the Garfield-shaped phones that have been washing ashore since the 1980s. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/silly-little-plastic-cat-short-film/ #film

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Ella & Pitr fill city rooftops and fields around the world with a signature sense of quirkiness and joy https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/ella-pitr-monumental-urban-murals-street-art/ #art

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