Art

May 27, 2026

Carpet-Covered Animal Sculptures Explore Domestic Confinement and Freedom

British multimedia artist Debbie Lawson creates surreal animal sculptures cloaked in ornate Persian carpets. Her work explores the relationships between decoration and nature, craft and camouflage, blurring the line between the domestic and the wild. Her newest sculptures are currently being exhibited at Sargent’s Daughters in a solo show titled In a Cowslip’s Bell I Lie. The exhibition’s title comes from Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

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May 25, 2026

Traditional French Craftsmanship and Japanese Art Unite in New Exhibition at Design Showroom

When he founded the eponymous Studio Liaigre in 1985, French designer Cristian Liaigre knew what he wanted out of the venture: a timeless aesthetic, defined by elegance, subtlety, and, perhaps above all, classic French craftsmanship. Now, some 30 years later and halfway across the globe, Liaigre’s legacy is coming face to face with yet another renowned tradition: Japanese art.

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May 21, 2026

Giant Converse Sneaker Becomes a Massive Graffiti Canvas in Los Angeles

A giant Converse sneaker recently appeared in Los Angeles, turning an ordinary city street into what looked like an interactive public art installation. Covered in layers of graffiti tags and handwritten messages, the oversized shoe quickly caught the internet’s attention. The project was created in collaboration with Mixed Media and imagines the iconic sneaker as a massive graffiti-covered canvas.

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May 20, 2026

Artist Reimagines Famous Portraits Using a Pixel-Like Painting Technique

Polish artist Erky shows that you don’t need to render every detail to create a recognizable form. His portraits are created with thick, colorful daubs of paint arranged in a grid, resulting in works that resemble pixelated images. His striking, abstract work is a contemporary take on pointillism with larger, more tactile marks. The full image only comes into focus when you step back from the canvas.

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