Visual Content Creators

All images © Valerie Hammond, shared with permission In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of...

All images © Daniel Kordan, shared with permission An enchanting series by Russian photographer Daniel Kordan (previously) frames a sea of flickering fireflies as they populate a dense bamboo...

“Seaside,” bronze, 42 x 23 x 15 centimeters. All images © Valérie Hadida, courtesy of Galry, shared with permission For Valérie Hadida, the deep, protective partnerships fostered between women...

Evan Matthew Cohen (previously featured here).                                   Evan Matthew Cohen’s Website Evan Matthew Cohen on Instagram

All images © Ana María  Hernando, shared with permission Fueled with a sense of rebellion, yards of colorful tulle cascade from windows and down staircases in site-specific installations by Ana...

“FELA the Rattle” (2019), acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches. All images © Patrick Oberhi Akpojotor, shared with permission In his architectural portraits, Patrick Oberhi Akpojotor visualizes the...

All images © Calvin Nicholls, shared with permission In Calvin Nicholls’s sculptural forms, feathered and furry creatures are meticulously crafted from small pieces of white paper. When viewed...

Eve Saint Jean                         Eve Saint Jean’s Website Eve Saint Jean on Instagram

“French Exit,” (2020-2021). All images © Tadao Cern, shared with permission In Tadao Cern’s sweeping installation “French Exit,” a cloud of feathery grasses looms over the room. The immersive...

All images © Studio Lernert & Sander Exuding elegance and obscurity, Foggy Flowers is a two-photograph series by Sander Plug and Lernert Engelberts that centers on our collective outlook for the...

All images via Little MOTHERHOUSE Whether subtly shifting from lemon balm to mint or more dramatically from chestnut to beet-soaked maroon, Little MOTHERHOUSE’s sweets are infused with elegant...

All images © One x One, shared with permission “Sequins are synonymous with plastic waste,” says renowned designer Phillip Lim about an endeavor to combat the egregious amount of pollution generated...

Image © Daniel Kordan, shared with permission In a single, fortuitous photograph, Daniel Kordan proves his astute eye as he documents two of nature’s rarely seen phenomena: the brilliant trail of a...

“Space Sample 36” (2020), 164 x 132 x 15 centimeters. All images © Ilhwa Kim, shared with permission In Ilhwa Kim’s sculptural landscapes, innumerable paper seeds form precise rows, indented pockets...

“Pegasus.” All images © Helga Stentzel, shared with permission Instead of tossing an old pair of pants or T-shirt, Helga Stentzel puts her tired garments out to pasture. So far, the London-based...

All images via Yuan Architects Nestled in the mountainous region of Taipei’s Xindian district is a new home by Yuan Architects that mirrors the stately landscape outdoors. In “Lan Villa,” the...

(1986), oil on canvas, 63 1/2 x 51 3/8 inches. Image via Christie’s Swollen, glistening, and saturated with illusion, the ubiquitous water drop absorbed Kim Tshcang-Yeul throughout his career. The...

 Strap on a helmet and fasten your kneepads before watching this ad for international telecommunications giant, Etisalat. Nalle Sjoblad’s “Moonwalk” uses brutal Home Alone-esque sequences of poor...

All images © Yves Adams/Kennedy News, shared with permission On a trip to a small island in South Georgia in December 2019, Yves Adams spotted an unusually bright creature bobbing through a sea of...

All images © Bokförlaget Stolpe, shared with permission Following a wildly successful retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2018, Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) has firmly secured her place as a...

“Raven Story.” Image courtesy of USPS When it’s released later this summer, a new stamp from the U.S. Postal Service will illuminate a piece of Indigenous culture that’s long been associated with an...

“None of These Clocks Work (I)” (2020), oil on canvas, 48 x 40 inches. All images © Chidinma Nnoli, courtesy of Rele Gallery, shared with permission In her poetic body of work, Chidinma Nnoli draws...

All images © RK, shared with permission Although it boasts more than 50,000 books, the massive library at the heart of the Kadokawa Culture Museum (previously) isn’t just for bibliophiles or curious...

All images © Cristina Coral, shared with permission Photographer Cristina Coral has an eye for subtle alterations that transform seemingly ordinary scenes into surreal images brimming with illusion....

“David and the Sphinx” In Ori Toor’s Gibberish universe, it’s not uncommon to see bulbous cartoon creatures, leaves sprouting from pockets of machinery, or tunnels wrapped in rainbows. Set against...

“First Fire.” All images © Herb Williams, by Hannah Deits, shared with permission Herb Williams addresses some of the most pressing issues of our time—uncontrollable fires, hurricanes, and an...

 “I saw the need to build cultural awareness by helping to revise and redefine American art,” says the renowned professor, artist, and curator David Driskell in Black Art: In the Absence of Light....

“Writing Carries Their Voice” (2020). All images © Amnesty International, shared with permission A new campaign for Amnesty International exemplifies the power of the pencil in a moving series of...

Image © Łukasz Żak, shared with permission On a cold night at the end of January, astrophotographer Łukasz Żak traveled about 150 kilometers from his home in Wołomin near Warsaw to a rural region in...

All images © OneClock Say goodbye to the days of being jarred awake by the alarm blaring from your iPhone. The creative team over at OneClock designed a streamlined device with the intention of...

“Evolution of Plants,” pen and ink, 30 x 20. All images © Song Kang, shared with permission Packed with texture and depth, Song Kang’s ink-based drawings begin with “I wonder…I wonder how this will...

“Mountain,” 1150 x 766 centimeters. All images © Agnes Hansella, shared with permission In just 12 days, Jakarta-based fiber artist Agnes Hansella fashioned a staggering trio of macramé...

All images © Nelson Makamo, shared with permission Nelson Makamo (previously) is known for his oversized, lively portraits of the children and teens he meets around Johannesburg. Using a distinct...

Toronto-based developer Jacob Jackson just launched a simple visual search engine that’s particularly adept at gathering results with similar patterns, compositions, and textures. Aptly named Same...

Oil on panel, 8 x 10 inches. All images © Aniela Sobieski, shared with permission Aniela Sobieski is intrigued by “the human impulse to self-decorate,” a fascination that permeates every aspect of...

All images © Lisa Agnetun, shared with permission Adorable, mischievous, and undeniably spirited, the porcelain figures that Lisa Agnetun sculpts breathe new life into the simple, bedsheet...

All images © Ana Santos, shared with permission At the center of Ana Santos’s practice is a commitment to discovery. The Salamanca-based illustrator fuses multiple mediums—her work ranges from...

Category Winner. Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 © Renee Capozzola (U.S.) /UPY2021. All images courtesy of UPY 2021, shared with permission An exquisite shot of blacktip reef sharks...

“Year of the Ox” (2021). All images © Felicia Chiao, shared with permission We’re ushering in the Year of the Ox later this week, an occasion Felicia Chiao (previously) kicks off with an illustrated...

All images © Christoph Niemann, shared with permission For Christoph Niemann (previously), all it takes is a halved apple or pliers lying around his studio to spur a quirky drawing featuring the...

All images © Roadsworth, shared with permission Crosswalks become perches and bike lanes morph into a monkey’s ropes in Roadsworth’s lively street interventions. For decades, the Montréal-based...

 Collectively, we use a staggering amount of single-use plastic each year—we buy one million plastic bottles each minute around the world—most of which ends up in landfills, oceans, and other...